{"id":218508,"date":"2025-07-10T14:16:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T00:16:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=218508"},"modified":"2025-07-10T14:36:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T00:36:34","slug":"high-school-students-taste-culinary-careers-at-cip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/07\/10\/high-school-students-taste-culinary-careers-at-cip\/","title":{"rendered":"High school students taste culinary careers at Culinary Institute of the Pacific"},"content":{"rendered":"
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High school students from 13 public and charter schools participated in the CIP<\/abbr> summer intensive<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

Sixteen high school students from across Hawai\u02bbi<\/span> explored their culinary passions and college potential during a new summer intensive at the Culinary Institute of the Pacific (CIP<\/abbr>) at Kapi\u02bbolani<\/span> Community College.<\/p>\n

Held June 23\u201327, the \u201cEssential Foundations of Culinary\u201d program introduced students to core kitchen techniques, plating artistry, flavor development and professional service timing. The week wrapped with a high-pressure market basket challenge using mystery ingredients.<\/p>\n

\u201cGrowing up, I\u2019ve always liked to bake and find new recipes,\u201d said Kailea Young, a senior at Kailua High School. \u201cThis experience has made me want to explore further into the culinary arts career pathway. After I graduate, I plan to attend Kapi\u02bbolani<\/span> CC<\/abbr>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Workforce development, discovering passions<\/h2>\n
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Landon-Roe Cruz<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n

The program was delivered in partnership with the Culinary Institute of America (CIA<\/abbr>) and builds upon the success of previous CIP<\/abbr> and CIA<\/abbr> cohorts, which have primarily served working professionals seeking to refine their craft. Offering it to high school students reflects CIP<\/abbr>\u2019s growing role in workforce development.<\/p>\n

Brandon Takehara, a Moanalua High School graduate who will attend Kapi\u02bbolani<\/span> CC<\/abbr> this fall, appreciated learning about local food systems.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe learned how to cook, but we also learned the ins and outs of where we source our ingredients,\u201d Takehara said. \u201cIt\u2019s really cool to see how intertwined every aspect of the kitchen is with every part of the island.\u201d<\/p>\n

Recent McKinley High School graduate Landon-Roe Cruz had been interested in engineering, but discovered a passion for cooking in his junior year, and will also attend Kapi\u02bbolani<\/span> CC<\/abbr> in the fall.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis experience forced me to step up and be a leader,\u201d Cruz said. \u201cThis week, I\u2019ve been trying to lead my team through the recipes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Students came from 13 public and charter schools statewide, including Moanalua, Kailua, McKinley, Mililani and Kihei Charter. Graduates earned a certificate of completion, continuing education units, and a digital badge.<\/p>\n

CIP<\/abbr> Director Roy Yamaguchi added \u201cAt the end of five days, students will have the mental and performance confidence to pursue culinary as a profession, which adds to a stronger and larger culinary community.\u201d<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_masonry_media_grid element_width=”6″ css=”” initial_loading_animation=”none” grid_id=”vc_gid:1752194173416-fe846b84-e31a-7″ include=”218523,218525″][vc_column_text css=””]\n

From left: Kailea Young of Kailua High School; Brandon Takehara, Moanalua High School graduate<\/small><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Culinary Institute of the Pacific inspires future chefs in hands-on summer program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[184,181,63,71],"class_list":["post-218508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-culinary","tag-culinary-institute-of-the-pacific","tag-kapiolani-community-college","tag-uh-community-colleges","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=218508"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218508\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":218532,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218508\/revisions\/218532"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=218508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=218508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=218508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}