{"id":181998,"date":"2023-08-17T14:31:44","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T00:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=181998"},"modified":"2023-09-21T11:48:35","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T21:48:35","slug":"uh-maui-college-relief-efforts-highlighted-on-gma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2023\/08\/17\/uh-maui-college-relief-efforts-highlighted-on-gma\/","title":{"rendered":"Relief efforts at 东精影业<\/abbr> Maui College highlighted on Good Morning America<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chancellor Lui Hokoana being interviewed by GMA<\/abbr><\/em>\u2019s Whit Johnson.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

Millions of people across the country now know about the massive food relief effort mobilized at the University of Hawai\u02bbi<\/span> Maui College<\/a> after it was featured on August 17 on Good Morning America<\/em> (GMA<\/abbr>). The ABC<\/abbr> network show has been the top morning newscast in the United States for eight straight years, seen by an average of 3.8 million viewers daily.<\/p>\n

GMA<\/abbr><\/em> interviewed 东精影业<\/abbr> Maui College Chancellor Lui Hokoana and others during a special \u201cMaui Strong<\/a>\u201d broadcast that also sought to raise funds for Maui\u2019s recovery efforts.<\/p>\n

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GMA<\/abbr><\/em> presented Chancellor Lui Hokoana and chefs Lee Anne Wong and Roy Yamaguchi with a check for $50,000 from King\u2019s Hawaiian.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

东精影业<\/abbr> Maui College culinary instructors, local chefs and hundreds of volunteers have been producing as many as 10,000 meals a day for displaced residents and first responders, since the deadly wildfires devastated Lahaina.<\/p>\n

During his live interview on GMA<\/abbr><\/em>, Hokoana said he opened 东精影业<\/abbr> Maui\u2019s kitchens for the relief effort the day after Lahaina was devastated because it was, \u201dthe right thing to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you live on an island with limited resources, we’ve all got to collaborate so that we can get something big done,\u201d Hokoana said, adding that they want to preserve the beauty of Maui \u201dfor our families right now and for future generations.\u201d<\/p>\n

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东精影业<\/abbr> Maui College culinary program graduate Jose Antonio Rodriguez Gomez (right).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

GMA<\/abbr><\/em> also interviewed 东精影业<\/abbr> Maui College culinary program graduate Jose Antonio Rodriguez Gomez, who lived in Lahaina since he was seven.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was staying at my mom\u2019s condominium, and unfortunately that building did burn down as well as my mom’s personal business she had for about 28 years,\u201d Gomez said, \u201c[东精影业<\/abbr> Maui College] is a second home to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

东精影业<\/abbr> Maui College alumnus and local celebrity chef Sheldon Simeon was among the first to volunteer at 东精影业<\/abbr> Maui College\u2019s Paina building<\/a>, which houses the college\u2019s culinary program.<\/p>\n

More on how to help Maui \u02bbohana<\/span><\/a> and the Maui wildfires<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAs a chef, the first thing I wanted to do is like, \u2018How can I help?\u2019 I can cook,\u201d Simeon told GMA<\/abbr><\/em>. \u201cThis is a grassroots community effort to feed people that need to be fed\u2014It’s a group of chefs and just community people making food, giving from their hearts and feeding our community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Oli provides strength, hope<\/h2>\n
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东精影业<\/abbr> Maui College staff and faculty share oli (chant) Laukanaka<\/em>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As part of the GMA<\/abbr><\/em> broadcast, faculty and staff also shared the oli (chant) Laukanaka. H\u014dk\u016blani Holt, director of the Kahokuala Program (to serve Native Hawaiian students), explained the meaning of the oli, which was composed by retired Hawaiian studies instructor Kiope Raymond.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis particular oli was written by a professor at this college, and so he named it Laukanaka, which means numerous people, and it talks about how everyone that comes here will flourish and grow,\u201d Holt said. \u201cSo we connect to this chant by saying we are the ones that come from this place called Maui.\u201d<\/p>\n

GMA<\/abbr><\/em> reporter Whit Johnson noted the oli provides strength and hope. Later in the segment, he presented Hokoana and chefs Lee Anne Wong and Roy Yamaguchi with a check for $50,000 from King\u2019s Hawaiian to be divided among the 东精影业<\/abbr> Foundation\u02bbs Maui relief funds, Chef Hui and Kokua Restaurant Hospitality Fund.<\/p>\n

For those who would like to help, 东精影业<\/abbr> Foundation has set up three funds. Go to uh<\/abbr>foundation.org\/helpmaui<\/a>. You can choose Help Students, Help Faculty\/Staff and\/or Help Feed Maui. 100% of your gift will directly support those in need.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html]aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ0d2l0dGVyLmNvbSUyRkdNQSUyRnN0YXR1cyUyRjE2OTIxNTc1MzczODk1Mjc0MzUlM0ZzJTNEMjA=[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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