Kāʻanapali Resort Broadcast #4: Maui Hospitality, Local Cuisine & Ocean Adventures
Oct 23, 2026 · 52 min · 22 segments
- Speakers
- Jennifer HornHost
Yvette KitagawaGuestJennifer Eve TuchikGuest
Mike GehryHost
Oct 23, 2026 · 52 min · 22 segments
Yvette KitagawaGuestJennifer Eve TuchikGuestMike GehryHostIt is the What's Cooking Today show, the nation's food, wine, travel, health, wealth, and entertainment show.
I say one of the best beaches in the whole world, especially, I mean, forget it, America.
That's a foregone conclusion, but this is one of the top beaches in all of the world.
And each of these events and each of these islands... offer something unique but the mission is what's really important for us to highlight in all of the events that are done the hawaii food and wine festival takes the time to support as we've talked about local agriculture and sustainability culinary education workforce development cultural preservation, and then also it has an economic impact on the island.
And remember, Maui is still recovering after the fires and some natural disasters.
It is back and it is beautiful and it's ready for you to visit, but there is still a lot to do and rebuild.
$27.5 million in visitor spending because of the Hawaii Food and Wine Festival and $5.2 million raised for programs.
Some of the past beneficiaries for the Hawaii Food and Wine Festival last year, Culinary Institute of the Pacific, the Hawaii Ag Foundation, Imua Family Services, the Hawaii Community College, Maui College, Leeward Community College, Kauai Community College.
And it's just this is one of those organizations that really gives back so that it can cultivate the talent that is coming out of Maui as we build really the Hawaiian, the Polynesian cuisine, have it all married together.
It is the What's Cooking Today show, the nation's food, wine, travel, health, wealth, and entertainment show.
I say one of the best beaches in the whole world, especially, I mean, forget it, America.
That's a foregone conclusion, but this is one of the top beaches in all of the world.
And each of these events and each of these islands... offer something unique but the mission is what's really important for us to highlight in all of the events that are done the hawaii food and wine festival takes the time to support as we've talked about local agriculture and sustainability culinary education workforce development cultural preservation, and then also it has an economic impact on the island.
And remember, Maui is still recovering after the fires and some natural disasters.
It is back and it is beautiful and it's ready for you to visit, but there is still a lot to do and rebuild.
$27.5 million in visitor spending because of the Hawaii Food and Wine Festival and $5.2 million raised for programs.
Some of the past beneficiaries for the Hawaii Food and Wine Festival last year, Culinary Institute of the Pacific, the Hawaii Ag Foundation, Imua Family Services, the Hawaii Community College, Maui College, Leeward Community College, Kauai Community College.
And it's just this is one of those organizations that really gives back so that it can cultivate the talent that is coming out of Maui as we build really the Hawaiian, the Polynesian cuisine, have it all married together.
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