Great Chefs Fight Hunger

Mahalo for joining Hawaii Foodbank for a specially curated, locally sourced meal that celebrates our relationship with aina.

After a three-year hiatus, we're excited to announce the return of Great Chefs Fight Hunger. We're re-imaging this annual culinary fundraiser for Hawaii Foodbank, which will take place Saturday, April 15, at the Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Hookupu Center.

As we come together for this year's Great Chefs Fight Hunger, we will gather around the dinner table for a specially curated, locally sourced meal that celebrates our relationship with aina. As we gather food from around us, we recognize our responsibility to cultivate and reciprocate the nourishment we receive. Guests will enjoy a five-course dinner, select wines and an engaging evening that examines how food empowers us to gather and build connections - among aina, ohana, thriving communities and a sustainable future.

  
For the first time ever, this year's Great Chefs Fight Hunger Silent Auction is open to the public. That means you can browse and bid on items right from your mobile phone.

Get an early start on our Silent Auction. Register today and start bidding!

This year's Silent Auction features over 40 special auction experiences and buy-now items - including an array of curated travel packages, culinary experiences and activities that connect to our mission, food and community. Registration is required to bid on auction items. Click on "Register Now" to get started!

Scroll to the bottom of the event page for Silent Auction general terms and conditions.

 Platinum Sponsors

 Gold Sponsors

 

Silver Sponsors

American Savings Bank
Angel Network Charities LLC
Bank of Hawaii
Becker Communications Inc.
Central Pacific Bank
Stanley and Mitsuko Shikuma
Hawaiian Airlines
J. Uno & Associates Inc.
Kaiser Permanente Hawaii
Kelley O'Neil's
Koga Engineering & Construction Inc.
Par Hawaii
Pasha Hawaii
UHA Health Insurance
Ward Village / Howard Hughes
Y. Hata & Co. Ltd.

Additional Support

Atlas Insurance
Gentry Homes
Mitsunaga Construction Inc.
Kevin Sakamoto
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation
The Queen's Health Systems

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Mary Fisher
Virginia and Helen Carey
William Froelich
Jana and John Hardy
Jeanne Herbert
Kathryn Ellman
Amy Miller Marvin
Lauren Oshima
Chris Hause and Judy Peterson
James L. Starshak
Mark Tonini
Denise Hayashi Yamaguchi
Lauren Zirbel

We'd like to extend a special mahalo to our anonymous donor for their generous matching gift.

Cocktail Reception, 5 p.m. 

Passed Hors d'Oeuvres by Eddie Mafnas and Kupu Culinary

Freshly shucked oysters by Oysters Hawaii

Signature Cocktail, Wine and Beer

Music by Pono Renaud and Josei Alfonsi

Five-Course Dinner and Wine Pairing, 6 p.m.

 Featured Chefs

Kealoha Domingo, Nui Kealoha

Nae Ogawa, natuRe waikiki

Keaka Lee, Kapa Hale

Ed Kenney, Mud Hen Water

Pauline Lam, Halekulani 

Closing Remarks, 8 p.m.

Aloha Attire   |   Valet Parking

Cellar Door, Silent Auction and More

Mahalo nui loa to all the local farmers and producers who helped make this dinner possible.

Wine and spirits for the event are generously sponsored by RNDC Hawaii 

This year's Cellar Door is sponsored by Johnson Brothers of Hawaii.

Event Partners

Farm Partners

Aloun Farms
Kahumana Organic Farms
Kakoo Oiwi

Mahalo nui loa to all of our local farm partners - not only for helping making this dinner possible but also for your ongoing support to nourish our ohana.

Special Thanks

Aiea Copy Center
Aloha Artisans
Creative Designs Hawaii
Diamond Parking
Elite Parking Services
Florals by Mahina Cavalieri and Pu'u Zablan
Gyotaku
Honolulu Beerworks
Kat Wade Photography
Picturesque
Pono Renaud & Josei Alfonsi         
The Orchid Lei Company

Silent Auction General Terms and Restrictions

REGISTRATION: Registration is required to bid on auction items. Click on "Register Now" to get started!

PAYMENT: All bids will close on Saturday, April 15, 2023, at 7:30 p.m. All transactions must be purchased in full. Each auction item is sold AS IS without warranty. Hawaii Foodbank reserves the right to withdraw any item at any time before the actual sale. All sales are final, with no refunds or exchanges.

PICK-UP: Great Chefs Fight Hunger attendees should claim their auction items at the registration table at prior to leaving the event. 

If you are unable to attend Great Chefs Fight Hunger but have a winning bid, your items will be brought back to the Hawaii Foodbank Warehouse, where we encourage winning bidders to pick up their item(s) between Tuesday, April 18, 2023, and Friday, April 21, 2023. Shipping will be available via U.S. Postal Service and will be billed to you at cost. Upon being notified that you are the winning bidder, please schedule your pick-up or shipment of your item by contacting [email protected].

COVID-19 Protocol for This Event

Hawaii Foodbank is committed to creating a safe and healthy environment at all our events. With our community, friends and ohana in mind, please do not attend if you are not feeling well or have symptoms, irrespective of your vaccine status. Hawaii Foodbank encourages you to get vaccinated and boosted. Mahalo for your kind kokua.