Duke’s Maui, Hula Grill support Foodbank

T S Restaurants said this week that diners at three of its Maui restaurants will be able to support Maui Food Bank during a four-day fundraiser in late September. The campaign will run from Sept. 25 through Sept. 28 at Duke’s Maui, Hula Grill and Leilani’s on the Beach, according to Maui Now. The company said the offer will be available during regular service hours across all shifts at the participating restaurants. Proceeds are designated for local food assistance through Maui Food Bank. ### Which restaurants on Maui are taking part? Duke’s Maui, Hula Grill Kaanapali and Leilani’s on the Beach are the Maui participants named in the campaign. All three are part of T S Restaurants’ portfolio, and the company’s restaurant listings also place those brands on Maui. Kaanapali is the common thread. (mauinow.com) Duke’s Maui operates on Kaʻanapali Beach, Hula Grill Kaanapali is in the same resort area, and Leilani’s on the Beach is in Whalers Village on Kaʻanapali Parkway, according to the restaurants’ websites and related listings. ### How does the fundraiser work when someone dines there? Customers will be asked to make a donation using a QR code at their table, according to Maui Now’s report on the campaign. (mauinow.com) T S Restaurants will then subtract the same amount from the guest’s bill, up to $50, creating a matched-giving format tied to the meal purchase. (dukesmaui.com) Seven T S Restaurants locations across Hawaii are included in the broader statewide drive, Maui Now reported, but the Maui-facing promotion centers on the three Kaʻanapali restaurants named in the announcement. The company said the donation option will be available at any time of day during normal operating hours over the four-day period. (mauinow.com) ### Where does the money go on Maui? Maui Food Bank is the Maui beneficiary named for the campaign. The organization says it works to provide hunger relief across Maui County by collecting and distributing food to partner organizations and agencies. Hawaiʻi Foodbank and Hawaiʻi Foodbank Kauaʻi are also part of the statewide effort for diners on Oʻahu and Kauaʻi, according to Maui Now and Hawaiʻi Foodbank’s website. (mauinow.com) On Maui, the designated local recipient is Maui Food Bank. ### Is this a one-off event or part of a larger annual campaign? (mauinow.com) A 2025 report by The Maui News said T S Restaurants had run a similar food bank fundraiser for four consecutive years, also tied to Hunger Action Month. That earlier campaign used the same basic model: diners could donate by QR code and receive a matching discount on their bill, up to $50. (mauinow.com) The 2026 version appears to follow that pattern, based on Maui Now’s description of the September dates and donation mechanics. That continuity suggests the company is again using its Hawaii restaurants as collection points during the late-September hunger-relief push, though the current announcement focuses on this year’s Sept. 25-28 window. (mauinews.com) ### What should diners know before going? Sept. 25 through Sept. 28 are the dates listed for the fundraiser, and the promotion applies during regular service hours rather than at a separate ticketed event. That means breakfast, lunch or dinner diners at participating Maui locations can take part when the campaign opens, depending on each restaurant’s schedule. (mauinow.com) Leilani’s lists daily beach bar service and evening dinner hours on its website, while Duke’s Maui lists breakfast, lunch and dinner service daily. T S Restaurants said the Maui Food Bank fundraiser will run across venue shifts during that Sept. 25-28 period. (leilanis.com) (mauinow.com)