Yuki Iwamura/AFP via Getty Images(LAHAINA, Hawaii) Without taking a beat, the culinary world sprang into action to help survivors on Maui in the wake of the deadly wildfires that tore through the historic harbor town of Old Lahaina, and with it, lives, businesses and homes.
As restaurant owners, chefs, food truck operators, suppliers, farmers and others asses the damage from the fifth-deadliest wildland fire in U.S. history that displaced thousands, they have quickly tapped into what comes as second nature in hospitality: serving others.
Culinary community on Maui mobilizes to help feed fire victims
Local food nonprofits, culinary programs and restaurants have pooled their resources to continually prepare food and distribute meals to those in need.
Chef Hui, a Hawaii-based group of local cooks and food service providers throughout the islands, set up a food and meal distribution hub at the University of Hawaii Maui College (UHMC) Culinary Arts facility in Kahului with volunteers
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