{"id":182807,"date":"2023-09-01T16:26:03","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T02:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=182807"},"modified":"2023-09-22T09:55:50","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T19:55:50","slug":"kipuni-aloha-no-maui","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2023\/09\/01\/kipuni-aloha-no-maui\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> Maui College part of statewide K\u012bpuni Aloha no Maui"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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The community gathered on the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Maui College<\/a>\u2019s Great Lawn on September 1 as part of a statewide, day-long vigil entitled Kīpuni Aloha no Maui (Embrace beloved Maui) in support of the Valley Isle.<\/p>\n

The portion at UH<\/abbr> Maui College was led by Kumu Hula Hōkūlani Holt in partnership with other kumu hula, cultural practitioners and faith leaders.<\/p>\n

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Members of the Â鶹´«Ã½Maui College campus and the public gather as part of a statewide vigil for the Lahaina tragedy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

About 2,500 students started their first day of the fall semester at UH<\/abbr> Maui College on August 28. Their start was delayed by a week because of the devastating impact of the Maui wildfires. <\/p>\n

UH<\/abbr> Maui College has already been helping the community there to heal. The campus has turned the Student Lounge into a Disaster Recovery Center<\/a>, housing a FEMA assistance location, the U.S. Small Business Administration and the American Red Cross, all to help Maui residents. The college\u2019s Pāʻina<\/span> Building has served as a food preparation hub since August 10<\/a>, feeding thousands of displaced residents every day.<\/p>\n

More on how to help Maui ʻohana<\/span><\/a> and the Maui wildfires<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

In his August 26 column in The Maui News<\/em><\/a>, Chancellor Lui Hokoana wrote: “Like everyone on Maui, I and the entire staff, faculty and administration of Â鶹´«Ã½Maui College are mourning the tragic loss of life, livelihoods, property and the whole of the historic town of Lahaina. We stand firm and ready to support our campus ʻohana<\/span> and our community at large as we face the future.”<\/p>\n

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The statewide vigil was organized by Rediscovering Â鶹´«Ã½\u2019s<\/span> Soul, an initiative of the Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Executive Collaboration, and was described as “centered on emotional and spiritual healing that is rooted in Native Hawaiian practices with leaders from diverse faiths.” Ceremonies from Oʻahu,<\/span> Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Island, Molokaʻi<\/span> and Kauaʻi<\/span> were also live streamed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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