The Hawaii Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (HRAEF), through its high school culinary program ProStart, continues to work with high school students throughout the state. We have many projects underway at the moment, including the creation of multiple social media platforms which will highlight the students and instructors who are taking part in the program and…
Low unemployment rates in Hawaii have affected recruiting strategies. Compared to a few years ago, it’s a candidate driven job market where finding the right talent with in-demand skills has become harder, more expensive and time-consuming. With candidates holding so much more of the power, successful employers are switching their recruiting strategies to focus on…
Through a federal grant, the Culinary Institute of the Pacific via the Kapi’olani Community College Culinary Department, is able to offer a FREE State Cook Certificate program to anyone who’s working as a cook (prep, line, sous, exec, etc) at any food-service establishment on Oahu. This program, known as the Hawaii Cook Apprentice Program, is…
Kitchens are hot, and workers need to drink a beverage during work to stay hydrated. There are proper and incorrect ways of having a beverage while at work. As with all safety steps, the goal is to prevent the potential for contamination of foods and surfaces. If using a screwtop bottle or flask, there is…
While the holiday season can be the happiest time of the year, it is also a time when emergency rooms get a lot of traffic. With so many people coming together and lots of decorating and cooking going on, it is common for viruses and other minor illnesses to show up, along with burns and…