The Hawaii Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (HRAEF), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization focused on bolstering workforce development beginning at the high school level, awarded Jimmy Nguyen (center) a $1,000 scholarship to further his education at Kapiolani Community College’s Culinary Institute of the Pacific. Nguyen is HRAEF’s first-ever scholarship recipient who earned a national ProStart Culinary Certificate of […]

HONOLULU (KHON2) - A local program is inspiring Hawaii high school students to pursue careers in the hospitality industry. With all of the details, we had Prostart coordiator Marcus Fikse, and Kaiser High School students Taylor Ledgerwood and Ben Taylor. Ben and Taylor taught us how to make easy and delicious desserts, and we learned [...]

The Hawaii Restaurant Association announced Thursday the launch of a nonprofit arm of its organization, the Educational Foundation, which was created as a way to bolster the restaurant industry’s workforce at the high school level. The foundation aims to address staffing challenges in the restaurant and hospitality industries, a particular pain point with the current […]