Maui Music and Food Experience

Taimane

September 30, 2026

The Hua Momona Foundation has built an Aloha Bridge to bring talent and resources to support our mission to restore Lāhainā through our Farm to Table Community Food Program, our youth music program HYP, Rain to Resilience, RISE Maui Summit, and the Maui Music & Food Experience. Since August 8, 2023, our Farm to Table program has served 100,000 fresh meals to those facing food insecurity on Maui.
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To honor this ongoing work, we have been partnering with @michaelweintrob, a renowned music and portrait photographer, on the Aloha Bridge photography series celebrating the many people from different backgrounds who are coming together to support our programming and mission.
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The third annual Maui Music & Food Experience benefit concert closed its first night on Friday, August 21, 2026 with an electrifying performance from ʻukulele virtuoso and singer/songwriter Taimane @taimanegardner. The crowd was hypnotized by her fierce, inventive music, amplified through her incredible style of movement. Her set was a mind-blowing, genre-bending fusion of her original songs, classical, heavy metal, and traditional Hawaiian and Polynesian music. She also debuted music inspired by the universe from her album Liʻulā, released that same day. Before closing her set, Taimane invited a special guest on stage—Naiwi Teruya @naiwimusic, a legendary ʻuke player and Lahaina native. The crowd went wild and jumped to their feet as the two shredded ʻukes together.
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You can catch Taimane, Naiwi Teruya, and other amazing musicians from Hawaiʻi performing at the third annual Hua Momona Barrington Gala on Saturday, October 24, 2026 at the Sanfilippo Estate.

Michael Weintrob

August 18, 2026

The Hua Momona Foundation has built an Aloha Bridge to bring talent and resources to support our mission to restore Lāhainā through: our Farm to Table Community Food Program (we served 100,000 fresh meals in July!); our youth music program HYP; Rain to Resilience; Rise Maui Summit; and the Maui Music & Food Experience.
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To celebrate this ongoing work, we are partnering with Michael Weintrob, a renowned music and portrait photographer, on a series to celebrate the work and the many people from different backgrounds who are coming together to support our programming and mission.
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@michaelweintrob has photographed musicians onstage, in the studio, and on location for Rolling Stone, DownBeat, JazzTimes, and NPR. He’s served as house photographer for Red Rocks, the Newport Jazz and Folk Festivals, and Barcelona Jazz, and his work has been exhibited internationally.
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His fine art book INSTRUMENTHEAD, over 20 years in the making, won the IPPY Award for Outstanding Design in 2017, with a bronze medal for INSTRUMENTHEAD: Revealed. During the 2020 pandemic he launched INSTRUMENTHEAD LIVE, a streaming concert series to support out of work musicians, and continues the project today through the INSTRUMENTHEAD Art Truck. We’re grateful he brought that same eye for story and emotion to the people building the Aloha Bridge.
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Michael will be capturing more of this work for the Aloha Bridge photography series throughout the Maui Music & Food Experience on Friday, August 21 and Saturday, August 22, 2026.

Lisa Fischer

August 17, 2026

The Hua Momona Foundation has built an Aloha Bridge to bring talent and resources to support our mission to restore Lāhainā through: our Farm to Table Community Food Program (we served 100,000 fresh meals in July!); our youth music program HYP; Rain to Resilience; Rise Maui Summit; and the Maui Music & Food Experience.
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@l.i.s.a.f.i.s.c.h.e.r is one of the greatest living singers on the planet and she is coming to the Maui Music & Food Experience as lead vocalist of What Mongoose?. Lisa is a Grammy winner and performed with the @therollingstones for 25 years stunning audiences (and @officialkeef) with her renowned solos in Gimme Shelter.
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To celebrate this ongoing work, we are partnering with Michael Weintrob, a renowned music and portrait photographer, on a series to celebrate the work and the many people from different backgrounds who are coming together to support our programming and mission.
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Lisa and her longtime friend Bernard Fowler @bernardfowlersings, who spent twenty years touring together as vocalists of the Rolling Stones, reunite on stage this August at the Maui Music & Food Experience. Catch it live as Lisa joins Bernard as a vocalist for What Mongoose? at the Hyatt Regency Maui, Saturday, August 22, 2026. 🌺 🌈 🏝️
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Bernard Fowler

August 15, 2026

The Hua Momona Foundation has built an Aloha Bridge to bring talent and resources to support our mission to restore Lāhainā through: our Farm to Table Community Food Program (we have served 100,000 fresh meals as of July 2026!); our youth music program HYP; Rain to Resilience; Rise Maui Summit; and the Maui Music & Food Experience.
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Singer, songwriter and producer Bernard Fowler @bernardfowlerofficial is one of the world’s most sought-after vocalists, known for his work as a founding member of the Peech Boys (creators of the classic dance hit “Don’t Make Me Wait”) and performing and recording with @therollingstones since 1988. Bernard has also recorded and toured with Herbie Hancock, Philip Glass, John Mayer, Gil Scott-Heron, Yoko Ono, Sly & Robbie, Bootsy Collins, Michael Bublé and Michael Hutchence, and has released three solo albums including Friends with Privileges, and The Bura and Inside Out.This is Bernard’s fourth time bringing his talent and energy to Maui to support the Hua Momona Foundation.
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To celebrate this ongoing work, we are partnering with Michael Weintrob, a renowned music and portrait photographer, on a series to celebrate the work and the many people from different backgrounds who are coming together to support our programming and mission.
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Bernard and his longtime friend Lisa Fischer @l.i.s.a.f.i.s.c.h.e.r, who spent twenty years touring together as vocalists of the Rolling Stones, reunite on stage this August at the Maui Music & Food Experience. Catch it live as Lisa joins Bernard as a vocalist for What Mongoose? at the Hyatt Regency Maui, Saturday, August 22, 2026. 🌺 🌈 🏝️
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Chef de Cuisine Donovan Foster of Coco Deck Lahaina

