Hawaii Food & Wine Festival® Debuts HFWF24 Chefs Week to Encourage Local Dining With an Exclusive Ticket Offer

HONOLULU, HI (September 12, 2024)—The Hawaii Food & Wine Festival^® (HFWF) is excited to announce the launch of HFWF24 Chefs Week: Fall for Local Chefs, a new initiative designed to celebrate and support Hawaii’s incredible local chef talent participating in the Fourteenth Annual Hawaii Food & Wine Festival^® events later this fall. From September 16-30, 2024, guests are invited to dine at participating HFWF chef restaurants and unlock an exclusive opportunity to enhance their experience at this year’s Festival events. Diners who scan the HFWF24 Chef Week QR code on display at participating restaurants will receive a special promo code to purchase Priority Access tickets with early entry at 5:00 P.M. to select HFWF24 events at the General Admission price—a $100 value.

“We’re thrilled to bring the community together to support our local chefs while gearing up for another exciting Hawaii Food & Wine Festival^®,” said Denise Yamaguchi, Chief Executive Officer of the Hawaii Ag & Culinary Alliance, the nonprofit organization that programs the annual Festival. “This exclusive offer is our way of saying mahalo to diners for supporting these local HFWF chefs and their restaurants, helping to sustain Hawaii’s vibrant culinary community.” 

More than 50 restaurants on Oahu, Maui and the Island of Hawaii will participate in the two-week campaign to dine local during the typically slower post-Labor Day season. In the coming months, all of the participating restaurants will be represented by chef talent during the Fourteenth Annual Hawaii Food & Wine Festival events from October 18-November 10, where they’ll be joined by hundreds of chefs, winemakers, mixologists and beverage professionals from around the world.

How It Works:

• Dine Local – Visit one of the participating HFWF24 Chef restaurants between September 16-30 and experience the culinary excellence of the local chefs featured at this year’s Fourteenth Annual Hawaii Food & Wine Festival events.
• Unlock the Offer – Scan the HFWF24 Chef Week QR code displayed at the restaurant to receive a special promo code.
• Elevate Your Festival Experience – Use the promo code to purchase Priority Access tickets for select Hawaii Food & Wine Festival events at the General Admission price (a $100 savings). With Priority Access, guests will enjoy an extra hour to taste unique culinary creations and meet their favorite chefs, winemakers, mixologists and more at the Festival. 

HFWF24 Chefs Week Participating Restaurants:

ISLAND OF HAWAII

• Copper Bar – Mauna Kea Beach Hotel
• Hau Tree – Mauna Kea Beach Hotel
• Meridia Restaurant – The Westin Hapuna Beach Resort 
• Moon & Turtle
• Roy’s Waikoloa Bar & Grill

OAHU

To learn more about HFWF24 Chefs Week and view the full list of participating restaurants and events, visit HFWF.me/CHEFSWEEK. Tickets are selling fast for the Fourteenth Annual Hawaii Food & Wine Festival. Visit hawaiifoodandwinefestival.com for tickets, schedule of events, lineup of participating chefs and more. Each year, proceeds from HFWF ticket purchases go toward supporting Hawaii’s farmers, ranchers, and fishermen and agricultural education for children, in addition to investing in up-and-coming chef talent at local culinary colleges. Since 2011, HFWF has donated nearly $5 million to local culinary, agricultural, community, and aina-based organizations statewide. Stay connected—follow HFWF on Instagram @HIFoodWineFest/#HFWF24 and Facebook at @HawaiiFoodandWineFestival.