The Hale ‘Aina ‘Ohana funds food service education programs by and for the UH Community College culinary arts program throughout Hawai‘i. Among the programs that are funded are:

Guest Chef Lectures/Demonstrations
Past programs have featured Raphael Lunetta of Jiraffe Restaurant in Santa Monica, Norm Van Aken of Norman's in Florida and Lynne Rossetto Kasper, host of "The Splendid Table" on National Public Radio.

Themed Cooking Demonstrations Programs have featured Alan Wong, Linda Yamada of The Beach House on Kaua‘i and Randall Ishizu of Ihilani Resort and Spa provide students a better understanding of local food products and best practices.

Guest Chef Dinners
To prepare dinners for up to 120 people, Community College instructors visit a restaurant to learn one recipe each to teach students. On event day, the guest chef arrives early to supervise and refine student work. Each student is paired with an industry professional throughout preparation, service and clean-up.

Professional Development for Culinary Arts Instructors
Programs have included extended workshops with culinary industry leaders. The ‘Ohana sponsored the first annual Hawai‘i State Culinary Educators Summit for Secondary Education which brought leading chefs together with Community College and high school educators for three days of workshops, lectures and discussions.

Video Library
‘Ohana programs are video-taped and made available to culinary arts program instructors and individual students.