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Ron Panzo (far right), owner of Nalu’s South Shore Grill, accepts checks in the amount of $15,000 for a program that provides hot meals for fire survivors. From left to right are Joanne and Larry Laird, officers in the Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset, and Wendy Hornack, assistant governor for Maui Coastal Rotary Clubs. — Photo courtesy Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset

The Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset donated $15,000 to Nalu’s South Shore Grill to support a program that provides hot meals to fire survivors.

After the fires on Aug. 8, owner Ron Panzo closed Ekolu Kitchen 1279 for public dining. Starting the next day, he and Nalu’s began providing hot meals for first responders, hazmat personnel and Lahaina fire survivors. Panzo’s program has provided an average of 600 hot meals a week to two west side community hubs, with meals prepared in the now-closed Ekolu Kitchen and driven the roughly 60-mile round-trip to Lahaina.

The Rotary District 5000 Foundation Maui Fires Relief effort generated $10,000 and the Rotary Club of Santa Cruz Sunrise provided $5,000 for the hot meals program, which will continue until funds are depleted.

For more information on Rotary’s relief efforts, visit RotaryD5000.org/MauiRelief.

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‘Makana for Maui’ gift drive underway

The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement and Kako’o Haleakala’s Makana for Maui Christmas gift drive is now underway and will run through Dec. 15.

New, unused and unwrapped gifts can be dropped off between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m at the Kako’o Maui Resource Hub at Maui Mall.

Gifts can also be mailed to the resource hub at 153 E. Ka’ahumanu Ave., Unit D1, Kahului, HI 96732. Gift cards are also accepted. All toys, gifts and gift cards will be wrapped and distributed to children impacted by the Maui wildfires.

Children eligible to receive gifts from Makana for Maui must be registered by their parent or guardian by Dec. 2. To register a child, visit docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScX_FC7_nOtYyvHTNpL4ZX4IqPClUAv9UCDcesnW21DjgdTpw/viewform. To make a donation of $2,500 or more, visit www.memberplanet.com/campaign/cnhamembers/makanaformaui.

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Imua to host keiki holiday festival

Imua Family Services will host its third annual keiki holiday festival from 4 to 8 p.m. on Dec. 6, at the Will Smith Imua Discovery Garden in Wailuku.

There will be outdoor activities, live music, food, photos with Santa and Mrs. Claus and 6 acres of holiday lights and decor.

Registration is $5 per family. Advance registration is required.

For more information or to register, visit www.discover imua.com/holiday.

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UPW to host holiday event

The United Public Workers union will host a “Blue Collar Christmas” event for Catholic Charities Hawaii program participants on Dec. 2.

The event will be held for foster youth, therapeutic foster youth and other children who are often victims of trauma and abuse, as well as other children who reside in the same household.

There will be arts and crafts activity stations, a photo booth and a visit from Santa Claus with presents donated by UPW and community members statewide.

Attendance is limited to Catholic Charities Hawaii program participants.

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