Stomp Out Hunger 5K Run and 1 Mile Walk takes place at 25 W Lipoa Street in Kihei, Hawaii on October 31st, 2026. The event offers both a 5K run and a 1-mile walk option, accommodating different fitness levels and goals. The race starts at 8:00 AM, giving participants an early morning window to complete their event. Entry fees range from $30 to $40 depending on registration timing and category. Located on Maui's south shore, Kihei serves as a convenient base for visiting athletes who may want to extend their trip to explore local training routes or recover between events. The affordable entry price and flexible distance options make this an accessible race format for runners and walkers preparing for or wrapping up their fall training season.
From the Race Organizer
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 O
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When is Stomp Out Hunger 5k Run and 1Mile Walk 2026 — Kihei, HI?
Stomp Out Hunger 5k Run and 1Mile Walk 2026 — Kihei, HI takes place on October 31, 2026. The race is held in Kihei, Hawaii.
Where is Stomp Out Hunger 5k Run and 1Mile Walk 2026 — Kihei, HI held?
Stomp Out Hunger 5k Run and 1Mile Walk 2026 — Kihei, HI is held at 25 W Lipoa Street in Kihei, Hawaii.
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