2026 HRAEF Scholarship Winners
2026 Scholarships Awarded! At the Hawaii Restaurant Association Golf Tournament Awards Banquet on July 28, 2026 at the Pearl at Kalauao, the Foundation presented two of our seven Scholarship Recipients with their Award Certificates. In the photo: HRAEF Executive Director Sheryl Matsuoka, Scholarship Winner Kris Corrales, Scholarship Winner Kaleo Lum, and HRAEF Board of Director Kelsey Takara of Leeward Community College Not in Attendance: Scholarship Winners Adriane Bartolome, Matthew […]
Hawaii National Bank Grant to HRAEF
Mahalo to Hawaii National Bank for their generous grant supporting the HRA Educational Foundation’s student scholarships and school grants. Pictured LtoR are HRAEF Executive Director Sheryl Matsuoka and Bryan Luke, Hawaii National Bank President and CEO.
Hawaii USA FCU Donation to HRAEF
Mahalo to Hawaii USA FCU for supporting HRA Educational Foundation’s programs and initiatives. Pictured LtoR are HRAEF Board Director Dagdag Faustino; HRAEF Executive Director Sheryl Matsuoka; HRAEF Foundation Administrator Jaylina Abuy; and Jeannie Yukimoto of Hawaii USA FCU.
HRA Golf Tournament Donation to HRAEF
Mahalo to the Hawaii Restaurant Association for supporting the HRA Educational Foundation with proceeds from their July golf tournament. Pictured LtoR are HRA Board Directors: Andy Huang, L&L Hawaiian BBQ; James Idemoto, HMAA; Sheryl Matsuoka, HRAEF Executive Director; Ryan Ko, Westman Group; and Mike Palmer, Ho’okipa Partners.
We’re Hiring! Culinary Programs Coordinator (Part Time)
This Independent Contractor position reports directly to the Executive Director of Hawaii Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (HRAEF) and serves as the primary staff member charged with executing the existing ProStart and Restaurant Ready programs. This position manages the existing ProStart program in current and future High School locations. The coordinator serves to ensure teachers in […]
2025 HRAEF Scholarship Winners
2025 Scholarships Awarded! At the Hawaii Restaurant Association Golf Tournament Awards Banquet on June 4, 2025 at the Pearl at Kalauao, the Foundation presented two of our three Scholarship Recipients with their Award Certificates. In the photo: HRAEF Executive Director Sheryl Matsuoka, Scholarship Winner Jazmine Bennermom, Scholarship Winner Brandon Takehara, and HRAEF Chairman Keith Mallini Not in Attendance: Scholarship Winner Dexter Yago
HRAEF at the HRA Golf Tournament – June 4, 2025
The Foundation was generously gifted a fundraising hole at the Hawaii Restaurant Association golf tournament on June 4, 2025 at the Pearl at Kalauao Golf Course to raise funds for our ProStart student scholarships and school grants. Our dedicated EF hole on the course was called “ProShot for ProStart” where we enlisted professional golfer Alex […]
The Best of Hawaii’s Best Kitchens 2024 Returns to Waikiki
The 6th annual The Best of Hawaii’s Best Kitchens 2024 is set to return to the prestigious Hyatt Regency Waikiki in just a few weeks! It will be a night of great food, music, and fun, and we learned all of the details on Living808 from Tran Phuong, co-founder of Luna Events & Catering Hawaii, and […]
2021 HRAEF Scholarship Winners
In 2021 The Hawaii Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (HRAEF) awarded $1,500 scholarships to three deserving local high school students.