Lolotonga e ngaahi ʻaʻahi ʻoku ueʻi fakalaumālie ʻe he komiunitií, ʻoku poupouʻi ʻe he Vahefonua Mauí ʻoku ui ko e Remembrance Rides, naʻe toe ʻaʻahi ai ha kakai ʻe toko 600 ʻo Lahaina ʻi he fakaʻosinga ʻo e uike kuo ʻosí ki honau kolo ʻofeina ko Lahaina ʻi he fuofua taimí talu mei he vela fakaʻauhá.

Naʻe fakaʻilongaʻi ʻe he Ngaahi Hekaʻanga Fakamanatú ʻa e kamata ʻo e Kuhinia Maui, ngaahi fakatahaʻanga ʻoku poupouʻi ʻe he Vahefonuá maʻá e kakai ʻo e koló ʻa ia ʻoku fakaʻilongaʻi ai ʻa e taʻu ʻe taha hili ʻa e vela ʻo e vaotaá ʻi he ʻaho 8 ʻo ʻAokosi 2023. ‘Oku hoko atu ‘a e Kuhinia Maui ‘aki ‘a e ngaahi fakatahataha fakakomiuniti ‘e hiva mei he ‘aho 8 ki he ‘aho 11 ‘o ‘Aokosi, 2024, ‘i he ngaahi feitu’u ‘o West Maui, Upcountry mo e Central Maui ke fakatahataha mai ‘a e kakai ‘o e kolo ‘o fepoupou’aki.

Naʻe pehē ʻe he tokotaha nofo Lahaina ko Trixy Nuesca-Ganer, ʻa ia naʻe mole ʻene tangataʻeikí mo ʻene ngaahi koloá kotoa ʻi he vela ʻo e vaotā ʻi Lahaina ʻi ʻAokosi 2023, naʻe meimei ʻikai ke ne ʻalu ki he ngaahi fakaʻuli ʻa e Vahefonuá ki he kolo ko Lahaina ʻi he fakaʻosinga ʻo e uiké.

Naʻá ne pehē, “ʻOku ʻikai ke u teitei saiʻia ke fakahaaʻi kiate au kuo mole hoku koló.” “ʻOku lava ke ke sio ʻi he ngaahi vitioó, ʻe lava ke ke sio ki he ngaahi ʻata ʻo e kakaí, ka ʻoku ʻikai ke ne ʻai moʻoni ha faʻo ʻi he puha maté kae ʻoua kuó ke sio tonu ki ai. Kapau na‘á ku ‘alu, kuo pau ke u fakahaa‘i mo‘oni kuo mole ‘a e me‘a kotoa pē ‘oku ou ‘iló.”

Ko ʻeni, hili ha ngaahi ʻaho mei heʻene fakakaukau ke kau ʻi he Ngaahi Hekaʻanga Fakamanatú, naʻe pehē ʻe Nuesca-Ganer ko ha konga mahuʻinga ia ki hono fakamoʻuí – pea ko ha faingamālie ke laka ki muʻa.

Naʻá ne pehē, “ʻOku ʻikai ke u lava ʻo lea maʻá ha taha kehe ka ko au pē mo hoku ʻofefiné.” “Kuo teʻeki ke mau fou atu ʻi he koló talu mei he taʻu kuo ʻosí. Naʻe lōmekina ka naʻe lelei. Naʻe fuʻu fakaʻofoʻofa ʻaupito hono fakahokó, pea te u talaatu kapau te u fakakaukau ʻoku ʻikai. Faka'apa'apa lahi mei he kamata ki he ngata'anga. Kiate au, 'oku kamata ai 'eku fakamo'ui -- tautautefito ki he'ene a'u mai ki he 'aho 8 'o 'Aokosi.”

Naʻe tānaki mai ʻe Nuesca-Ganer, “Naʻe taimi ke tukuange.” “Kuo taimi ke tukuange. Pea toe langa ki he meʻa ʻe lava ke hokó.”

Naʻe kau ʻi he ngaahi fononga pasi ʻa e Vahefonuá ha ngaahi fononga pasi ʻe 15 maʻá e kakai ʻe toko 590 ʻo Lahaina mei he Senitā Sivile ʻo Lahaina ʻo fou atu ʻi he kolo ko Lahaina pea foki mai ʻi he Falaite, Siulai 26, ʻo aʻu ki he Sāpate, Siulai 28.

