Fellows mentioned in this story: Mark Noguchi

From Aloha State Daily:

“DIRT,” a popular adventure, travel and culinary docuseries hosted by Josh Rosen and produced by outdoor lifestyle brand Huckberry, recently showcased Hawaiʻi through the lens of local chefs, farmers, fishmongers and community members.

The series 18th episode called “Big Waves, Wild Foraging and the Fight to Preserve Hawaiian Culture” features familiar names like Oʻahu-based chefs Andrew Le, Susan Prior and Kimi Werner, North Shore surfers Nathan Florence and Jack Johnson, and more, filmed in the Islands earlier this year. Stream it here on YouTube.

Chef Mark “Gooch” Noguchi, co-founder of nonprofit Chef Hui, served as the glue bringing people together for the project, despite having “no idea about the scope of the show.”

“I had stepped away from TV for a bit, but Amanda, my wife, and I have this mantra to at least take the call,” Noguchi told Aloha State Daily. “I have photographer Ben Ono to thank for the connection to Josh — he and I hit it off on our initial Zoom call. They paid the farmers and donated funds, and it was just like, ʻWhoa, right on! That’s cool.”

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