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Kupuna Aloha Luncheon set for July 26; RSVP deadline approaching
Radio personality Kathy Collins and Lahaina Honolua Senior Citizens Club President Hedy Udarbe will be honored as Kupuna Advocates of the Year at the 53rd annual Kupuna Aloha Luncheon on July 26. The event is sponsored by the Maui County Planning & Coordinating Council, an umbrella organization made up of kupuna club officers countywide, with assistance […]
AT&T, BoostMobile users may be having trouble calling MEO for rides
AT&T and BoostMobile users may be having trouble connecting with Maui Economic Opportunity Transportation to book rides.
MEO electric bus and charging station blessed in Puʻunēnē
Maui Economic Opportunity blessed a new electric-powered bus and Level 2 charging stations Thursday morning as the nonprofit that runs the Maui Bus paratransit and the county’s specialized Human Services transportation systems laid the foundation for an EV future.
MEO touched 55,000 lives in 2023-24; 2025 will be nonprofit’s 60th year
As Maui Economic Opportunity prepares to celebrate its 60th anniversary in 2025, the Community Action Partnership nonprofit agency reflects on the busy 2023-24 fiscal year during which 55,000 lives were touched by its more than 30 diverse programs.
MEO paratransit to run later on some routes to align with regular Maui Bus
The Maui Bus Americans With Disability Act Paratransit service, operated by Maui Economic Opportunity, will be running later in the evening on multiple routes to coincide with changes in the regular Maui Bus service that started on Nov. 20.
Loretta Webby named MEO Employee of the Month
Longtime driver Loretta Webby, who was praised for her work ethic and care of passengers on her bus, was named Employee of the Month at Maui Economic Opportunity.
MEO steps up to help Molokaʻi students amid public school bus driver shortage
The state Department of Education sent out an email to families last week indicating that about 17 students on two central Kaunakakai routes were being put on a waitlist for rides on the school bus due to a driver shortage.
Maui MEO bus driver Darrell DeMello retires after 25 years
Darrell DeMello parked his bus for the last time in the Maui Economic Opportunity Puʻunēnē lot on Jan. 14, 2022, ending a 25-year career as a passenger assisted technician driver.
Sherrilynn Nishikuni named MEO Assistant Transportation Director
Maui Economic Opportunity has named Sherrilynn Nishikuni as Assistant Director of Transportation, the No. 2 post in the department.
Patty Copperfield named MEO Transportation Director
A graduate of Molokaʻi High School, Patty-Ann Copperfield studied business technology at the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College from 2008-2010, and rose through the ranks at MEO.
3 New CDL Drivers Join MEO Transportation
Three new bus drivers joined Maui Economic Opportunity Transportation after passing their Commercial Driver’s License test on April 26.
New Fueling Facility to Save MEO $14,000 Annually
Maui Economic Opportunity and Hawaiʻi Petroleum officials blessed a new gasoline and diesel fuel station at the MEO transportation baseyard in Puʻunēnē on Monday.
Blessing Held for MEO Bus Wash, Generator
Maui Economic Opportunity held a blessing ceremony for a new bus wash and generator at its transportation facility
Blessing Held for New MEO Transportation Facility, Buses
A crowd of about 125 dignitaries, staff and community partners joined Maui Economic Opportunity in a blessing celebration for its new transportation facility in Puʻunēnē.
