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MEDB Welcomes Back Senator Daniel Inouye
When the MEDB Ke Alahele Education Fund hosts its fourth annual Benefit Dinner, Maui will welcome back one of the event’s most Distinguished Educators, U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye. Read more.

 

MEDB Ke Alahele grant lights up interest in science and technology
An array of scientific instruments acquired with an MEDB Ke Alahele Education Fund grant and a 15-minute outing in the sun served to quickly pique the interest of Matt O’Brien’s classroom full of freshmen. Read more.

 

MEDB Ke Alahele Education Fund fills critical needs
To date, 26 schools and organizations have received funds from the MEDB Ke Alahele Education Fund. For a complete list of grantees, click here.

 

Pomaikai takes a ‘whole school’ approach to learning process
For 550 students at Pomaikai Elementary School, a program that involves picking up litter integrates art with technology support to reinforce learning at every grade level. Read more.

 

MEDB Ke Alahele grant helps Kamali`i teacher turn digital cameras into tools for learning
With a grant from MEDB’s Ke Alahele Education Fund, Kamali`i Elementary 2nd-grade teacher Carolyn Bush is providing tools that add excitement to her lessons. Read more.

 

Ke Alahele Highlights

Empowering 6,800 students and educators to date. Join us at “A Pathway To Our Future” on Saturday, August 28. Read More.

 

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MEDB Ke Alahele Education Fund

A Pathway To Our Future

	Distinguished educators Senator Inouye, Ms. Hirano and Mayor Tavares

Join Senator Daniel Inouye, his wife Ms. Irene Hirano, and Mayor Charmaine Tavares for the much anticipated MEDB Ke Alahele Education Fund benefit dinner, “A Pathway To Our Future” at the Grand Wailea Resort & Spa on Saturday, August 28. The reception and “Apples for Education” Silent Auction will begin at 5 pm, followed by dinner at 6:30 pm.

The 2010 edition will seek to build on the success of the 2009 benefit dinner, which raised more than $200,000 for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education.

Thanks to supporters of the MEDB Ke Alahele Education Fund, to date over $600,000 has been raised empowering over 6,800 Maui County students, educators, youth groups and community organizations involved or interested in STEM fields – critical skills required in preparing our youth to secure and succeed in 21st Century careers.

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About The Fund

Our ability to meet our work force needs, particularly in the technology fields, will determine the success of our economic goals. Recognizing the critical nature of this preparation, MEDB has worked vigorously throughout its history to enhance education and training in our community.

To further support this growing need for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) skills, our board of directors created the MEDB Ke Alahele Education Fund in 2006 as a grant making vehicle. The Fund stimulates community investment in broadening career pathways for Maui County residents.

Thanks to the many companies and individuals who responded to our appeal for support for the MEDB Ke Alahele Education Fund in 2009, we surpassed the fund's fundraising goal for the 2008-2009 grant period.

		For more information about the MEDB Ke Alahele Education Fund, check out our frequently asked questions or the MEDB Ke Alahele Education Fund Brochure.
		To learn about the the grant awards for 2006 - 2010, check out our 2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2008-2009 and 2009 - 2010 awards pages.
		If you are interested in contributing, please contact us at info@medb.org.
		To apply for a MEDB Ke Alahele Education Fund grant, download the Grant Guidelines and Grant Application.
		After clicking the link, save the form to your computer. After saving the form, open it and hit the Tab key to go to the first field of the form ("Date"). Fill the field in then Tab to the next field until you have completed the application. Remember to Save as you enter your information. After completing the form, print out the document so you can get the required signatures and mail it to MEDB per the Grant Guidelines.