For two months after the fires, the UH Maui College culinary arts program’s Pāʻina Building was a hub where 200,000 meals were prepped, cooked and sent out for delivery to members of the community.
Today, instructor Natasha Joslin and her students, along with some campus and community volunteers, pack 200 boxes of beautiful local produce every Thursday – cabbage, sweet potatoes, bok choy, onions, eggplant, kale, bananas, tangerines and more – for UHMC students and community members still dealing with the aftermath.
“The folks who get the boxes are filled with so much gratitude and joy, they are overwhelmed with aloha,” said Lily Weber, a culinary arts student. “It’s a beautiful sight to see!”
The project is supported by Common Ground Collective and the UH Foundation Feed Maui Fund. The Lions Club of Maui is also providing bags of rice. Please help us continue to feed Maui’s community as our friends and neighbors continue their recovery.
