The Maui County Council on May 2 adopted ceremonial resolutions recognizing May 2025 as Community Action Month and congratulating Maui Economic Opportunity, Inc. (MEO) on its 60th anniversary, and separately extending condolences to the family of local civic leader Jonathan Starr.

MEO CEO Debbie Kabibi and multiple MEO directors testified in support of the recognition, thanking the council for decades of support for community action services that span Head Start, kupuna programming, transportation, job services and disaster response. Council members praised MEO’s role in the county, including its responses during the 2023 wildfires and the COVID‑19 pandemic, and repeatedly described the agency as a vital community resource across Maui, Molokai and Lanai.

The council adopted the MEO recognition resolution by unanimous vote (nine ayes, zero nos). Later in the meeting the council also adopted a resolution extending condolences to the family of Jonathan Starr, a longtime volunteer and civic leader, again with unanimous support; a family representative accepted the adopted resolution in the gallery and described Starr’s varied life and civic service.

Votes at a glance: Resolution 25‑101 recognizing MEO — adopted (9 ayes, 0 nos); Resolution 25‑102 extending condolences to the family of Jonathan Starr — adopted (9 ayes, 0 nos).

What’s next: Certified copies of both resolutions will be transmitted to the named recipients listed in each adopted resolution.