The disaster left all the restaurants’ 120 employees without jobs, and at least 60 of them also lost their homes and vehicles. Determined to help their Maui ʻohana, the Corpuels set up a GoFundMe campaign that has since raised over $150,000 in support of employees and their families.
Cool Cat Cafe in Pismo Beach announced its new "Swag Shack" store will be sending 10% of its retail sales to families who were displaced by this year's Maui fires.
Cool Cat Cafe and its neighboring restaurant Captain Jack’s Island Grill owned by Sean Corpuel and family were burnt to the ground in the August Maui wildfires.
Cool Cat Cafe has become a staple burger joint along Front Street in Lahaina for about 20 years. After the eatery was destroyed in the fire, management announced they would
Cool Cat Café at the Wharf Cinema Center Shops in West Maui was destroyed by the August wildfire in Lahaina. Rising from the aftermath, the restaurant is poised to open for lunch and dinner at the Kukui Mall in Kīhei in early 2024.