This is the first year the Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival, now in its 13th year, centered an event solely around indigenous cuisine, said acclaimed chef and restaurant owner Roy Yamaguchi, who co-founded the festival with chef Alan Wong.
An Oahu chef and a Maui chef are nominees for the prestigious 2022 James Beard Awards. They were among the 13 Hawaii chefs and restaurants that were named as semifinalists