August 14, 2026

Maui Music & Food Experience Benefit Concert would like to extend a warm welcome to Chef de Cuisine Donovan Foster of Coco Deck Lahaina @cocodecklahaina
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Chef Donovan @donovanfoster brings a high-energy, self-driven approach to Coco Deck Lahaina while working alongside Chef Alvin Savella. A St. Louis native and largely self-taught chef, Donovan built his craft through hands-on experience, including six years with The Ritz-Carlton, where he rose from Cook I to Sous Chef overseeing six outlets and a busy banquet operation.
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Maui Music & Food Experience is proud to have Chef Donovan as part of our ohana to help spread aloha through his curiosity and his commitment to elevated execution!

Nicholas Tremulis

August 13, 2026

The Hua Momona Foundation has built an Aloha Bridge to bring talent and resources to support our mission to restore Lahaina through: our Farm to Table Community Food Program (we served 100,000 fresh meals as of July 2026); our youth music program HYP; Rain to Resilience; Rise Maui Summit; and the Maui Music and Food Experience.
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Nicholas Tremulis will be joining the Maui Music and Food Experience, as our Music Director, for the third time! Nick is a musician, producer, composer, bandleader, and one of American music’s most distinctive voices. Over nearly five decades, he has released 10 albums under his own name and collaborated with music icons like Keith Richards, Bonnie Raitt, and Mavis Staples, and his voice has only grown more essential with time.
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To celebrate this ongoing work, we are partnering with Michael Weintrob, a renowned music and portrait photographer, on a series to celebrate the work and the many people from different backgrounds who are coming together to support our programming and mission.
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Come out and see @nicholastremulis on Saturday, August 22, 2026 at the Hyatt Regency Maui as he performs with the Supergroup – What Mongoose? with @bernardfowlersings and @l.i.s.a.f.i.s.c.h.e.r, both who have been vocalists with the @therollingstones. Nick returns later in the night as he joins his long time friend Alejandro Escovedo on stage. 🏝️ 🎸 🌈
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Chef Zach Sato, Executive Chef and co-owner of Havens Harborside

August 12, 2026

Maui Music & Food Experience Benefit Concert would like to extend a warm welcome to Chef Zach Sato, Executive Chef and co-owner of Havens Harborside @havensharborside and founder of Havens Maui @havensmaui
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Chef Zach Sato @satocooks is a Maui-born culinary talent known for blending elevated island cuisine with local comfort food and community-driven hospitality. Zach’s cooking celebrates Hawai‘i’s culture, local agriculture, and island ingredients. Named Maui’s Chef of the Year in 2025, Zach also helped lead Havens Harborside to Best New Restaurant on Maui. Following the Lahaina wildfires, he helped feed thousands of Maui residents and first responders.
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Maui Music & Food Experience is proud to have Chef Alvin as part of our ohana to help spread aloha through his belief that food has the power to nourish both people and community.

Chef Partner Taylor Ponte of Aurum Maui

August 11, 2026

Maui Music & Food Experience Benefit Concert would like to extend a warm welcome to Chef Partner Taylor Ponte of Aurum Maui @aurummaui
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Chef Taylor @taylor_ponte was born and raised on Maui and brings a deep respect for the land and a passion for locally sourced ingredients to his cooking. A Maui Culinary Academy graduate and two-time Aipono Chef of the Year, he specializes in New American cuisine, blending global techniques with Hawai‘i’s natural abundance.
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Maui Music & Food Experience is proud to have Chef Taylor as part of our ohana to help spread aloha through his innovative and ingredient-driven approach to food.
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Chef Hannah Stanchfield

August 11, 2026

Maui Music and Food Experience Benefit Concert would like to extend a warm welcome to Chef Hannah Stanchfield, a high-energy Pastry Chef and Educator elevating Maui’s culinary community.
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From baking cupcakes in Haiku to leading the Baking Department at University of Hawai‘i Maui College, Chef Hannah @bombeebakes has built a career rooted in pastry, hospitality, and education. Her well-rounded perspective fuels her passion for mentoring and developing the next generation of culinary talent.
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Maui Music and Food Experience is proud to have Chef Hannah as part of our ohana to help spread aloha through her amazing baking, delicious desserts, and delightful pastries!

Chef Zach Laidlaw

August 10, 2026

The Hua Momona Foundation has built an Aloha Bridge to bring talent and resources to support our mission to restore Lahaina through: our Farm to Table Community Food Program (we served 100,000 fresh meals as of July 2026); our youth music program HYP; Rain to Resilience; Rise Maui Summit; and the Maui Music and Food Experience.
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@huamomonafarms Chef @chef_zacharia returns to Maui Music and Food Experience for his 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 as our Lead Chef & Food Curator. From the soil of @huamomonafarms, overlooking the Pacific to the beachfront of @hyattmaui, Zach turns local ingredients into something you’ll be thinking about long after the music stops.
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To celebrate this ongoing work, we are partnering with Michael Weintrob, a renowned music and portrait photographer, on a series to celebrate the work and the many people from different backgrounds who are coming together to support our programming and mission.
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For Maui Music and Food Experience 2026, Chef Zach has created a team of Maui’s finest chefs including: @thekitchenassassin #DonovanFoster @bombeebakes @taylor_ponte @satocooks
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Come out and see Zach on August 21 & 22, 2026 with his culinary team of local chefs at the Hyatt Regency Maui. Eat some delicious food, listen to magical music, and share the aloha! 🏝️ 🎸 🌈