#Maui Economic Development Board

The countdown is on for the 13th Annual Hawaiʻi Energy Conference to be held at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center May 20 and 21, exploring the theme of Energy: Power, People and Place.

Twenty-three residents were honored today as 2026 Volunteer Heroes for their contributions to community nonprofit organizations, as Mayor Richard Bissen proclaimed Volunteer Week from April 19-25, 2026, in Maui County.

The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation congratulates the 2026 Hawai‘i Bridge Builder Competition champions, Ian Payba and Jeter Hondo of Maui High School.

Organized by STEMworks™, a program of Maui Economic Development Board (MEDB), the two-day event is the program’s largest student career awareness and teacher professional development event of the year. 

Kaiser Permanente will host its third Career Exploration Day on Saturday, April 25, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. at the Kaiser Permanente Wailuku Medical Office. The event is offered in partnership with STEMworks, a program of the Maui Economic Development Board, and is open to intermediate and high school students across Maui County. 

Local farmers told Maui County Council members Thursday that the government is falling short of providing island agriculture the help needed to sustain operations. Representatives of the Maui Humane Society also warned that the island’s only open-admission shelter is facing a “perfect storm” of rising costs and record demand.

Maui Economic Development Board’s STEMworks™ program is expanding its summer internship programs with the new Healthcare Student Placement Program from June 9 – July 17, 2026. This paid job shadowing opportunity in healthcare is exclusively for Maui County students.

The courtyard of Maui Economic Development Board’s Ke Alahele Center in Kīhei was packed with over 119 middle and high school students for the 26th annual STEMworks Introducing Engineering Careers event.

The Maui Economic Development Board presents a new Tech ʻOhana talk on March 11, featuring Doug Nelson, Founder and CEO of Kinection and Partner with The Prompt. He will explore some of the human skills that matter most for effective collaboration, even as artificial intelligence becomes an increasingly important part of work environments.

Small business owners looking to work with government agencies can attend a free workshop in Kīhei on April 7 hosted by state and federal transportation officials.

The Maui Economic Development Board will host a Maui Tech ʻOhana session on March 11 featuring interactive games designed to help those working in the island’s growing technology sector. Doug Nelson, founder of Kinection and partner at The Prompt, will lead the event from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at the Malcolm Center, 1305 N. Holopono […]

Project Maui Nui, presented by Maui Economic Development Board, convened the 16 fellows of the 2026 Ka Ipu Kukui cohort for an intensive three-day workshop to spark innovative solutions that strengthen resilience across Maui County. Ka Ipu Kukui is a year-long program for community-identified, emerging leaders and conceived to address planning for Maui Nui’s future.

Fifty-eight students from across Maui County — including three from Molokaʻi — spent the morning of Nov. 15 exploring healthcare careers at Kaiser Permanente’s Maui Lani clinic.

Maui Economic Development Board is seeking applications from educators and students for its Ke Alahele Education Grant. Thanks to the generosity of over 350 Ke Alahele supporters at MEDB’s August fundraising dinner and auction, MEDB expects to give awards of approximately $3,000 on average in the spring 2026 semester.

Maui Economic Development Board is hosting its fourth “Maui TechOhana” of the year on Nov. 19, featuring Mary Anderson, president and owner of Lahaina Brewing Co. as guest speaker.

The free week-long day camp introduced 45 middle school participants to the basics of 3D printing and robotics, encouraging students to work in teams to solve complex engineering and design problems.

Katie Taladay, director of Workforce Development at the Maui Economic Development Board, is the Maui winner of the 2025 Workforce Development Hero Award, the Hawaiʻi Department of Labor and Industrial Relations announced.

Hundreds of supporters gathered at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, for Maui Economic Development Board’s Ke Alahele Education Fund Benefit Dinner & Auction. Proceeds from the event will go towards MEDB’s STEM programs, providing opportunities for students from kindergarten to careers to build the skills, confidence, and creativity needed to succeed in Hawaiʻi’s future economy.

UH Maui College’s Maui Food Innovation Center and the YWCA Maui Women’s Business Center will host the Entrepreneur Bootcamp for Maui Nui on Friday, Sept. 26, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., followed by a networking session from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Pilina Building, 2nd Floor Event Center.

Award-winning journalist and Hawaiʻi News Now anchor Stephanie Lum will return as emcee for the Maui Economic Development Board’s Ke Alahele Education Fund Benefit Dinner and Auction on Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025, at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort and Spa in Kā‘anapali.