John: HE'S A U.H. FOOTBALL
FAN.
A FAN OF FOOD.
A FAN OF TRAVELING LONG
DISTANCES, A FAN OF HIS TRACK
STAR DAUGHTER AND GIVING BACK TO
THE COMMUNITY.
WE'RE TALKING TO THE ONE AND THE
ONLY RICK NAKASHIMA.
FROM RUBY HAWAI'I.
THANKS FOR JOINING US.
THIS IS AWESOME.
JOHN, THANK YOU.
THAT WAS TOO MUCH OF AN
INTRODUCTION.
John: RIGHT.
THAT WAS FICTITIOUS.
I LOVE IT.
SO GOOD WE'RE TALKING TODAY AND
I KNOW THAT YOU'RE A HUMBLE MAN.
WE'RE TALKING TODAY ABOUT REALLY
BIG DEAL TO YOU AND WHAT YOU DO.
IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT FOOD LIKE
THE COMMERCIAL SAYS.
IT'S ABOUT GIVING BACK TOLD
COMMUNITY.
TELL ME ABOUT THE GIVING THANKS
PROGRAM.
IT'S A PROGRAM WE STARTED
THREE YEARS AGO, JOHN.
IT'S SIX MONTHS OUT OF
THANKSGIVING.
SO THE PLAY ON WORDS.
EACH RESTAURANT PREPARES FOOD,
AND WE TAKE IT OUT TO THE
SHELTERS, THE SOUP KITCHENS.
IHS, RIVER OF LIFE.
IN MAUI, KAU KAU KITCHEN.
WE'RE ABLE IN ONE DAY TO FEED --
THIS YEAR WE'RE DOUBLING THE
AMOUNT OF PLACES EACH RESTAURANT
IS GOING TO TAKE IT TO TWO
AREAS.
AND WE PLAN ON FEEDING THREE TO
FOUR THOUSAND PEOPLE.
WE'RE PREPARING 750 POUNDS OF
TURKEY.
John: WOW.
IT'S REALLY TURNING INTO A
BIG THING.
I GOT A FRIEND IN THE MAINLAND
THAT IS GOING TO DO IT THIS YEAR
ALSO.
ANOTHER FRIEND THAT I STOLE THE
IDEA FROM ACTUALLY DOES IT ON
THANKSGIVING.
IDEA BEING STOLEN IS ALL RIGHT.
I'M HOPING THIS GOES
NATIONWIDE.
John: HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN
GOING ON?
OUR THIRD YEAR.
IT'S RELATIVELY NEW FOR US.
CORPORATE HAS PEOPLE COMING DOWN
FROM RUBY TUESDAY AND THEY'RE
GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT
WE'RE DOING AND HOPEFULLY IT
WILL JUMP OUT TO THE MAINLAND
AND REALLY GET BIG OUT THERE.
John: THERE'S SOMETHING TO
BE SAID ABOUT THE SMILE AND
FACES OF THE PEOPLE WE'RE
SEEING.
AND WHAT IT MEANS.
IT MEANS HELPING.
IT MEANS GIVING BACK.
IT MEANS SHARING, LOVE, ALOHA.
WHAT OTHER COMMUNITY EVENTS ARE
YOU PARTICIPATE IN?
WE HAVE OUR GOLF TOURNAMENT
EVERY APRIL.
IT BENEFITS JUVENILE DIABETES.
MY PARTNER'S DAUGHTER, TED'S
DAUGHTER HAS JUVENILE DIABETES.
SO WE RAISE A BUNCH OF FUNDS FOR
THEM.
WE ALSO HAVE A TRACK MEET EVERY
MARCH AT PUNAHOU.
IT'S A PRETTY BIG INVITATIONAL.
WE GET TEAMS FROM THE MAINLAND
AND CANADA, AND IT'S A QUALITY
MEET.
FEED THE OFFICIALS.
GIVE MEDALS OUT TO THE KIDS.
IT BECOME A GRADE PREVIEW.
John: YOU USED TO COACH
TRACK.
KAISER, UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI'I
WAY BACK WHEN.
PUNAHOU, PAC 5.
LOVE IT.
John: GIVING THANKS, WHY DO
YOU DO IT?
IT FEELS GOOD, JOHN.
AND IT'S SUCH A PROBLEM IN OUR
STATE RIGHT NOW.
THEY'RE HAVING A HARDER TIME
REALLY FIGURING OUT HOW MANY ARE
HOMELESS.
BUT IT'S IN THE FIVE FIGURES.
IT'S PROBABLY OVER 10,000 NOW.
NOT ONLY DO I CARE ABOUT EACH OF
THESE INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE HELPING
THEM, BUT I THINK WE REALLY NEED
TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO TO HELP
THEM.
IF NOT, IT'S REALLY GOING TO
BOTHER OUR ENTIRE SOCIETY.
AS A TOURIST, IT'S HARD TO SEE.
AND IT WILL AFFECT US.
I REALLY -- I'M REALLY TRYING TO
HELP OUT AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO
TO STEM THIS PROBLEM.
IT'S NOT EASY.
John: I LOVE THE FACT THAT
YOU'RE IN A POSITION TO HELP.
-@YOU'RE NOT JUST SITTING BACK IN
AN OFFICE SAYING, LET'S RUN RUBY
TUESDAY HAWAI'I.
YOU'RE ACTUALLY MAKING A
DIFFERENCE, AND FOR THAT, ALL OF
US ON "LIVING808" THANK YOU.
BUT I'M SURE IT MAKES YOU FEEL
GOOD.
IT'S THE BEST DAY OF THE YEAR
FOR ME.
AFTER WE FEED EVERYBODY AND
HELPERS GATHER UP AND WE GET
FOOD AT SOME CHINESE RESTAURANT.
IT'S THE BEST FEELING.
John: I WILL SEE YOU AT