Camp Kau Kau 2025

This summer at Māla‘ai, 12 students participated in the 2nd edition of 4-H Camp Kau Kau, a weeklong summer culinary camp from UH-CTAHR’s 4-H Youth Development Program. Led by UH-CTAHR extension agent Marielle Hampton and our very own Gabriel Grosshuesch and Zoe Kosmas.

Recipes and lessons focused on the context and diversity of local food in Hawai‘i, with hands-on cooking experiences and educational activities about Hawai‘i’s food and agricultural history. Youth played games like “Mix Plate Match-up” and worked in teams to prepare dishes including kalua pork, saimin, lumpia, manapua, and Portuguese bean soup. Cooking also focused on using the innovative and complex Instapot.

The 4-H Camp Kau Kau creation team includes UH extension agents Marielle Hampton, Nancy Ooki, Tina Mueller, Hallie Cristobal, and Christine Hanakawa.