Mark Rolfing, the voice of The Sentry, discusses the importance of the tournament for the community of Maui and the “incredible support” from the players. #GolfChannel #GolfCentral #MarkRolfing
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The Sentry represents ‘hope’ for Maui – Mark Rolfing | Golf Central | Golf Channel
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FILLING UP JANUARY WITH THE WONDERFUL VIEWS, JOINING SENTRY IN CONTINUED RELIEF EFFORTS TO HELP VISIT PGATOUR.COM/SUPPORTMAUI. >>> WELL, TUNE IN EVERY JANUARY, YOU CAN COUNT ON THE SPECTACULAR VIEWS AND OF COURSE THE VOICE OF OUR PAL MARK ROLFING WHO HAS BEEN A FIXTURE ON MAUI SINCE HIS
EARLY PROFESSIONAL DAYS IN THE 1970s. ALOHA AND HAPPY NEW YEAR. GREAT TO SEE YOU. GIVEN WHAT HAPPENED, WHY WAS IT IMPORTANT FOR THIS TOURNAMENT TO EVEN BE PLAYED? >> WELL, I TELL YOU, RICH, AS EVERYBODY WELL KNOWS, IT HAS BEEN A ROUGH FIVE MONTHS HERE ON MAUI.
AND I FEEL LIKE IT WAS SO IMPORTANT TO STAGE THIS TOURNAMENT. ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT GOLF TOURNAMENTS IN THE WORLD AND TO SHOW THE WORLD THAT THERE IS ALWAYS HOPE, AND PARTICULARLY FOR THE PEOPLE MA OF MAUI AND T PEOPLE OF THIS COMMUNITY, YOU
CAN PULL THIS OFF WITH LIMITED RESOURCES WITH HOUSING ISSUES LIKE WE HAVE HERE IS JUST A REMARKABLE PERFORMANCE, AND I THINK MORE THAN ANYTHING IT IS GOING TO BE AN INSPIRATION FOR EVERYBODY ON THIS SIDE OF MAUI IN PARTICULAR TO SHOW THAT THERE
IS ALWAYS HOPE, AND THIS IS GOING TO BE A VERY, VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THE RECOVERY OF THIS ISLAND. >> BEYOND THAT BEAUTIFUL SPOT WHERE YOU’RE NOW STANDING, ROLF, WHAT REMAIN THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES FOR THE PEOPLE OF MAUI? >> WELL, THERE IS REALLY TWO
RIGHT NOW. THERE IS SOME SHORT-TERM CHALLENGES THAT WE HAVE, AND THEN SOME LONG-TERM CHALLENGES. HOUSING IS A VERY, VERY DIFFICULT ISSUE FOR US. THERE WAS A HOUSING CHALLENGE BEFORE THE FIRES. AND NOW WE STILL HAVE 6,000 DISPLACED PEOPLE THAT ARE STAYING IN HOTEL ROOMS, FAMILIES
THAT ARE BEING SHUFFLED FROM HOTEL TO HOTEL IN CIRCUMSTANCES THAT ARE VERY DIFFICULT FOR FAMILIES. THEY DON’T HAVE KITCHENS, THEY DON’T HAVE SPACE. AND SO JUST A WHOLE — THE WHOLE FACT OF WHERE ARE PEOPLE GOING TO GO IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO
SURVIVE AND THRIVE AGAIN ON THIS ISLAND, THAT’S NUMBER ONE. AND NUMBER TWO, RIGHT NOW, IN OUR MINDS, IS EDUCATION. WE HAD SOME WONDERFUL SCHOOLS IN LAHAINA THAT ARE NO LONGER THERE. WEST MAUI IN PARTICULAR IS IN A TEMPORARY SCHOOL SITUATION. WE HAVE ONE RIGHT HERE AT
KAPALUA, DOWN AT THE SACRED HEARTS CHURCH WHERE THE KIDS ARE IN TENTS FOR DIFFERENT CLASSROOMS AND GOING A COUPLE OF DAYS A WEEK, EVERYTHING IS ONLINE, AND EVERYONE IS TRYING REALLY, REALLY HARD. IT IS NOT JUST THE KIDS, BUT A NUMBER OF FACULTY, SEVEN OR
EIGHT TEACHERS AT THE SCHOOL ALONE LOST THEIR HOMES. SO EVERYBODY IS TRYING TO HELP THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY WHEN THEY IN FACT ARE TRYING TO HELP THEMSELVES AND KEEP THEIR LIVES TOGETHER. SO I WOULD SAY HOUSING AND EDUCATION, AND THEN LONG-TERM
WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF THIS ISLAND GOING TO LOOK LIKE? >> AND HOW ABOUT THE FUTURE OF LAHAINA? >> YOU KNOW, LAHAINA, PEOPLE HAVE A LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDING ABOUT LAHAINA, IT WAS KNOWN AS A TOURIST ATTRACTION. IT WAS A CAPITAL OF THE KINGDOM
OF HAWAII A LONG TIME AGO AND KNOWN FOR ITS GREAT RESTAURANTS AND STORES AND SHOPS. BUT THE FACT WAS IT WAS A RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY. IT WAS A WORKING COMMUNITY. IT WAS A COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE THAT DIDN’T MAKE A COUPLE MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR.
