Guy Fieri’s Chefs for Maui Fundraiser Raises Over $1.5 Million for Hawaii’s Wildfire Relief Efforts

Guy Fieri raised more than $1.5 million for Maui wildfire relief Saturday as part of a Chefs for Maui fundraiser.

The 55-year-old restaurateur was with 38 of his chef friends at the fundraiser on a private property in Sonoma County, California, according to a Sunday article from People.

An 18-course meal was served with dishes such as porcini mushroom soup, kanpachi poke and 3.5-pound tomahawk steaks from Taylor Sheridan, 54, producer of 6666 Ranch of Yellowstone.

Taylor cooked with Guy at the fundraiser, which also included a performance by rock band Portugal the Man and an auction hosted by Guy’s wife Lori and her friends.

Donated auction items included a Ryvid motorcycle, a visit to the Yellowstone set and a dinner for 10 from Stephanie Izard, Joe Sasto and Shota Nakajima from around the world.

“I’m at a point in my life now where my biggest goal is to do something for others with what I have,” Fieri told People.

Michael Voltaggio, Brooke Williamson, Kelsey Barnard Clark, Mei Lin and Antonia Lofaso were also in attendance.

The fundraiser, which included $2,500 in tickets and live and silent auctions, raised money for displaced residents and the roughly 80 restaurants that burned in the horrific fire.

Chefs For Maui benefited the Hawaii Restaurant Association and the Hawaiian and Pacific Islands Division of the Salvation Army.

The Guy Fieri Foundation will continue to raise funds for wildfire relief efforts on Maui.

The death toll in the deadliest US wildfire in more than a century recently rose to 99 after police in Maui County discovered more remains.

Police spokeswoman Alana Pico said in an email Friday that the remains were found Oct. 12 in Lahaina.

An autopsy and forensic examination revealed that they did not come from a previously recovered person.

Multiple chefs: The 55-year-old restaurateur, pictured in 2016, was joined by 38 of his chef friends for the fundraiser at a private property in Sonoma County, California, according to a People article on Sunday

Deadly wildfire: The death toll in the deadliest US wildfire in more than a century, which raged through Lahaina on Aug. 8, recently rose to 99 after Maui County police discovered more remains.

So far, police have identified the remains of 97 people from the Aug. 8 fire that destroyed much of Lahaina, a historic town on Maui’s west coast. The remains of two people have yet to be identified. Six people are still missing.

The wildfire started in a meadow in the Lahaina Hills. Strong winds associated with a hurricane moving south of Hawaii carried embers from house to house, hampering firefighting efforts.

More than 2,000 buildings were destroyed and around 8,000 people had to move to hotels and other temporary accommodation.

Guy won the second season of The Next Food Network Star in April 2006 and has been a fixture on the Food Network ever since.