Maui Chef of the Year Winners

Discover why Humuhumunukunukuāpua‘a's chef Mike Lofaro was voted as Maui's 2016 Chef of the Year by his peers.

Chef Jeff Scheer builds strong relationships with local farmers, ranchers, and fishermen.

Isaac Bancaco is the new generation Hawaiian chef, working to promote Maui as a cultural destination driven by food.

For the first time in ‘Aipono’s eleven-year history, Maui’s chefs elected one of their own to a second reign as Chef of the Year.

Roger Stettler may be the most famous Maui chef the average visitor hasn’t heard of.

Getting not one but two James Beard nominations is every chef’s dream, but Simeon hasn’t let it spoil his humility.

Cameron Lewark wanted to be a chef since the fifth grade, when he began cooking dinner for his overworked mom.

Unlike many of his colleagues, Chef Perry Bateman didn’t sharpen his knives in culinary school; he was raised in restaurants.

The votes are in: Chef Brian Etheredge is named Chef of the Year by his peers.

Maui chef of the year Ivan Pahk’s success is due, in no small part, to his generous participation in Maui’s food scene.