UH Maui College serves as food preparation hub amidst wildfire tragedy

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Maui College
Contact:
Kelli Abe Trifonovitch, (808) 228-8108
Chief Communications Officer, UH Office of Communications
Posted: Aug 10, 2023

Relief food preparation at UH Maui College.
Relief food preparation at UH Maui College.
Relief food preparation at UH Maui College.
Relief food preparation at UH Maui College.
Relief food preparation at UH Maui College.
Relief food preparation at UH Maui College.
Relief food preparation at UH Maui College.
Relief food preparation at UH Maui College.
The Pāʻina Building at UH Maui College.
The Pāʻina Building at UH Maui College.

Link to video (details below): https://go.hawaii.edu/jfy

WHERE:  University of Hawaiʻi Maui College is serving as a central food hub for relief food preparation.

WHAT:  4,000 meals are being prepared for shelters and first responders today. 6,000 more are planned for tomorrow.

WHO:  Dozens of volunteers, including UH Maui College culinary instructors, The Salvation Army, Maui United Way, Maui Rapid Response, Maui County, Common Ground Collective.

  • Lead chefs are UH Maui College alumnus Sheldon Simeon and Lee Anne Wong.
  • UH Maui College Culinary Program Coordinator Craig Omori is serving as the volunteer coordinator.

OTHER FACTS:

UH Maui College Chancellor Lui Hokoana said, “Our mission is to be of service to the community. When we are in crisis, we can support the community by using our intellectual and physical resources.”

VIDEO:
BROLL: 1:29 TRT

Volunteers prepare thousands of meals for shelters and first responders at UH Maui College.

:00 Pāʻina sign at UH Maui College

:07 Chef Sheldon Simeon

:17-1:29 volunteers prepare food