Owners of Draper shaved ice stand donates proceeds to Utah Red Cross Maui efforts

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DRAPER — It's always a tough decision, especially with so many different options.

"We have mango, Tiger's Blood, banana, whatever you want," said Mallhory Jones. "It's the best thing ever!"

No matter how many flavors Jones offers at her shaved ice stand in Draper, though, Saturday was probably her easiest decision.

"You know, we saw the news and all the devastation and all those people are going through, and we decided that we needed to do something," she said.

Her shop is called Hokulia Shave Ice, and even though it's about 3,000 miles away from Maui, she felt closer to the people there than ever. So, Jones donated all her proceeds Saturday to the Red Cross to help those in Maui affected by the wildfires.

"For us, it is important to just come together as family and as members of the same country and communities and just help each other," Jones said.

And the Utah Red Cross said those donations certainly help.

"You know, we are only here because of donations from people all across Salt Lake City and Utah and the country," said David Kenison.

Kenison is from Orem and is one of the Utah Red Cross volunteers who just got to Maui in the past couple of days to start helping.

"Our role in the disaster is a recovery role," he said. "We call it shelter resident transition. We try to help those who are in the shelters find the next step in their life."

David Kenison, from Orem, Utah, speaks to KSL-TV about his experience over Zoom. Kenison is from Orem and is one of the Utah Red Cross volunteers who just got to Maui in the past couple of days to start helping. (Photo: Zoom)

Kenison, his wife, and others from Utah will be in Maui for at least three weeks to help. However, with the amount of devastation on the island, particularly in the Lahaina area, it will take longer than that, before there is any recovery.

Kenison figures you have to start somewhere.

"These people, some of them are deeply traumatized. They've seen horrible things, and some of them have lost family members. It is hard," he said. "But we will help them the best we can to get them on their feet."

It is also why so many people will do whatever they can to help. For Jones, that wasn't an option.

Mallhory Jones is the owner of Hokulia Shave Ice. Her shop is donating all her proceeds Saturday to the Red Cross to help those in Maui affected by the wildfires. (Photo: Mark Less, KSL-TV)

"When you want to do the best for the community, just give the best of yourself," she said.

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Alex Cabrero has been reporting for KSL since 2004. During his time in Salt Lake City, he has covered several high-profile Utah stories, including the Crandall Canyon mine collapse, the Trolley Square shootings, and the Susan Powell missing person case. He has also covered national and international stories for KSL with Utah connections, such as Hurricane Katrina from the Gulf Coast, the devastating California wildfires, and the earthquake disasters in both Haiti and Nepal. Alex has covered seven Olympics for KSL; 2008 Beijing, 2012 London, 2014 Sochi, 2016 Rio de Janeiro, 2018 PyeongChang, 2020 Tokyo, and 2022 Beijing. Alex is a 12-time Emmy Award winner, including a National Emmy for his reporting during a standoff in Tennessee. He also won an Emmy in 2016 for the best local TV news reporter in the Rocky Mountain Region. In all, Alex has won more than 50 awards from the Society of Professional Journalists and the Utah Broadcasters Association. Before coming to Utah, Alex covered the September 11th terrorist attacks, training for the first wave of soldiers from the 101st Airborne who would be sent to Afghanistan, and Country Music star Johnny Cash’s funeral. Prior to KSL, Alex reported for WTVF in Nashville, TN; WRCB in Chattanooga, TN; KPVI in Pocatello/Idaho Falls, Idaho; News 55 in Twin Falls, Idaho; and Cable 6 TV in Middletown, New York. Alex is from Rock Hill, New York. He graduated with an Associate’s Degree in Communications from Orange County (NY) Community College and earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Broadcast Production from the State University of New York at New Paltz. Alex is an Eagle Scout, played college baseball, and was a volunteer firefighter/rescue SCUBA diver for the Rock Hill Fire Department He enjoys visiting National and State Parks, exploring the remote areas of Utah, and playing baseball for the Utah Rockies in the Utah Mens Adult Baseball League.