Akaku Maui Community Media's youth program recently received a $5,000 grant from the Fred Baldwin Memorial Foundation. The funds will support the Akaku Youth Media Exchange, AYME, which is a workforce development program for certified graduates of Youth Broadband Education and Awareness Mentoring; YBEAM is a 'mobile' video journalism training for youth 12-19 years old. The … [Read more...] about Akaku youth program receives educational grant
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Maui District Health Office launches new mosquito-borne illness resources
A new video and mapping initiative to disseminate information about mosquito-borne illness has been jointly launched by the Maui District Health Office and the County of Maui. The initiative includes information about the general locations, virus type and lab status of mosquito-borne cases. While there is presently no local spreading of these cases, Maui County is seeing an … [Read more...] about Maui District Health Office launches new mosquito-borne illness resources
$5 Million In Grants Released By Maui Mayor’s Office of Economic Development
The Mayor’s Office of Economic Development issued more than $5.07 million in grant monies to various local organizations during the first half of the 2016 calendar year. The 48 grants ranged from $3,000 to more than $1 million. High-dollar grantees included University of Hawaii, Maui Economic Development Board, and Maui Arts and Cultural Center. Other grantees included the East … [Read more...] about $5 Million In Grants Released By Maui Mayor’s Office of Economic Development
Kula Community Assoc. 2016 Maui election forum
Though the filing deadline for the Maui County candidates in the 2016 election is still a couple weeks away (June 7), a few races already loom large on the political radar. There are a lot of candidates out there and a ton of issues. But the Kula Community Association wants to help you this Wednesday, May 18 with a candidate forum. The big races are the two open Maui County … [Read more...] about Kula Community Assoc. 2016 Maui election forum
Akaku Media receives $9,000 for youth programs
Akaku Maui Community Media's youth programs recently received $9,000 in funds from the County Office of Economic Development, SunEdison and the Andrew S. Colburn Foundation. The money supports Akaku's Youth Broadband Education Awareness Mentoring (YBEAM) and Akaku Youth Media Exchange (AYME) programs. The Maui County Office of Economic Development granted $3,000 for the AYME … [Read more...] about Akaku Media receives $9,000 for youth programs