CENTENNIAL CAMPAIGN
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- University of Hawaiʻi Foundation
2444 Dole Street
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Honolulu, HI 96822 - Phone: (808) 956-8849
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The Culinary Institute of the Pacific
at Diamond Head
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"The vision for the new Culinary Institute of the Pacific at Diamond Head facility is an exciting and dynamic project for me to be involved with. The new facility and curriculum will feature what is best about Hawaiʻi. It will allow local students to interact with international students to broaden their horizons and experience new and different ideas. Roy Yamaguchi, Hawaiʻi’s first ever James Beard Award winner |
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A place of learning
Where people come together to learn more about our distinctive culinary arts and culture.Where students can further develop their professional skills and business management acumen in energy efficient, leading-edge culinary laboratories, classrooms and kitchens.
Where anyone who desires to learn and aspires to succeed at the highest professional level will be given the opportunity.
At the University of Hawaiʻi’s advanced culinary program on the slopes of Diamond Head, students will be able to pursue:
- Bachelor of Applied Science in Culinary Management to prepare students for leadership roles in hospitality and restaurant industries.
- Advanced Professional Certificate — advanced education and training in Asian, Pacific and Hawaiian cuisine which will prepare students and industry professionals for a four-year degree.
- Short-Term Professional Courses — continuing education for working professionals to sharpen their culinary and business skills.
The state-of-the-art Culinary Institute of the Pacific at Diamond Head will be a place where students will receive an affordable and accessible world-class culinary training from world-class chefs.
This advanced training will nurture greatly needed qualified, educated workers to support the Hawaii restaurant and hospitality industries, while building on the unique Asia-Pacific cuisine that has come to be world-renowned for its captivating blend of flavors, colors and textures through the creations of master chefs such as Roy Yamaguchi and Alan Wong.
Quick Facts about the Culinary Institute of the Pacific
at Diamond Head
- Sustainable LEEDS rated facility on the slopes of historic Diamond Head, at the site of the former Cannon Club
- 65-year lease from State of Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources at $1 per year
- Integral to the Diamond Head State Monument master plan
- 40,000 sq ft on 7.5 acres of land
- Two laboratory buildings (8,000 sq ft each)
- Classroom building (4,000 sq ft)
- Administration/faculty office building (4,000 sq ft)
- Culinary Amphitheater (4,000 sq ft)
- Restaurant (9,000 sq ft)
We are seeking at least $16 million in private gifts to help the University of Hawaiʻi reach its projected goal of breaking ground for the new facility in 2009, with completion scheduled for 2011.
A $5 million grant from the prestigious Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has boosted private giving support to more than $8.1 million from individuals who share this vision. We are halfway there!
Please join us!
For more information about the Culinary Institute of the Pacific at Diamond Head, please contact Mariko Miho at Mariko.Miho@uhf.hawaii.edu or 956-7983.