Hawai'i Island Chef Challenge

Hawai'i Island Chef Challenge Head Chefs partner with Student Chefs to prepare and cook a healthy meal utilizing locally grown and sourced ingredients from the Big Island.

11/07/2025

✨ Enjoying the highlights from this year’s Hawaiʻi Island Chef Challenge!
So grateful for our chefs, students, sponsors, and community who make this event so special every year. 🌺🍽️

11/05/2025

Grateful beyond words for Chef Sam Choy! 5 years of service, mentorship, and aloha! 🌺 Your time, talent, and heart have shaped this program and inspired so many. You truly are a gem who gives generously and loves deeply. Mahalo nui, Chef Sam Choy! 🙏💛

11/05/2025

🔥 Excited to welcome Chef Willie Garcia as a special guest judge for this year’s Hawai‘i Island Chef Challenge! 👨🏽‍🍳
Born and raised in Keaukaha, Chef Willie brings years of culinary experience, local flavor, and heart to our table. We’re honored to have him join us for the very first time! 🌺

11/01/2025

✨Welcome to another exciting year of culinary excellence, the Hawai‘i Island Chef Challenge 2025! Where local flavors, creativity, and aloha come alive!👩🏽‍🍳

10/25/2025

✨Highlights of the 5th Annual Hawai’i Island Chef Challenge will be available soon👩🏽‍🍳 .ah .bartolome.1

👨‍🍳 Meet the Chefs! We’re excited to introduce the incredible culinary talent behind this year’s 5th Annual Hawaiʻi Isla...
09/20/2025

👨‍🍳 Meet the Chefs!

We’re excited to introduce the incredible culinary talent behind this year’s 5th Annual Hawaiʻi Island Chef Challenge! 🎉

These chefs bring creativity, passion, and aloha to the table, and they’ll be teaming up with Hawaiʻi Island student chefs to craft ono dishes that highlight our island’s flavors, farms, and community. 🌱🍍🥥

📅 Friday, October 24, 2025
📍 Hawaiʻi Community College Culinary Dining Hall, Hilo
👨🏽‍🍳Invitation Only

Stay tuned as we spotlight the student chef in the coming weeks — you won’t want to miss it!

✨ Celebrating 5 Years of Culinary Excellence! ✨We are so grateful to our incredible partners who help make the 5th Annua...
09/09/2025

✨ Celebrating 5 Years of Culinary Excellence! ✨

We are so grateful to our incredible partners who help make the 5th Annual Hawaiʻi Island Chef Challenge possible!🍴

Mahalo to:
🌸 Hilo Products Inc.
🌸 KTA Super Stores
🌸 Big Island Delights
🌸 Big Island Candies
🌸 Green Point Nurseries
🌸 OK Farms
🌸 Kōkua Initiative
🌸 Hawaiʻi Community College Culinary Arts

Together, we are building a platform of mentorship, creativity, and aloha spirit—connecting our keiki, community, and chefs for an unforgettable event.

📅 Friday, October 24, 2025
📍 Hawaiʻi Community College Culinary Dining Hall, Hilo

Let’s celebrate Hawaiʻi Island’s flavors, talent, and community spirit! 🌺

✨ Celebrating 5 Years of Culinary Mentorship! ✨The 5th Annual Hawaiʻi Island Chef Challenge is back — bringing together ...
09/07/2025

✨ Celebrating 5 Years of Culinary Mentorship! ✨
The 5th Annual Hawaiʻi Island Chef Challenge is back — bringing together Hawaiʻi Island’s top Executive Chefs with rising student chefs from our schools and culinary programs.

From mentorship to creativity, this program is all about passing down knowledge, skills, and aloha to the next generation of chefs.👩🏽‍🍳

🔥 Who will take the challenge this year? Stay tuned — Coming Soon!

✨ Celebrating 5 Years of Culinary Excellence! ✨The 5th Annual Hawaiʻi Island Chef Challenge is back on Friday, October 2...
09/06/2025

✨ Celebrating 5 Years of Culinary Excellence! ✨

The 5th Annual Hawaiʻi Island Chef Challenge is back on Friday, October 24, 2025 at Hawaiʻi Community College Culinary Dining Hall in Hilo! 🍴🔥

This year’s competition features legendary Chef Sam Choy and special guest Chef Willie “Kanila” Garcia, showcasing the best of Hawaiʻi’s flavors, innovation, and aloha.

A day of mentorship, creativity, and ‘ono dishes that celebrate Hawaiʻi’s food, culture, and community.

🌺 Mahalo to our sponsors:
Hilo Products, Inc. • Hawaiʻi Community College Culinary Arts • Big Island Delights • Green Point Nursery • Meadow Gold Dairies • Big Island Candies • KTA Super Stores

4th Annual Hawai'i Island Chef Challenge
11/15/2024

4th Annual Hawai'i Island Chef Challenge

Zonta Club of Hilo🌹Rose Award of Excellence🌹Honoring Lorraine R. Inouye🌹She is an inspiration and embodies the values of...
03/13/2024

Zonta Club of Hilo🌹Rose Award of Excellence🌹Honoring Lorraine R. Inouye🌹She is an inspiration and embodies the values of hard work, dedication, and deep connection to community.

Thank you Deb Lewis and Doug Adams for a wonderful evening of more great memories.

🙌🏼We spent our Saturday afternoon recognizing Hawaiʻi Island’s Most Excellent Young Artists. In Celebration of National ...
03/10/2024

🙌🏼We spent our Saturday afternoon recognizing Hawaiʻi Island’s Most Excellent Young Artists. In Celebration of National Youth Art month, the Mayor’s Office is proud to showcase the artwork of our Creative Young Artists. Mahalo to the East Hawaiʻi Cultural Center. 🎨🖌️

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