Share the Aloha 2026

In Hawai‘i, the spirit of aloha is more than hello and goodbye. It’s the essence of who we are. It reminds us to treat each other with genuine love and respect. When you live with aloha, you live with heart.

How others Share the Aloha

A Coach with a lot of Aloha

Story submitted by GM Alex Ortiz “Aloha!  I wanted to share this story. I’m the GM of Rexburg and have this group of track coaches come in once every couple of weeks to have a meeting amongst each other. The main coach…

Spouses Sharing Aloha Spirit

Ashlie visited our Midvale store and shared a sweet Story of Aloha with us: “Aloha! Shout out to my husband for always giving his all and making it to where we can live life and enjoy it as well. He always goes…

Hospitality That Stays With You

Submitted by a customer who gave a shout-out to the St. Rose store: I can’t say enough about Fabian’s customer service. Quick to greet you when you walk in, quick to apologize for the wait, (there was only 1 person in front…

Aloha Given and Received

Submitted by Idaho DM for GM Marcos and the Broadway store team “Marcos recently celebrated a birthday on Monday, and had a staff meeting the day prior. His whole team wanted to do something fun for him, as they see how hard…

Aloha in the Form of a Sweet Treat

Submitted by GM Karl for Trevor at the West Jordan store “Last Friday, one of my employees who works 2 jobs had a rough day at her other job but still came in at night for her shift. When she came in,…

Driven by Aloha

Submitted by Mark Freebairn from Bountiful, UT “Someone gave my son a good deal on a car. It was her grandma’s car, and she said her grandma would want it to go to a good young man who is living the right…

Aloha Through Friendship

Submitted by Zach Bradford from Taylorsville, UT “I recently started playing a card game that one of my good friends loves as a way to connect with them. I’ve been struggling to make friends, so it made me really happy to find…

A Little Scoop of Aloha

Submitted by Chalice Whitney from Taylorsville, UT “My story of Aloha is a story about my kids. They were on a field trip with their class and stopped by a fast food restaurant to grab ice cream. The ice cream was more…

Aloha That Gives Back

Submitted by Dresden Gardner from Taylorsville, UT “I was born with a hole in my heart when I was young. I had a 95% chance of dying but I pulled through and made it. Because of this I live a life of…

Love that Lifts Us

Submitted by Meilee Phat from Burnsville, MN “When my son was born, my aunt and sisters watched my son for free for the first a year and a half and helped me a lot through being a new mom.” They say it…

Aloha Shows Up

Submitted by Luis Segura from Burnsville, MN “I recently just moved houses and my friends came to help me out with my move without hesitation, even tho they were busy with college work and work schedules, I was truly happy.” Moving can…

Noticing the People Around You

Submitted by Laura Rieffer “One MN January my now husband and I decided to make a late night trip to the local 24-hour grocery store to grab a sweet treat a couple hours after a winter storm had finishes. While parking the…

Buying Lunch for a Coworker

Nan, a customer from our Midvale store, shared with us: “My manager heard I was hungry and bought me lunch a couple of days ago. It meant a lot because I’m currently pregnant and was working a 12 hour shift.” That’s so…

Aloha in the Hardest Moments

A customer from Pleasant Grove, Chase, shared with us: “As a nurse, we get to experience a lot of aloha. I had the pleasure of helping a patient through a cancer diagnosis and helped to bring them comfort and peace through a…

Aloha Spirit in a Marriage

Wesley, a customer from Pleasant Grove, shared with us: “My story of Aloha is about my wife. There is a lot that I could say but I will just stick to a couple things. When we went on our honeymoon, my wife…

Bringing the Aloha

From DM Corey Rappleye, for the Ogden & Clinton stores “Had an opportunity to meet these two today. Nate and Kerig (might be spelling that incorrectly) have been regulars at Mo’ Bettahs locations for a minute now. Name drop – they know…

Spreading Aloha to the Support Team

Submitted by Tami Mack One morning when I came in to work, I found a post-it on my desk with the message, “You are the BEST!!!”  This sweet note came on a day when I really needed it.  I learned that everyone…

Do it with Aloha

Story submitted by GM Matthew Horton about his Waxahachie team “Friday was a big day, and our team totally crushed it from start to finish! We kicked things off early with a huge $1,700 catering order before the store even opened. Dahlia…

Aloha Coach Bobby

  From DM Corey Rappleye, about the Layton store “Meet Coach Bobby and his wife Theresa. Met these two last night while at the Layton location. They were in town from Florida to visit their daughter and had to come straight to…

Aloha in Action

From customer Wendy Jones & the Viewmont Softball team “I just wanted to give a shoutout to your team at the Bountiful store.  I arrived at the game to find that the food hadn’t arrived.  I was unable to contact the mom,…

The Storm Before the Service

Susy & Jas were scheduled to be at work at 4 a.m. for our early start Paycom catering order. On their way in, they got caught in a heavy downpour and spun out on the highway—an experience that would shake anyone. Continuing…

Mahalo, Catering Team

From GM Conner Curless for Ruthann & the Catering Team “I wanted to take a second to express my gratitude for the Catering Team, specifically Ruthann!  The whole Catering Team has been working hard, and we have been a recipient of quite…

Thinking of a Neighbor

Derrick, a Spanish Fork customer, shared with us: “Today we received a lot of help with our yard. The neighbors had leftover sod and gave it to us. We so appreciate it. Thank you!” What a beautiful example of neighbors helping neighbors…

Befriending a Neighbor

Our customer in Spanish Fork, Jolene, said: “My kids were outside playing with neighbor kids, and my neighbor was outside on her porch. I was able to sit and talk with her for a little bit, and it was nice to feel…

Aloha in the Classroom

Brandon, who visited our Spanish Fork store, shared: “I got to guide my students to better themselves both socially and academically, despite their upbringings. It fills my heart with joy knowing that I can make my students lives a little more fulfilling,…

Aloha Blooms!

From Spanish Fork Customer, Suzi: “My friend gave me some daylilies and they are blooming for my birthday. So much happiness. Share the love by sharing flowers!” That’s wonderful to hear! Happy Belated-Birthday! May those beautiful daylilies keep blooming joy and happiness…

A Meal to Remember

Submitted by Caleb Anderson “I was traveling back from military drill weekend around Christmas and a complete stranger bought my meal without my knowledge. That small act of kindness is what drives community. Let’s pass along kindness!” Thank you for sharing your…

How others Share the Aloha

Share your “Story of Aloha”

The meaning of Aloha goes beyond hello or goodbye; it is an attitude of love and respect for each other and guides us to show love to those around us!

Help us find and share these stories of Aloha. We want to hear the wonderful moments you’ve experienced while visiting one of our restaurants! Submit your “Story of Aloha” and we may feature you!