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Daniel K. Inouye Innovation Award
Showcase your STEM project! Applications are now being accepted for this year’s Daniel K. Inouye Innovation Award. This annual award will be presented to a Maui County project team that demonstrates the most innovative use of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math...
MEDB Leads 2016 Energy Conference Focus on Maui’s Renewable Energy Future
The 2016 Maui Energy Conference, presented by the Mayor’s Office of Economic Development and the Maui Economic Development Board (MEDB), focused on the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative’s 100% Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS), its implications for Hawaii’s energy...
2016 HAWAII STEM CONFERENCE: “DOWNLOADING KNOWLEDGE, UPLOADING SERVICE”
In recognition of the 7th Annual Hawaii STEM Conference, the Maui County Council has declared the week of May 2 as Hawaii STEM Education Week. The Maui Economic Development Board’s (MEDB) Women in Technology (WIT) Project is sponsoring the conference on May 6 and 7 in...
FOR THE LOVE OF COOKIES!
The Maui Cookie Lady, Mitzi Toro, has been in business for three extraordinary years. The first year started with baking cookies as a fundraiser for the ICU nurses who cared for her father before he passed away. The second year, making them became a favorite hobby. It...
7th Annual Hawaii STEM Conference culminates Hawaii STEM Education Week
KIHEI, Maui, Hawaii – April 18, 2016 – It’s official! The Maui County Council has proclaimed the week of May 2nd “Hawaii STEM Education Week,” in recognition of the 7th Annual Hawaii STEM Conference which will take place on the island of Maui on May 6 and 7. Held at...
MEDB Ke Alahele Education Fund awards $137,000-plus in STEM grants
Maui Economic Development Board announces this year’s recipients who received total grant awards of more than $137,000 from the MEDB Ke Alahele Education Fund. Awards, ranging from approximately $2,000 to $10,000, were distributed this 2015-2016 school year along with...