A local STEM program recently provided an opportunity for fourth grade students to explore Kealia Pond. Maui Economic Development Board’s Women in Technology initiative coordinated the valuable experiential learning for 127 fourth grade students from Pomaika`i and Kamali`i Elementary Schools. The students spent a full day discovering the wonders of the wetlands at the Kealia Pond […]
Maui’s annual AMOS Space Surveillance Conference addressed new challenges in the sky
The 17th annual Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies (AMOS) Conference hosted a record-breaking attendance of more than 680 participants Sept. 20-23 at the Wailea Marriott Resort and Spa. AMOS, a program of the Maui Economic Development Board (MEDB), is the premier technical conference in the nation devoted to space surveillance. This year’s program presented […]
Know Your 2016 Maui County Election Candidate: Gil Keith-Agaran
Though state Senator Gil Keith-Agaran, D–Kahului, Waihee and Wailuku, is running for reelection this year, he has no challengers. Still, he’ll be on the ballot and we wanted to know his thoughts on some of what we think are the biggest state issues of the year. And he obliged. In fact, pay close attention to […]
Hui No’eau has More ways than One to Spend A Day with them this Summer
While walking down to the glass blowing studio at the Hui No`eau, two of my Maui friends commented this was their first time ever stepping foot on property. I was a bit astonished. I knew they were busy running their own small businesses, but surely they appreciated art? Nope, they said–no time to appreciate much […]
Maui Economic Development Board accepting Inouye STEM Award applications
The Maui Economic Development Board (MEDB) is now accepting applications for the Daniel K. Inouye Innovation Award. The award is presented annually to a Maui County project team that demonstrates the most innovative use of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) tools and capabilities to serve and improve our community. The winning project will be announced […]
Annual Hawaii STEM Conference at the Wailea Marriott Resort
The County of Maui and MEDB’s Women in Technology present the annual Hawaii STEM Conference Friday, May 6 and Saturday, May 7 at the Wailea Marriott Resort. The conference will gather more than 500 STEM/service learning students and educators from around Hawaii, as well as industry professionals. Teams from Microsoft, NASA, Boeing and more will be there, too. Womenintech.com/HawaiiSTEMConference -Marina Satoafaiga […]
UPDATED: Two Maui County schools receive funding to implement new STEM education programs
Maui Preparatory Academy and Lanai High and Elementary School are two of 12 Hawaii schools that will be able to expand science, math, engineering and technology education for their students as the first recipients in a multi-year, $2.2 million grant program to increase students’ readiness for college and careers. Gov. David Ige announced the STEM Education Programs […]
Maui STEMworks launches new module for drone design
Maui Economic Development Board’s Women in Technology launches a new STEM Module as part of its STEMworks curriculum. The new STEM module–CAD Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Drone Design and Build–coincides with Hawaii’s official adoption of the Next Generation Science Standards which encourages inquiry science and engineering design. The NGSS-aligned CAD module will explore the basics of […]
MEDB’s Jeanne Skog gets recognition from US Dept. of Commerce
Maui Economic Development Board President and CEO Jeanne Skog is one of about a dozen women nationwide to win recognition from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), according to a May 5 news release from Nishikawa & Associates. Here’s how that news release explained the honor: According to EDA, we’re at an interesting moment […]
How Jeanne Skog and the Maui Economic Development Board try to bring Maui into balance
Brain drain. She doesn’t actually say the words, but that’s what Jeanne Unemori Skog is talking about. Skog is the president and CEO of the Maui Economic Development Board, which formed in 1982 to grow a technology sector that would help create a diversified economy for Maui County. MEDB has since expanded its programs and […]
Time To Nominate Women Of Excellence
The Maui County Committee on the Status of Women is now accepting nominations for the 2013 “Women of Excellence” awards. The awards program will be held in March, Women’s History Month, and will recognize women in Maui County who have exhibited excellence in the following categories: • Young Woman of Promise (14-21 yrs.) • Woman […]
Kamaaina Come Home Expo Helps Kama’aina Mauian’s Find STEM Careers
Are you a returning expat with a science or engineering degree in your back pocket? If so, Maui Economic Development Board’s Women in Technology (WIT) wants to help you find a job. This Friday, Aug. 3, you’re invited to their Kama’aina Come Home Expo at MEDB’s Ke Alahele Center in Kihei, which runs 12-2pm. Even […]