Fifteenth Annual Hawaii Food & Wine Festival

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ISLAND OF HAWAII – OCTOBER 18, 2025

KAANAPALI, MAUI – OCTOBER 24-26, 2025

OAHU – OCTOBER 30 – NOVEMBER 2, 2025

APPLY TODAY FOR COHORT 5!

CALLING ALL FOOD PRODUCT ENTREPRENEURS!

Are you a Hawai‘i-based entrepreneur using locally grown, raised, or caught ingredients in your value-added food product? The Hawai‘i Ag & Culinary Alliance’s Cottage Industry to Commercial Enterprise Scholarship can help you take your product to the next level!

Apply to be one of 15 local entrepreneurs selected to receive a partial scholarship for Leeward Community College’s 12-week Aina to Makeke course this February. The scholarship provides $1,000 toward the $1,500 tuition, equipping participants with the skills and knowledge to successfully bring their food products to market.

APPLICATIONS DUE DECEMBER 29, 2024

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YOU DRIVE OUR MISSION

GIVE THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING

This holiday season, your generosity fuels the dreams of tomorrow’s chefs, farmers, and culinary innovators—building a vibrant future for Hawaii’s food and agriculture industries. By making a tax-deductible* gift to the Hawaii Food & Wine Festival’s Year-End Campaign, you’re supporting scholarships, essential technology, and hands-on learning experiences that empower students and educators.

Join us in shaping careers and sustaining Hawaii’s vital culinary and agricultural industries!

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SEE THE POWER OF YOUR GIFT

This year, Hawaii Ag & Culinary Alliance proudly sponsored full-tuition scholarships for 32 culinary professionals in Cohorts 3 & 4 of the groundbreaking Culinary Institute of the Pacific (CIP) x Culinary Institute of America (CIA) Workforce Development Program. Designate your gift to fund scholarships for working culinary professionals—chefs and cooks from restaurants, hotels, farms, healthcare, the military, and education—ensuring they have access to this transformative program.

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SHOWCASING HAWAII'S CULINARY EXCELLENCE

The Hawaii Food & Wine Festival celebrates the vibrant flavors, cultures, and stories that make Hawaii a world-class culinary destination. By connecting chefs with local farmers, ranchers, and fishermen, we honor the islands’ rich agricultural heritage while driving nearly $25 million in visitor spending and raising $5 million for culinary education, sustainability, and cultural preservation. Join us in savoring the creativity, collaboration, and impact that define Hawaii’s unique place in the culinary world.

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This year, HFWF entered a new type of “kitchen” with a Pickleball Tournament with @reignbodyfuel at the historic @royallahainaresort in @kaanapalimaui. Nearly 100 picklers took to the courts to “smash” the competition. We were even lucky enough to have some of our talented #HFWF chefs join in on the action. Even the rain couldn’t keep them from bringing their A-game!

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Hawaii Ag and Culinary Alliance dba Hawaii Food & Wine Festival is a 501c(3) nonprofit organization. All proceeds from the Thirteenth Annual Hawaii Food & Wine Festival benefit the Festival which supports culinary and agricultural education, sustainability, and cultural programs in Hawaii.

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