Dylan Ching

Vice President of Operations, TS Restaurants - Honolulu, HI

Dylan Ching is the Vice President of Operations for Hawaii.  He oversees restaurant operations of eight restaurants on the islands of Kauai, Oahu, and Maui which include world famous brands like Dukes and Hula Grill.  He is from the Island of Maui and a graduate of Kamehameha Schools at Kapalama and holds a bachelor’s degree in business from the University of Sandiego.  His work experience started off playing professional football in Canada for the Saskatchewan Roughriders for three seasons.  He grew up in the restaurant business and has worked at TS on and off since 1994.  He started off as a bus boy at Leilani’s on the beach in Maui and has worked his way up from there.  He spent 6 years as the General Manager at Dukes Waikiki and two years as the Regional Director of Operations for his region before being promoted to VP of Operations in 2019.  As of September 2022, he has been promoted to VP of Operations for the state of Hawaii. He currently sits on the Waikiki Community Center, WBIDA (Waikiki Business Improvement District Association), WBSIDA (Waikiki Beach Special Improvement District Association), Boys and Girls Club of Hawaii Corporate Board, BMAC (Bishop Museum Advisory Council), Treasure for Let Grace In nonprofit, and the President of the Tommy Holmes Foundation.  He is also a proud alumnus of the Pacific Century Fellows class of 2018.