Menu:

• Kalani-Grown Hawaiian-StyleWatercress Soup
• Hoisin-Glazed Baby-back Pork Ribs
• Adzuki Beans in Coconut Milk
• Hapa Rice
• Mashed Purple Potatoes (grown by Ginger Ridge Farms)
• Sautéed Maku’u Market Long Beans
• Bountiful Salad Bar with Kalani Made Dressings
• Dessert Haupia

Location: The Lanai at Kalani

Cost:  Dinner tickets are $24/$19 kama’aina.

Reservations Required. To make a reservation, please contact us.

The festival kicks off with Puna’s own version of an “Iron Chef” competition – local farmer and tropical produce expert Scott Laaback will face off against “Rock n Roll” catering chef Barrie Saccomanno, in preparing local exotic foods such as jackfruit, ulu (breadfruit) and local greens such as chaya and edible hibiscus.

Location:  Kalani Blue Moon Room

Cost:  Food donation for The Food Basket (our Big Island Food Bank), and/or $5 cash donation.

Chef Bios:

Scott Laaback

Barrie Saccomanno

Chef Barrie is a personal chef and caterer who has created a business called Red Road Gourmet/

Geckogrindz. A transplant from NYC, with a double degree in culinary arts and culinary management, Barrie was a ‘rock and roll’ catering chef for a time, cooking for acts like the Rolling Stones, Dave Matthews, Cher, and Aerosmith among many others. She is the creator/producer/performer/chef of ChickCook: The Only Performance You Can Eat – a roving multimedia installation based underground supper club. We know she’ll keep everyone wildly entertained!

 

Maku’u Market is one of the busiest and most colorful farmers’ markets on the Big Island. Join us for a visit to the market, where you can explore the local foods produced on the Big Island and speak with the farmers whose living depends on the land.

Location: Shuttle leaves Kalani at 8:30AM; or meet at Maku’u Market office at 9:00AM.

Cost:  $15 with shuttle/Free if meeting at Maku’u Market.

Reservations Required. To make a reservation, please contact us.

Author and Chef Mark Ceranski lives in Puna, having served as an executive chef for a Saudi Prince, a Formula One team owner, and countless British dignitaries. Stories from Mark’s upcoming book, “Potboiler: In the Kitchen with Royalty, Dictators and Despots,” will thematically influence Mark’s class. Whether cooking on a budget or with none in mind, these secrets will help your dishes delight. Mark and his class will prepare a dessert souffle and fresh guimot (marshmallow). Participants will enjoy using bountiful local ingredients such as lilikoi, bananas, pineapple and mango.

Location:  Kalani Mauka Kitchen

Cost: $25/$20 kama’aina

Reservations Required. To make a reservation, please contact us.

Trained at the Culinary Institute of Maui and now living in Puna, Hilary Barsby has a strong focus on healthy preparation techniques, and a passion for locally sourced organic ingredients to express tropical Pacific Rim flavors.

Menu:

• Roasted Corn & Coconut Soup
• Locally-Caught Catch of the Day
• Kona Coffee Spiced Tempeh with Avocado-Starfruit Relish (Kalani-grown and Maku’u Market Avocados & Starfruit)
• Leek & Peashoot Risotto (Maku’u Market Peashoots & Leeks)
• Stir-Fried Local Bok Choy (Maku’u Market Bok Choy)
• Local Kale & Kalani Watercress Salad in a Ginger Vinaigrette (featuring Kale grown by Ginger Ridge Farms)
• Bountiful Salad Bar with Kalani Made Dressings
• Dessert

Location: The Lanai at Kalani

Cost:  Dinner tickets are $24/$19 kama’aina.

Reservations Required. To make a reservation, please contact us.

Information on eating seasonal, locally produced foods and how to transition into a gluten-free diet will be the integrated topics in this participatory cooking class. Hilary Barsby trained at the Culinary Institute of Maui, resides in Puna, and is a chef in the Kalani kitchen.

Location: Kalani Mauka Kitchen

Cost:  $25/$20 kama’aina

Reservations Required. To make a reservation, please contact us.

Barcus Adams, Kalani’s resident horticulture expert, will lead a tour of agricultural programs and horticulture focusing on sustainable practices, and distinguishing native from non-native plants.

Meeting Point: The Lanai at Kalani

Cost:  Free

Reservations are not required.

This dinner will feature produce from the farms of Puna. Each dish will highlight the products of one local farm, with information about the farm and products provided to guests.

We are pleased to feature Kalani’s own Dana Butler as a feature chef. Dana is the lead chef at Kalani, and is passionate about local food and produce.

