Stomp Out Hunger 5k Run and 1Mile Walk 2026

Aloha Friends of Hale Kau Kau, Hale Kau Kau delivers 115 meals to the homebound elderly and disabled each day and serves a hot meal to anyone who comes by the kitchen at dinner time, currently we are serving about 40-80 complete hot meals from the kitchen each evening; thus Hale Kau Kau prepares and delivers/serves over 150 meals every day of the year. .  In order to continue to feed those who are hungry, we must rely on the generosity of our many supporters.  Through our fundraisers,  friends of Hale Kau Kau continue to donate and support our mission to feed the hungry with compassion and aloha. This year we are planning to have our 11th Annual  Stomp Out Hunger 5k & 1M Walk fundraiser The event will be on Saturday October 31th .  Yes, after 10 years the race falls on Halloween!  Plan your costume now, we will have great prizes for our costume winners both individual and family/teams. Additionally we will have team categories for men, women, youth and mixed teams any company or business can enter teams for this award.  We will have a First Responder Team Challenge.  Teams are 4 person and each winning team category will receive the coveted "Team Challenge Bowl"  Teams must call DR Mary to sign up! There will be age group awards in 5 year age groups from 10 and under to 90+ Following the walk/run we will have a sit down breakfast in the hall, door prizes and a Halloween Costume Contest. Finally: We are looking for sponsors  to support our efforts to put on a quality event as well as raise the needed funds for our meal  program. Would you be interested in being one of our supporting sponsor for this year? All the funds raised from the Stomp out Hunger Event, both from the participants and from our sponsors go directly the  operating budget for Hale Kau Kau. TITLE SPONSOR - CONSIDER BEING A TITLE SPONSOR $5000   OR MORE LOGO OR NAME PLACED PROMINENTLY ON THE BACK OF THE RACE SHIRT and placed on all advertising media, IN OUR PROGRAM AND ON OUR WEBSITE.  SPECIAL RECOGNITION AT THE AWARDS CEREMONY DURING BREAKFAST. ADDITION SPONSORSHIPS: $1000 - $4999 PLATINUM SPONSOR $500-$999  GOLD MEDAL SPONSOR; Those who donate at the Platinum and Gold Medal Sponsorship  will also have their LOGO or NAME on the back of the race shirt and listed on our website and in our program. If you plan on being a TITLE, PLATINUM OR GOLD SPONSOR  please send in your logo  by OCTOBER 4TH  to be placed on our race SHIRT.   In addition, all sponsors regardless of the amount will be recognized in our program; BASIC SPONSORSHIPS:                                                Short Order Cook Sponsor: $10-$30;  Line Cook Sponsor: $31-$60;                Chef de'Cuisine Sponsor: $61 - $150; Executive Chef Sponsor: $151-$499 Since we are basically a "Kitchen" we are using cook titles as our sponsorship categories.  Thank you for helping us feed those who are hungry on Maui. With much aloha, Dr Mary, Race Director and Volunteer Fundraising Chair for Hale KauKau Email: mary.trotto@liu.edu Run and Walk will be on Saturday, October 31 2026 at 8am for the 5k RUN/Walk   and 8:15 for the 1 mile WALK  both start and finish at Hale Kau Kau 25 W Lipoa Street in Kihei, parking free at ST. Theresa Church.  There will also be a 4 person corporate team challenge, any business or company on Maui can send in  4 person teams - a men's team,  a women's team, a youth team all under 15, and a mixed team (must have at least 2 women on the mixed team. Special engraved Monkeypod Bowl to the Winning Team.   Th ose not on Maui on Oct 31st  can participate virtually, run/walk where they live and submit their results to Dr Mary by Oct 30th .  Although those who do the race virtually will not be eligible for a age group award, if they register early they will receive the giveaway and a certificate of completion.   Please contact Dr Mary for more information or questions: Mahalo halekaukaufundraising@rcchawaii.org  or mary.trotto@liu.edu T he 5K  race will have 5 year age group awards from 10 and under to 90+.  The corporate challenge is an opportunity for any company, business or organization to send in 4 runners to compete for the Corporate Challenge Award.  You must contact Dr Mary at mary,trotto@liu.edu to sign up for the Corporate Challenge Team Competition In 2019  Fairmont Kea Lani won the 1st Annual Corporate Challenge Award.  In 2022 Four Seasons Maui Resort won the award;  in 2023 Level Up Fitness won the award; in 2024 the Four Seasons Resort won the Mixed Team and Level Up Fitness won the Men's Team.  IN 2025, WE HAD OUR FIRST WOMEN'S TEAMS AND YOUTH TEAMS:                            2025 TEAM WINNERS:  MEN'S - LEVEL UP FITNESS; MIXED- 4 SEASON HOTEL WAILEA; WOMEN'S TEAM- MAUI OCEAN CENTER AND YOUTH TEAM - ST THERESA YOUTH CLUB.  CONGRATULATIONS ON LAST YEAR'S PERFORMANCE! All are welcome to run or walk either event -the 5k (3.1miles) or the 1 Mile  we will have a wheelchair division.  The course is 90% back roads, flat and fast. This is a USATF sanctioned event and hosted by the HKK Road and Track Club Proceeds of race go to: Hale Kau Kau: Feeding the Hungry with Compassion & Aloha. THANKS TO OUR 2025 SPONSORS: TITLE SPONSORS:                                          J& S Koralaski;  D &K Wilson; Doug Monforton  Austin Sales Group; Bendon Family Foundation, Father Ken's Vineyard. 2025 Platinum Sponsors':  Tim Welsh Garco construction; Lynn Propeack; Marco's Grill and Deli;  Goodfellow Bros;  Dennis  Costa; Ernestine Hedrich;  Dr Mary;  William  Cittadino; Carol & Bob Phaneuf, Hawaii USA FCU Foundation;  Starbucks Foundation; David Reader, Seattle Foundation, Ron & Julia Roberts, Lloyd Sodetani, Francyne He