Naʻe fokotuʻu ʻe he kau fokotuʻutuʻu ʻo e Kuhinia Maui ha feituʻu mālōlōʻanga ʻi he Senitā Sivile ʻo Lahaina ʻoku ui ko e “The Garden,” ko ha feituʻu mālōlōʻanga maʻá e kau maʻu fakatahá ʻa ia naʻe ʻoatu ai ha ngaahi meʻatokoni fakafiefia, faleʻi ki he loto mamahí, ngaahi ʻekitivitī nima mo e ngaahi maʻuʻanga tokoni kehe.

Ko e ongo mēmipa ʻo e timi faleʻi ʻa e Pule Kolo ko Richard Bissen ʻi Lahaina, Laurie DeGama, ko e tokotaha fokotuʻutuʻu ʻo e komiunitī ʻo Lahaina, mo Nestor Ugale, ʻa ia ʻoku ʻi ai ʻene fehokotaki fakatoʻutangata mo Lahaina, naʻá na faʻu ʻa e fakakaukau ʻi mui ʻi he Ngaahi Heka Fakamanatú ko ha founga ke ʻoatu ai ha tāpuni ʻuhingamālie ki he kakai ʻoku teʻeki ke nau sio ki honau koló. Kuo fakangatangata ʻe he ngaahi tuʻutuʻuni fanongonongo fakavavevave ʻa e vahefonuá ʻa e hū ki he feituʻu ʻoku uesia aí koeʻuhí ko e ngaahi fakatuʻutāmaki ki he moʻui leleí mo e malú. Ko e kau nofo talu mei Sepitema kuo 'oange ha fakangatangata 'o e toe hū ki honau ngaahi koloa pau.

Naʻe laka hake ʻi he kau ngāue tokoni ʻe toko 40, fakataha mo e ngaahi foaki mei he ngaahi pisinisi fakalotofonuá mo e poupou mei he kautaha pasi ko e Polynesian Adventure Tours, naʻa nau ʻai ke malava ʻa e Ngaahi Heka Fakamanatú.

Ko e ngaahi Heka Fakamanatu 'oku faka'ilonga'i ai 'a e kamata 'o e Kuhinia Maui, 'a ia 'oku kau ai 'a e taimi-tepile ko 'eni:

• “Paddle Out,” 9 pongipongi ki he 2:30 efiafi ʻo ʻAokosi 8, ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻo e Paʻake Matatahi ʻo Hanakaʻoʻo ʻi he tafaʻaki ʻe taha ʻo e Senitā Sivile ʻo Lahaina.

• “Kai Hoʻatā ʻAloha ʻi ʻOtu Motu,” 10 pongipongi ki he 2 efiafi ʻAokosi 8, Senitā Fakakomiuniti ʻo Hanipale Tavalesi ʻi Pukalani.

• “Fakaʻapaʻapa mo e Fakamanatu ʻo e Taʻu ʻe Taha,” ko ha fakamanatu ʻo Lahaina ʻo fakaʻilongaʻi ʻa e taʻu ʻe taha talu mei he vela ʻo e vaotaá, 5 ki he 9 efiafi ʻo ʻAokosi 8, Fale Fakamālohisino ʻo e Senitā Sivile ʻo Lahaina.

• “ʻAloha mo e Kūpuna ʻo Lahaina” fakatahataha kūpuna, 9 pongipongi ki he hoʻatā ʻAokosi 9, Fale Fakamālohisino ʻo e Senitā Sivile ʻo Lahaina.

• Puana ʻAloha no Lahaina “Koniseti maʻa Lahaina,” 6 ki he 9 efiafi ʻAokosi 9, Fale Fakamālohisino ʻo e Senitā Sivile ʻo Lahaina.

• “Ka Malu ʻUlu ʻo Lele,” fakaʻaliʻali ʻi he hisitōlia ʻo Lahaina ʻe he fānau ako kalasi nima ʻo e Ngaahi ʻApiako Kamehameha Kapalama, 1 ki he 2:30 efiafi ʻAokosi 10, Fale Fakatahaʻanga ʻo e ʻApiako Māʻolunga ʻo HP Baldwin.

• Katoanga 'Oponi 'o Lahaina, 5 ki he 9 efiafi 'Aokosi 10, Falekoloa 'o e Falekoloa 'o e Kani Lahaina.

• “ʻAho ʻo e ʻAmanaki & Lotú,” 10 pongipongi ki he 2:30 efiafi ʻAokosi 11, Fale Fakamālohisino ʻo e Senitā Sivi ʻo Lahaina

• “Upcountry Aloha” ko e meʻa fakamūsika mo e meʻakai, 4 ki he 8 efiafi ʻAokosi 11, ʻOsiki Laise ʻAlena.

Ki ha fakamatala, ʻaʻahi ki he www.kuhiniamaui.org .

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