Menu:

• Roasted Kabocha Pumpkin Soup (featuring Pumpkins grown by Xanadu Farms)
• Local Catch of the Day with Ginger Mushroom Cream Sauce (featuring locally grown ginger and Hamakua-grown Ali’I & Pioppini mushrooms)
• Tofu with Vegan Ginger Mushroom Cream Sauce
• Rice Pilaf
• Maku’u Market Seasonal Greens
• Tomato, Avocado and Hearts of Palm Salad (featuring Island Harvest Organics tomatoes, and Big Island-grown avocados, English cucumbers and hearts of palm)
• Bountiful Salad Bar with Kalani Made Dressings
• Dessert Lilikoi Cake

Location: The Lanai at Kalani

Cost:  Dinner tickets are $24/$19 kama’aina.

Reservations Required. To make a reservation, please contact us.

Xanadu is a local farm with a focus on experimental farming practices. We will visit with the owners, and talk story about the joys, pitfalls, and learnings of being on the cutting edge of experimental farming.

Location: Shuttle leaves Kalani at 9:00AM.

Cost:  $25 / $20 kama’aina.

Reservations Required. To make a reservation, please contact us.

Learn the traditional Hawaiian art of lauhala (pandanus leaves) weaving with Auntie Linda using materials harvested from Kalani’s own grounds. Beginners start with weaving a bracelet and progress to weaving fans, mats, baskets, and other pieces in subsequent sessions. Also enjoy chanting, talking story, and learning about Hawaiian culture.

Location: Kalani Lanai

Cost:  $15/$10 kama’aina

Reservations Required. To make a reservation, please contact us.

Author and Chef Mark Ceranski lives in Puna, having served as an executive chef for a Saudi Prince, a Formula One team owner, and countless British dignitaries. His upcoming book, “Potboiler: In the Kitchen with Royalty, Dictators and Despots,” will thematically influence Mark’s menu.

Menu:

• Kalani-Grown Cream of Watercress Soup
• Grass-Fed Big Island Beef Pot Roast with Local Fig and Red Wine Sauce
• Roasted Tempeh with Local Fig and Red Wine Sauce
• Au Gratin Potatoes
• Vegan Au Gratin Potatoes
• Roasted Fennel & Root Veggies (featuring fennel from Ginger Ridge Farms)
• Roasted Hawaiian Beet & Maku’u Market Green Bean Salad with Local Goat Chevre
• Bountiful Salad Bar with Kalani Made Dressings
• Dessert Chocolate Cream Pie

Location: The Lanai at Kalani

Cost:  Dinner tickets are $24/$19 kama’aina.

Reservations Required. To make a reservation, please contact us.

The Hilo Farmers Market is a must-see experience when you are on the Big Island. Over 200 local farmers and artisans sell their produce, crafts, gift items and tropical flowers in a festive outdoor atmosphere.

Hilo Coffee Mill supplies superb Hawaiian coffees in keeping with the spirit of a family-run coffee plantation. The Big Island of Hawai’i produces some of the “richest” coffee in the world, comparable to any of the more famous coffee regions. The Hilo Coffee Mill is located on 24 beautiful acres in Mountain View, with a full viewing area and tasting bar, and was founded to help small local coffee farmers not only produce and process their coffee crops, but also assist in marketing these valuable crops to the rest of the world.

Location: Shuttle leaves Kalani at 9:00AM.

Cost:  $35 / $20 kama’aina.

Reservations Required. To make a reservation, please contact us.

Uncle Robert Keli’iho’omalu is the legendary and beloved patriarch of the old Kalapana village, and his family compound is where the market is located. This colorful open air night market has hundreds of people showing up for fresh produce, tasty food, and live Hawaiian music.

Location: Uncle’s Awa Bar in Kalapana

Shuttle: Leaves Kalani every half hour from 5:00PM to 10:00PM, with pickups at Seaview Lawn and Kehena Beach. Returns on the 15s and 45s.

Cost:  Free

No reservation required.

Chef and instructor Scott Laaback will lead this exciting culinary class focused on unusual produce from the region. Students will prepare jackfruit seed hummus and ulu chips as well as curried breadnut (barring them falling prematurely from the tree) in a chaya leaf wrap.

Location:  Kalani Mauka Kitchen

Cost: $25/$20 kama’aina

Reservations Required. To make a reservation, please contact us.

Dragon’s Eye is a farm dedicated to natural farming, aquaponics, and learning. Our visit will explore the farm’s facilities, as we discuss Korean natural farming techniques and new sustainable ways of farming chickens.

Location: Shuttle leaves Kalani at 1:00PM.

Cost:  $25 / $20 kama’aina.

Reservations Required. To make a reservation, please contact us.

