NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS:
(GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING (SEPTEMBER 2023)
Wednesday, Sept. 13
The Edge @ North 31 (31 N. Pauahi St., 96817)
7 PM • $20
Attend our upcoming General Membership Meeting to network with the members and guests of the FCCH. Hear about the exciting programs and activities the organization has planned for the upcoming year! Dinner is included!
RSVP
Arlina Agbayani
(808) 222-8823
[email protected]
For immediate release: Sept. 6, 2023
Press release by:
Maui Filipino Chamber of Commerce
Dominic Suguitan, President
[email protected]
Filipino resource fair planned for Sept. 23 at Lahaina Civic Center
Lahaina, Hawaii - Relief and recovery agencies sought for a resource fair called "Hawak Kamay" (Hand-in-hand) planned for Saturday, Sept. 23 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Lahaina Civic Center for individuals and families affected by the recent wildfires. The Maui Filipino Chamber of Commerce and Filipino Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii are coordinating the effort.
Recognizing the need for familiarity and to build trust for the large Filipino community affected by the wildfires, the purpose of the resource fair is to provide a safe and comfortable venue to give and receive support.
The Philippine Consulate of Honolulu also scheduled an outreach event on Sept. 22, 23 and 24 at the same venue to replace lost documents such as passports.
If your agency is providing disaster relief services, this is a great opportunity to reach out to the Filipino community. Please sign up at bit.ly/hawakkamay.
“We understand the massive scale of the profound losses our community is going through so we want to give our best effort to reach out and remind families that we are here for them,” said Dominic Suguitan, president of the Maui Filipino Chamber of Commerce. “We also recognize that everyone grieves and heals at a different pace, so we want to ready our network of agencies to assist in the long-term recovery process.”
The Maui Filipino Chamber set up a Bayanihan Fund to receive donations to support resilience and recovery from the Maui wildfires. Many from the global Filipino community have also sent their aloha, including the National Federation of Filipino American Associations, Asia America Initiative, Coalition of Filipino American Chambers of Commerce, SoCal Filipinos and Filipino Young Leaders Program, among many generous donors.
The Filipino Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii have also set up a Kokua Maui coalition of organizations to support the Filipino Resource Fair efforts, and includes initiatives from the Hawaii Philippines Business and Economic Council, Philippine Medical Association of Hawaii, Kauai Filipino Chamber of Commerce, West Hawaii Filipino Chamber of Commerce, Filipino Chamber of Commerce Big Island, Filipino Jaycees of Honolulu, UP Alumni Association of Hawaii and Filipino Association of University Women.
If your organization would like to be included in the list of partners, please sign-up. Contact Kit Furukawa at (808) 291-9407 for questions.
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Maui Wildfire Relief - Ways You Can Help
With the devasting fires on Maui recently we want to extend our thoughts and prayers to everyone there including our fellow chamber members in the Maui Filipino Chamber of Commerce. We have compiled several ways you can help:
Donation through the Filipino Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii Foundation
The Filipino Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii has also set-up a direct PayPal link where you can donate funds for the ongoing relief efforts. 100% of what is collected will be accounted for and go towards Filipino businesses and families affected by the fires through the Bayanihan Relief Fund.
If you'd like to like to send a check, please a make a check with a memo, "FCCHF Maui Fire Relief" to The Filipino Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii Foundation, P.O. Box 1572, Honolulu, HI 96806.
Bayanihan Relief Fund
The Maui Filipino Chamber of Commerce has established a Bayanihan Relief Fund to gather support for the ongoing Maui Wildfire relief effort. Details are available through the following link: