Join us for Hoʻomaʻa Kalo, which means to become familiar with taro, an extravagant Sunday Brunch, prepared with aloha by our first cohort of Kanaka Culinary Arts students, under the guidance of seasoned Hawaiian chefs.
This event artfully integrates kalo, the primary staple of our Hawaiian ancestors, into a variety of decadent, Hawaiʻi Island sourced brunch dishes, presented by the students to the community as part of their hōʻike, or performance-based assessment.
Combining 21st-century culinary techniques with traditional Hawaiian knowledge, the two-year Kanaka Culinary Arts program, sponsored by EA Ecoversity, a culture-based post-secondary education and career training program, offers young native Hawaiians ages 15-30 an opportunity to prepare for careers in Hawaiʻiʻs food industry, specializing in Hawaiian foods, that will allow them to remain in their ancestral land.
Donʻt miss this once-in-a-lifetime experience to savor delicious curated taro cuisine and create lasting memories with kalo, while supporting young Hawaiian chefs to kūlia i ka nuʻu and reach their highest potential.
Your ticket purchase will support our fledgling Kanaka Culinary Arts program, which provides a new generation of native Hawaiian chefs with strong foundations in Hawaiian food heritage, as well as cultural knowledge and practices relating to traditional foods.
Program Sponsors
Kanaka Culinary Arts
Diploma Requirements
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Complete Fun, Asynchronous Courses
Participate in Internships
Engage in Mentorship
Volunteer for Community Service
Help with Kanaka Kitchens
Execute Hoʻike
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Highly interactive, asynchronous courses allow you to learn anytime it is convenient for you and from anywhere with WIFI.
Four (4) fully paid 3-day weekend internships allow you to learn hands-on from Hawaiian chefs, as you prepare delicious, healthy food for Hawaiʻi communities.
Ongoing interaction with a Kanaka mentor, with experience in cooking with Hawaiian foods, provides you with personal, cultural and professional support.
Volunteering in programs, organizations and/or businesses in your community that focus on increased use of Hawaiian foods by Hawaiians, allows you to expand your knowledge of cooking with Hawaiian or Hawaiʻi ingredients.
Observing and assisting EA Ecoversity staff to plan, implement and evaluate our bi-lingual, online and in-person Kanaka Kitchens teaches you how to use Hawaiian ingredients and cooking methods while increasing your knowledge of Hawaiian language and culture.
Performance-based Assessment at the end of the course allows you to demonstrate your cooking skills and use of Hawaiian ingredients by completing a virtual, as well as an in-person Kanaka Kitchen, teaching others how to prepare Hawaiian food, using as much Hawaiian language as possible.
HĀNAI ʻAI – Hawaiian Food Preparation Series
Four (4) 8-lesson tuition-free, culture-based, asynchronous online EA E-Learning courses provide ʻIʻimi (learners) with Hawaiian culinary foundations. Each lesson requires an average of 6-hours.
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Kanaka Culinary Foundations - Semester 1
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Hawaiian Cuisine Past and Present - Semester 2
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Basic Cooking Skills – Semester 3
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Locally Sourced Food Creations - Semester 4
Courses
EA E-Learning Team
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Kahakalau Ph.D.
EA E-learning Team
Nāʻaiakalani Colburn
EA E-learning Team
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Aulani
Herrod
EA E-learning Team
ʻIʻini
Kahakalau
EA E-learning Team
Registration for the Kanaka Culinary Arts 2024 Cohort is CLOSED.
Based on the overwhelming interest in our first cohort, we are currently in the process of planning both a second cohort, as well as the launch of independent courses for those interested in learning how to prepare Hawaiian foods for their ʻohana.
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Contact
For more information about the Kanaka Culinary Arts Diploma please reach out to:
Nāʻaiakalani Colburn