I THINK THE AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME FOR THE RESIDENTS OF LAHAINA WAS LESS THAN $50,000 AND THEY WERE THE PEOPLE THAT WORKED IN THIS ENGINE THAT WE CALL TOURISM HERE ON MAUI. SO NOW THAT LAHAINA IS NOT AS WE KNEW IT AND NOW IT IS GOING TO
TAKE A LONG TIME TO REBUILD, WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN IS THE REST OF WEST MAUI, PARTICULAR AREAS LIKE KAPALUA, AND PLACES UP HERE, ARE GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE ON A LOT OF THAT RESPONSIBILITY IN TERMS OF PROVIDING HOUSING, SCHOOLS AND
THINGS LIKE THAT, BECAUSE THIS IS THE ONLY SPACE. THERE IS NO SPACE — THE SPACE IS ALL UP HERE. IT IS GOING TO BE A RESPONSIBILITY THAT I THINK EVERYBODY UP HERE IS TAKING REAL SERIOUSLY. >> TALK IN GOLF HAS BEEN HEAVY
ON THE BUSINESS SIDE OF LATE. A CHANCE FOR PLAYERS TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR HUMANITY AND COMPASSION. WHAT ARE YOU SEEING FROM THE PLAYERS SO FAR THIS WEEK? >> I AM JUST AMAZED AT WHAT I HAVE SEEN FROM THE PLAYERS. AS USUAL, A NUMBER OF PLAYERS
CAME EARLY, RIGHT AFTER CHRISTMAS. AND TO A MAN, EVERYBODY HAS GOT THEIR OWN INITIATIVES GOING ON AND THEY ARE REALLY COOL. DIFFERENT WAYS OF RAISING FUNDS, OF RAISING AWARENESS, WE’RE GOING TO SEE LATER IN THE SHOW I THINK A LITTLE CLIP I DID WITH
TONY FINAU YESTERDAY, WHO HAD 12 PEOPLE OF HIS FAMILY OUT PLAYING ON THE COURSE DOING A FUND-RAISER AND ANNOUNCING ON HIS PHONE AND RAISING MONEY FOR ALMOST FOUR HOURS OUT THERE, RICKIE FOWLER, COLLIN MORIKAWA, JUST PATRICK CANTLAY GOING ON AND ON, THERE ARE THREE SETS OF
FIRST RESPONDERS THAT I KNOW OF FROM LAHAINA THAT ARE ACTUALLY OUT HERE TODAY, WALKING AROUND IN THE PRO-AM WITH THE PLAYERS. SO, THE PLAYERS HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLE IN THEIR SUPPORT FOR MAUI’S RECOVERY. >> LASTLY, ROLF, TRADES OR CONES THIS WEEK? >> I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU WAITED
FOUR QUESTIONS FOR THAT. BELIEVE IT RIGHT NOW, WE ARE IN A TRADE WIND, I’M GOING TO TELL YOU BY THE END OF THE SHOW, IT COULD BE A KONA WIND. THE TALK IS WE’RE GOING HAVE AN EAST WIND, IT MIGHT BE 15 TO 20 MILES AN HOUR.
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