The Maui County Office of Economic Development and the Maui Economic Development Board wrapped up another successful Maui Energy Conference on Friday, March 18, 2016. The Conference attracted 340 participants, speakers and sponsors from Hawaii, the Mainland U.S.,...
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MAUI AUTISM CENTER: LITTLE GAINS BECOME BIG ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Still shrouded in mystery, autism is one of the fastest growing disabilities in the United States. Recent statistics from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention found that 1 in 68 children have an autism spectrum disorder. The term “spectrum” refers to the...
VEX Robotics receives a boost from the MEDB Ke Alahele Education Fund
KIHEI, Maui, Hawaii – March 10, 2016 – For nearly a decade Maui Economic Development Board (MEDB) and numerous community stakeholders have been empowering students in Maui County and statewide through the MEDB Ke Alahele Education Fund, a grant program that encourages...
INTRODUCE A GIRL TO ENGINEERING DAY
Maui girls in grades 7-8, accompanied by teachers, discovered the exciting and lucrative field of engineering during Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day (IGED) on Thursday, February 25th, at Maui Research and Technology Park. In observance of National Engineers...
STEMworks™ launches new CAD module for drone design
KIHEI – Maui Economic Development Board’s Women in Technology (WIT) launches a new STEM module -- CAD Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), Drone Design and Build -- as part of its STEMworksä curriculum. WIT’s Drone Design and Build module coincides with Hawaii’s official...
HAWAII AND CALIFORNIA STUDENTS COLLABORATE ON ENERGY ISSUES
For the first time, Maui Economic Development Board’s (MEDB) Women In Technology (WIT) Project is presenting a student collaboration opportunity between Hawaii and California. Kamali’i Elementary School, Lokelani Intermediate and Kihei Charter High School on Maui,...
LEARNING IS AN INTEGRATED JOURNEY
Po-maikaʻi Elementary School, located in the Maui Lani subdivision in Kahului, opened its doors in 2007 with the vision to educate the whole child by connecting academics with their Arts Integration curriculum. Based on years of research, Po-maikaʻi believes that...
2016 MAUI ENERGY CONFERENCE: GATEWAY TO 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY IN HAWAII
The Mayor’s Office of Economic Development, Maui County and Maui Economic Development Board (MEDB) are hosting the third annual Maui Energy Conference, March 16-18 2016 at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center. Energy experts and stakeholders from across the U.S. and...
EDUCATING FOR ENERGY PROSPERITY
Since 2009, the Maui Economic Development Board (MEDB) Women In Technology program (WIT) has trained 459 educators through the energy science curriculum of its Island Energy Inquiry (IEI) initiative. In that time it has expanded from Maui across the state, reaching at...
MAKER OF THINGS
Maui Makers, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is based on the belief that by working together we can prove that Hawai’i’s future is really what we “make of it.” Organized in 2010 by Haiku resident, Jerry Isdale, this unique group provides the venue, knowledge, and...