Greater than a 12 months since wildfires ravaged Maui’s western coast, together with the beloved coastal city of Lāhainā, the group remains to be working to rebuild — one one group is aiming to present hope to survivors and their households in an upcoming pageant.
On Sept. 5-7, the Hua Momona Basis, a 501(c)(3) group based by Hua Momona Farms, will deliver collectively cooks and musicians from all over the world in an effort to lift cash for residents nonetheless struggling for meals, housing, and psychological well being help.
“It’s actually particular to see this occasion coming collectively,” Garrett Marrero, CEO and co-founder of Maui Brewing Co., informed Journey + Leisure. “When cooks and musicians unite to assist these impacted by the wildfires right here in Maui, it is greater than only a gesture of goodwill. It’s an amazing reminder of how the group can come collectively and shed our variations once we encounter crises.”
The three-day pageant will characteristic delicacies curated by high cooks – together with Gordon Ramsay’s Subsequent Degree Chef contestants Zach Laidlaw, Ryan Von Smith, Gabi Chappel, and Christina Miros — and concert events from greater than fifteen legendary musicians and native artists, together with Billy Cox (founding member of Band of Gypsys and who performed on Maui with Jimi Hendrix), Ernie Isley of the Isley Brothers, Daryl Jones from the Rolling Stones and Mick Fleetwood from Fleetwood Mac.
Occasions shall be held in three totally different places throughout Maui: Hua Momona Farms in Kapalua, Ritz-Carlton Maui, and Maui Arts & Cultural Middle.
The Hua Momona Basis, which has served greater than 50,000 meals to survivors because the August 2023 fires, goals to determine this occasion as an annual supply of help for group members.
For extra data or tickets, go to mauimusicandfoodexperience.org, and people who can not attend can donate at huamomonafarms.com.