7th Annual Virtual Hawaiian Airlines Made in Maui County Festival announces the Celebrity Hosts for the Livestream

Wailuku, Maui, HI – The Maui Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce the local celebrity hosts for the 7th Annual Virtual Hawaiian Airlines Made in Maui County Festival livestream element of the event. In addition to shopping and interacting with vendors in the virtual booths, the event will feature a 2-day livestreaming component with QVC-style vendor presentations, sponsor messages, a chef’s demonstration and fashion show, vendor commercials, live musical entertainment, and local programming. This year’s local celebrity hosts will be Alaka’i Paleka and Kathy Collins.

Alaka’i Paleka woke Maui up with Aloha during Maui’s #1 morning show for 24 years on KPOA 93.5FM, Hawaiian Music, Maui Style. She loves Maui and continues to keep it No Ka Oi. Alaka’i has emceed every major Hawaiian event on Maui and now she joins us at the Hawaiian Airlines Made in Maui County Festival in November.

Kathy Collins is a professional storyteller, emcee, radio and TV personality, actress, stand-up comic, newspaper columnist (The Maui News), freelance writer and, first and foremost, a Maui girl. With her pidgin-speaking alter ego, ‘Tita”, she has “talked story” across the state and the mainland, from the Hawaii Book & Music Festival to the Lincoln Center Out of Doors Festival in New York City.

“Whether I’m emceeing or shopping, the Hawaiian Airlines Made in Maui County Festival is one of my favorite annual events, and I’m looking forward to both the livestream and virtual participation this year,” said Kathy Collins.

The Hawaiian Airlines Made in Maui County Festival will take place on Saturday and Sunday, November 7-8, 2020 from 8am-5pm. To attend, register today at www.MadeInMauiCountyFestival.com and enter your name, email and zip code in the pop-up for access to the virtual booths and livestreaming when the festival goes live. Don’t worry if you forget to register early, you can still register at the website the day of to gain access to the event (if you are not prompted to enter your information on the website, that indicates you are already registered).

The 7th Annual Hawaiian Airlines Made in Maui County Festival’s title sponsor is Hawaiian Airlines. It is presented by the Maui Chamber of Commerce and supported by the County of Maui and the County of Maui Office of Economic Development, along with other sponsors, that include: Pasha Hawaii; H. Hawaii Media, KAOI Radio Group, Maui No Ka Oi Magazine, Pacific Media Group, Aloha Pacific Federal Credit Union, American Savings Bank, HawaiiUSA Federal Credit Union, Mahi Pono, Maui Ocean Treasures at Maui Ocean Center, Queen Ka’ahumanu Center and First Hawaiian Bank.

Sponsorship opportunities are still available. Please contact info@madeinmauicountyfestival.com or call (808) 244-0081 if you are interested in supporting small businesses and this phenomenal event.

ALAKA’I PALEKA

KATHY COLLINS