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Travel + Leisure
In collaboration with chefs, farmers and restaurants across all Hawaiian Islands, Chef Hui is working to cook and distribute food to displaced residents across Maui. They are seeking restaurants or businesses who may be interested in fundraising for Maui to aid in long-term relief efforts.
New York Times
A blend of influences and ingredients from the many groups who have settled there, this cooking tradition is still sparking creativity, and some complications.
Frolic
Immediate volunteer needs have been filled; Chef Hui is now collecting volunteer contacts to help sustain its effort to produce, cook and distribute food in the longer term. Go to link in bio @chefhuihi to donate to Chef Hui Maui Hospitality Relief Fund to directly aid Maui restaurant and hospitality workers.
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Students at Halau Ku Mana hosted the school’s Makiki stream restoration project, in honor of Earth Day on April 22, 2023. In celebration of the ‘āina (land), the students planted 300 native plants and trees from Hui Ku Maoli Ola with community members.
The students coordinated with local brands such as Honua Skincare, City Mill, and Chef Hui to support the revitalization project for the day. Chef Hui ambassador, Nick Erker of Sabzi, provided lunch that was made with locally-sourced ingredients.
Chef Hui, our partner Conservation International Hawaiʻi and our Sustainable Seafood Council get praise for our efforts pushing taʻape into the mainstream.
How This Hawaiian Fish Went From “Trash” To Sustainable Food Source by Sarah Burchard
Forbes
Hawaii Tribune-Herald
Coverage of Conservation International Hawaiʻi’s Virtual Taʻape Throwdown Contest and our Hawaiʻi Seafood Month dinners featuring local taʻape.
Fish Just Got Real: Ta‘ape Throw Down Invites You to Eat the Invasives by Martha Cheng
Frolic Hawaiʻi
Chef Hui’s work is featured in HMSA’s 2021 fall magazine.
At Your Food Service by Sarah Pacheco
Beyondish
On March 23rd, 2021 we were one of 10 organizations nationwide featured for supporting their community during the pandemic.
Our Land of Plenty: Fighting America’s Hunger Crisis by Michael Bonadies
Blueprint Future
Coverage of 2021 Hawaiʻi Seafood Month events, featuring a review of our final event of the month at Moon & Turtle.
Let’s Talk Food: Chef’s dinner featuring taʻape by Audrey Wilson
Goochʻs story is featured in the winter issue 2021.
A New Food Generation by Christine Thomas
AAA Explorer
Island Scene
Profile piece highlighting the mission and work of Chef Hui. July 2021
A Collective in Hawai’i Comes Together to Feed Those In Need by Breanna Rose
Mahiʻai Meal Kits Press
Feb. 28, 2021 - Laulima Food Patch and Chef Hui Launch Meal-Kits | Big Island Now
March 6, 2021 - Mahiʻai Meal Kits program helps feed Kailua-Kona families in need | Hawaii News Now - HI Now
HONOLULU Magazine
In the March 2021 issue, HONOLULU Magazine reflected on a year of COVID-19. Included was a photograph of one of our Papakōlea meal distributions, acknowledging that by October of 2020 Chef Hui was getting food to over 10,000 people a week.
March 11, 2021 Chef Hui gets a shout out, along with partner organization Y. Hata, for our collaboration in feeding over 1,500 unemployed food industry workers during the pandemic.
Corporate Citizenship: Companies giving back by Kelsey Kukaua
In February 2021 Chef Hui was a finalist for a Hawaii Venture Capital Association award.
The Best of Startup Paradise by Carin Enovijas and Steve Petranik
Hawaii Business Magazine
Nice front page shout out for our Farmers in the Kitchen series.
“Chef Hui and Pacific Gateway Center created Farmers in the Kitchen, a five-part series, that portrays the livelihoods and cultures of immigrant, refugee and human trafficking survivors who work on a 206-acre property in Kunia.”
Series Highlights Immigrant, Refugee Farmers In Kunia by Ginger Keller
Midweek: Voice
rachael ray
IN SEASON
In her 2020 holiday issue, Rachael Ray gave a shout out to all the heroes in the food world supplying meals for Americans in need, including Chef Hui.
