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Renowned Butcher Joins Culinary Institute of the Pacific

by Sarah Burchard | May 15, 2025 | Campus Features, Features | 0 |

At 52, two decades after his career as a butcher took off, Bryan Mayer is ready to bring his expertise to the Culinary Institute of the Pacific (CIP). Half way through his current 89-day contract as an education specialist, Mayer has already proven to be an asset to the department. His expertise contributes to Roy Yamaguchi’s vision of making CIP a world class culinary institution, and he fosters a connection to Hawaiʻi’s agricultural industry that wasn’t there before.

KCC Instructor Brandon Ng’s Path to Hawaiʻi Triennial Artist

by Sarah Burchard | Apr 25, 2025 | Campus Features, Features | 2 |

The Hawaiʻi Triennial, hosted by Hawai‘i Contemporary, is the state’s largest exhibition of contemporary art from Hawaiʻi, the Pacific and beyond. Curators begin scouting artists three years in advance by visiting galleries and word-of-mouth discovery. Artist and KCC instructor Brandon Ng was one of the artists featured this year on Oʻahu.

Art@KCC Club Beautifies Campus with Bench Painting

by Bowen Wang | Apr 17, 2025 | Campus Features, Clubs, Features | 0 |

Art@KCC’s members gather together around a bench located at the bottom of ‘Ilima ramp...

Women’s History Month: Four Women Every KCC Student Should Know

by Sarah Burchard | Mar 24, 2025 | Campus Features, Features | 2 |

Chancellor Masaki Takabayashi addressed KCC graduates at the commencement ceremony last year....

KCC Culinary Students Represent on New TV Show ‘Kitchen Scraps’

by Sarah Burchard | Feb 19, 2025 | Campus Features, Features | 0 |

“Kitchen Scraps,” airing on Hawaiʻi News Now (channel K5), Sundays at 7 p.m., premiered on January 12. Similar to The Food Network’s “Chopped,” Hawaiʻi’s first reality competition show challenges two local cooks to create a winning dish using a surprise local ingredient in under 15 minutes.

Paralegal Instructor’s Non-Traditional Academic Journey

by Makayla Dilliner | Nov 21, 2024 | Campus Features, Features | 0 |

Cheryl Arakaki’s educational journey shows dedication and hard work while working and...

Chef Roy Yamaguchi Leads CIP into its Next Phase

by Sarah Burchard | Nov 19, 2024 | Campus Features, Features | 0 |

CIP is located at 4500 Diamond Head Road in the former Cannon Club (also known as the Fort Ruger officer’s club). It consists of two kitchen labs built in 2017 (phase 1) and a new innovation center, restaurant and auditorium still under construction (phase 2). Yamaguchi is here to lead the project into this new phase.