{"id":208091,"date":"2024-12-17T17:26:09","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T03:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=208091"},"modified":"2024-12-17T20:28:31","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T06:28:31","slug":"kcc-celebrates-wccc-culinary-arts-grads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/12\/17\/kcc-celebrates-wccc-culinary-arts-grads\/","title":{"rendered":"Kapi\u02bbolani <abbr>CC<\/abbr> celebrates Women\u2019s Community Correctional Center culinary arts grads"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/kcc-culinary-arts-chef-2.jpg\" alt=\"group photo of culinary arts students\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-208136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/kcc-culinary-arts-chef-2.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/kcc-culinary-arts-chef-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/kcc-culinary-arts-chef-2-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Six women at the Women\u2019s Community Correctional Center (<abbr>WCCC<\/abbr>) accepted their completion certificates from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kapiolani.hawaii.edu\/programs\/culinary\/\"><span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> Community College\u2019s Culinary Arts Program<\/a> during a special graduation ceremony on December 12. Held at the <abbr>WCCC<\/abbr> Maunawili Cottage courtyard, the event also recognized three women who earned their general education diplomas (<abbr>GED<\/abbr>) through the McKinley Community School for Adults &#8212; Moanalua Campus. More than 30 family members, loved ones and supporters attended the celebration.<\/p>\n<p>Klarissa Lopez, one of two student speakers from the Culinary Arts Program, said, &ldquo;It not only betters us with education but it betters us as individuals.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The event also featured a luncheon of dishes and desserts prepared by the culinary graduates, showcasing their mastery of fundamental culinary skills, safety and sanitation practices.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/kcc-culinary-arts-food-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"luncheon of dishes made by the culinary graduates\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-208125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/kcc-culinary-arts-food-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/kcc-culinary-arts-food-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/kcc-culinary-arts-food.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The menu included:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mushroom duxelle<\/li>\n<li>Blistered tomato and creamy mac nut pesto <\/li>\n<li>Roasted seafood sensation<\/li>\n<li>Pimento cheese and bacon jam<\/li>\n<li>Pressed kalua pork street tacos<\/li>\n<li>Spicy buffalo chicken pizza<\/li>\n<li>Miso chicken beurre blanc pizza <\/li>\n<li>Grilled chimichurri chicken <\/li>\n<li>Beef moussaka<\/li>\n<li>Banana foster bread pudding<\/li>\n<li>Lilikoi chiffon tarts<\/li>\n<li>Hokkaido raspberry cupcakes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Foundation for the future<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/kcc-culinary-arts-3-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"culinary arts student serving attendees\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-208124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/kcc-culinary-arts-3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/kcc-culinary-arts-3-130x73.jpg 130w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/kcc-culinary-arts-3.jpg 676w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With the certificates earned through the Culinary Arts Program, the graduates now hold a foundation to pursue further education or careers in the food service industry, opening new doors of opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When these women leave here, we hope the right path feels clear and natural, guiding them toward brighter futures. With strong skills and unwavering determination, they\u2019re not just better students; they\u2019re better humans, ready for success,&rdquo; said Chef Instructor Lee Shinsato.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Six women accepted their completion certificates from <span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr> during a special graduation ceremony. <\/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":[184,377,63,71],"class_list":["post-208091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-culinary","tag-culinary-arts-program","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\/208091","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=208091"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208091\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":208181,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/208091\/revisions\/208181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=208091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=208091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=208091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}