By Vanessa Wolf

The Luau Grounds of the 2013 event. Courtesy image

Next Saturday, September 27, Kokua for Kupuna – Hale Makua Health Services’ signature fundraiser – is being held  at the Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa in Ka’anapali.

The benefit event includes live entertainment, a dinner buffet, two hosted drinks, and silent auction with over 100 items from local retailers and restaurants.

This year’s theme, Vintage Aloha, celebrates the event’s 26^th year by recognizing local individuals and businesses whose commitment to Hale Makua Health Services has helped the organization sustain a 68-year legacy of providing care to those who have no one to care for them and no means to pay for care.

As a result, acknowledgment of  long-time supporters VIP Foodservice, Cash-N-Carry, and the Roy H. & Lorraine M. Okumura Foundation is planned.

So what’s that about a buffet dinner?

This year’s menu includes:

• Mixed greens with papaya seed dressing and balsamic vinaigrette
• Sliced tomatoes, cucumbers, Maui onions
• Somen noodle
• Oriental chicken won ton salad
• Fresh rolls & creamy butter
• Sautéed mahi mahi with tropical relish
• Oriental oyster chicken
• Roast pork loin and gravy
• Fried rice
• Scalloped garlic potatoes
• Assorted cakes, pies and pastries
• Regular and decaffeinated Royal Kona coffee and an assortment of Tazo teas

Proceeds will benefit the organization’s nursing home residents who cannot afford the cost of living and care at a nursing home.

The event starts at 5:30 p.m. and tickets are $110 for adults and $1,300 for a reserved table of 10 with premium seating.