“Here, we salute the chefs, educators, and leaders who saw a hungry society, both literally and metaphorically, and fed them.”
Big Island Now
Published March 2nd, 2021, this story highlights our work with Hawaiʻi ʻUlu Cooperative, including the launch of ʻUlu Flour and ʻUlu Chocolate Mousse, our Spring Recipe Contest giveaway, and a chef inspired meal box & cooking demo series.
How Do You ‘Ulu?
Pacific Business News
Da Best
On February 17th, 2021, during Invasive Species Awareness week, host Olena Heu highlighted taʻape as an invasive fish that we can enjoy as a sustainable food choice in Hawai’i. The episode was a collaboration between Chef Hui, Conservation International Hawaiʻi and Dean & DeLuca’s chef Kevin Carvalho.
Mahalo nui to OluKai for their generosity and their efforts to support our programs. In 2020, OluKai donated a portion of all proceeds from its new Island Flower collection to Chef Hui.
OluKai Increases Support For Hawaiian Economy Hit Hard By Pandemic by MeiMei Fox
Forbes
Beautiful cover story about our 5-part series: Farmers in the Kitchen. The 3-page spread highlights the story of our Tongan farmers from episode one – Foursquare Farms – and includes their recipe for Manioke Faikakai, made with cassava grown on their farm.
A Farmers’s Soul: Tales of food, culture and rebuilding lives by Joleen Oshiro
Star Advertiser: Crave
HONOLULU Magazine
In the November 2020 issue, Mark and Amanda were honored with an Ola Pono Award for their volunteer and leadership efforts during COVID-19.
“Partners in life and business, Amanda Corby Noguchi and Mark Noguchi build on individual relationships to feed the state.”
The Dedicated Duo by Martha Cheng
HONOLULU Magazine
Our efforts during Sustainable Seafood month 2020 , in partnership with Conservation International Hawaiʻi, were featured in Biting Commentary.
Eat Me Because I’m Pretty: A Ta‘ape Story by Martha Cheng
Mad Bene was one of the first restaurants on Oʻahu to sign up for the Give & Go Community Meal Program. Their meals get delivered to programs on the west side of Oʻahu that feed children, the elderly, and those in financial crisis.
In 2020 Chef Mark “Gooch” Noguchi joined master spearfisher Kimi Werner on a hunt for invasive taʻape and created two mouth-watering appetizers. This episode also includes a tribute to founder and executive producer of “Outside Hawaii”, Cal Hirai.
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Outside Hawaii
Mahalo to Chef Hui team member and local freelance writer Sarah Burchard for helping us spread our story on Forbes.com. This article talks about both Feed the People and Give and Go Campaigns to help out our local community across the islands.
Chef Hui Keeps Chefs Serving During The COVID-19 Pandemic by Sarah Burchard
Forbes
From Italy To Hawaiʻi: Mad Bene Chef Feeds Community After Coronavirus Tragedy
Hawai’i Life Volunteers have been helping our Give and Go Community Meal Program run smoothly across O’ahu, Kaua’i and Hawai`i Island. They are picking up meals from our Restaurant Partners, and helping to feed our local communities at our weekly distributions. Mahalo for the story and the kōkua Hawai’i Life!
Hawai`i Life Blog
Star Advertiser
Jack Johnson has announced he will host “Kokua Festival 2020 — Live From Home,” a livestream concert on Saturday April 25th in partnership with Amazon Music.
The festival will be held in celebration of Earth Day’s 50th anniversary and in support of the Kokua Hawai‘i Foundation and COVID-19 relief efforts. The two hour livestream will also benefit other relief programs that promote sustainable local food systems in Hawaii, including Aloha Harvest, the Full Calabash Fund, and the Give & Go Community Meal Program.
As part of the livestream, viewers will also get to watch at-home cooking lessons from some of Hawaii’s top chefs, including Ed Kenney and Chef Hui Co-fonder Mark Noguchi.