Delve into a dinner of exotic produce and clever taste combinations during this feature dinner with Chef Mariana Bergtold. Mariana is a Puna resident and full-time chef with a history of innovative cooking that will excite vegetarians and omnivores alike.

Menu:

• Avocado and Cucumber Soup (featuring Puna-grown avocados and Kamuela cucumbers)
• Sesame-Crusted Local Catch of the Day
• Tempeh “Tuna” Patties with Locally-grown Fresh Tumeric and Citrus Sauce (featuring citrus from Xanadu Farms)
• “Upper Crust” Potatoes Asian Greens and Ali’i Mushrooms (featuring Maku’u Market Greens and Hamakua mushrooms)
• Bountiful Salad Bar with Kalani Made Dressings
• Dessert Sweet Tahinis

Guest Chef: Mariana Bergtold

Location: The Lanai at Kalani

Cost:  Dinner tickets are $24/$19 kama’aina.

Reservations Required. To make a reservation, please contact us.

Max will demonstrate the health benefits and preparation of fermented foods, such as kim chee and sauerkraut. In addition, Max will teach how to make delicious smoothies using local, raw ingredients and featuring fresh coconut water.

Max catered to Austin’s hip I.T. professionals prior to 8 years on the Big Island pioneering advances in local cuisine. Today, Max is an independent freelance chef working in commercial/film and video production doing on-set cooking and food styling.

Location: Kalani Mauka Kitchen

Cost:  $25/$20 kama’aina

Reservations Required. To make a reservation, please contact us.

Join us on our visit to La’akea Permaculture Community, where the community will immerse us in the ins and outs of permaculture. This region of Hawaii is particularly famous for permaculture projects, and the friendly folks at La’akea have been amongst those at the leading edge.

Location: Shuttle leaves Kalani at 1:00PM.

Cost:  $25 / $20 kama’aina.

Reservations Required. To make a reservation, please contact us.

Featured restaurants in Pahoa will provide food and entertainment, while the shops of Pahoa stay open later for this special Mainstreet Pahoa event.

Location: Pahoa Mainstreet

Shuttle: Leaves Kalani every hour from 5:00PM to 7:00PM, with pickups at Seaview Lawn and Kehena Beach. Returns on the half hour, with the last shuttle at 9:30PM.

Cost:  Free

Reservations should be made with participating restaurants if a sit-down meal is desired.

SPACE Market, at the local Seaview Performing Arts Center, is a delightful taste of Puna. All products are locally produced. Join us for a casual and friendly exploration of this local and colorful market.

Location: Shuttle leaves Kalani at 9:00AM; or meet at the entrance to SPACE Market at 9:15AM.

Cost:  Free

Reservations Required. To make a reservation, please contact us.

Join Chef Dana Butler as we learn how to make Kalua Pork, and explore its many uses during and after the luau. To complement the pork, Dana will demonstrate the preparation of complimentary luau foods made from fresh local market produce.

Location: Kalani Mauka Kitchen

Cost:  $25/$20 kama’aina

Reservations Required. To make a reservation, please contact us.

The festival’s culminating highlight is a Behind the Scenes Luau hosted by locals Leilehua and Manu with a closing feast featuring Chef Max Fathom. This is the perfect opportunity to discover the genuine culture and traditions behind the world-famous Hawaiian luau.

Kalani will come alive with Hawaiian music, food, fire spinning and hula throughout the event location in full celebration.

Menu:

• Kalua Pork and Cabbage (featuring Hawaiian-Grown Cabbage)
• Tofu—Kim Chee Poke (featuring Natural Pacific Tofu made in Keaau and Puna-grown Napa cabbage, ginger & green onions)
• Molokai Purple Sweet Potatoes in Coconut Milk
• Crispy Pork-Fried Rice and Vegan Fried Rice
• Ginger, Kale & Corn Salad (featuring Puna-Grown Kale, Ginger, Green Onions and Herbs
• Fresh Salad Bar With Kalani Made Salad Dressing
• Dessert Banana Cream Pie (featuring Puna-grown Apple-bananas)

Location: The Lanai at Kalani

Cost:  Dinner tickets are $29/$24 kama’aina.

Reservations Required. To make a reservation, please contact us.

Maku’u Market is one of the busiest and most colorful farmers’ markets on the Big Island. Join us for a visit to the market, where you can explore the local foods produced on the Big Island and speak with the farmers whose living depends on the land.

Location: Shuttle leaves Kalani at 8:30AM; or meet at Maku’u Market office at 9:00AM.

Cost:  $15 with shuttle/Free if meeting at Maku’u Market.

Reservations Required. To make a reservation, please contact us.