NOW OAHU

Dukes Waikiki gives back to the

Searider Productions Foundation
In 1977, Rob Thibaut and Sandy Saxton founded T S
Restaurants, parent company of the legendary restaurant Dukes
Waikiki in the Outrigger On the Beach. The young restaurateurs
had a simple missionserve delicious food in beautiful locales
and knew that financial success included giving back to the
community. After many years of charitable work on Kauai,
Oahu, Maui and in California, their programs came to be
known as the Legacy of Aloha.
Every restaurant supports a different group of
organizations, says Greg Ames, general manager of Dukes
Waikiki. It all depends on whats the best fit for their
community, which I think is a really special thing.
Every year, Dukes Waikiki makes a sizeable donation to a
local organization. This years Legacy of Aloha recipient, Searider
Productions Foundation, started at Waianae High School in
1993 with the goal of teaching students to tell a story with a
camera. Searider Productions is now the largest digital media
program in the state with eight teachers and 300 students, many
of whom have gone on to win local, national and international
awards for their work.

Even though theyve grown the program a considerable

amount, they still need funds, says Ames. We felt like we
could make a pretty large contribution to what theyre doing,
assist them to help the kids who often times need scholarships
to be able to intern and be part of the program. And we thought
there was some really good synergy between them and their
ties to the community and who we are and where we are in the
community. Ian Kai
dukeswaikiki.com

Photo: John Allen III

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