Kōkua Festival
Chef Hui was one of Child and Family Service’s community partners featured at the Festival of Hope for Families on May 9th. Combined with other partners such as Servco, HIHO, and Aloha Harvest, we helped service over 2500 lives in just three hours!
Hawai`i Business Magazine
Our co-founders Mark and Amanda Noguchi share a little bit about how they have been serving our local community.
All Recipes
Star Advertiser
Co-founder Chef Mark “Gooch” Noguchi shares what Chef Hui helped Child and Family Service at their Festival of Hope for Families on May 9th, 2020. Chef Hui is just one way that Hawai’i has forged a new food system.
Chef Hui and Aloha Harvest help out the Windward community by donating food to Key Project and their community feeding organizations.
Mahalo to the Star Advertiser for sharing our story. We continue to work hand in hand with Aloha Harvest to rescue food from going to waste. Beginning Tuesday March 31st, our chefs will begin to cook at Pacific Gateway center to provide meals to keiki and kūpuna.
Chef Hui partners with Aloha Harvest
HTA Share Aloha
Catch Chef Mark “Gooch” Noguchi, co-founder of Chef Hui and Pili Group in Hawai’i Tourism Authority’s video asking for all to pull together and share aloha. “Until we can share our home with you again, we’ll be sharing aloha – and welcome you to do the same”.
HI Now
Mahalo to the HI Now Daily and Hawai’i News Now team for taking the time to share our story of rescuing food with Aloha Harvest, and to hang out with one of our co-founders Chef Gooch. In this segment Kitchen Sink Ramen, sponsored by Hawai’i Gas, Chef Gooch shows us all how to “cook with what get” which means to cook with what you have available to you locally/from family and friends. Chef Gooch wants everybody to share their #QuarantineCooking, especially when using ingredients that are locally sourced.
Pacific Business News
Central Pacific Bank’s #KeepHawaiiCooking campaign branched out again, as CPB partnered with the Give & Go Community Meal Program, to provide financial assistance to local restaurants that prepare meals to be donated back into the community. CPB and its partners Samkoo Hawaii LLC, ALTRES, Aloha Harvest and Chef Hui, provided more than 800 prepared meals to families.
Chef Hui and Aloha Harvest are just two of many volunteer opportunities listed by the new portal: COVID-19: Respond with Aloha . Created by local nonprofit Kanu Hawaii in collaboration with various state, business and community partners, this portal features a range of ways to help — from hands-on work to virtual support.
Hawai’i Life joins Chef Hui as they kick off the Give and Go campaign to help keep farmers farming, communities eating, and chefs cooking.
Aloha Harvest and Chef Hui launch new partnership to feed those in need. Aloha Harvest tripled its typical haul, bringing in about 80,000 pounds of excess food. Now, they’re turning their attention to the next phase of the project, which is slated to begin this week: Preparing meals for partner organizations. Led by well-known local chefs including Noguchi and Chris Kajioka, Chef Hui will create meals from donated ingredients, with an emphasis on items that can be frozen.
Hawai’i News Now
Chef Hui and Aloha Harvest announced a new partnership to prepare meals for the hungry by utilizing excess food so it is not too late to join in their efforts.
Civil Beat
Mahalo to the HNN team for coming to Pacific Gateway Center to spread the word about the work the Aloha Harvest has put in. Through them, the chef Hui has been able to process and distribute over 40,000 pounds of food to those in need.
Hawai’i ‘Ulu Cooperative appears in the Star Advertiserʻs CRAVE section featuring an ʻUlu Chowder recipe from Kealakehe High School culinary students and Chef Gooch’s ʻUlu Poke.
Star Advertiser
In their article, Community Groups Offer Free Lunch To Kids, Civil Beat sheds light on how programs like ours are supplementing the DOE’s efforts to feed keiki while they are out of school.
KHON 2
Mayor Caldwell and Hawaii Farm Bureau announce Farm to Car Initiative to begin April 1st. This pilot program is set to support local farmers and provide local produce to the community along side other local produce delivery services. Brian Miyamoto, executive director of Hawaii Farm Bureau, mentions other programs such as Aloha Harvest that are supporting local farmers by using their produce.