One network, four island teams, one standard.
myCHEF Hawaii is a statewide culinary coordination hub and network of resident master chefs working across four islands under one standard: published rates, an itemized fee stack, and a written quote that is the confirmed total.
Culinary Leadership & Resident Island Leads
We do not employ anonymous subcontractors or fly off-island cooks on last-minute flights. Every booking is led by a resident culinary director with deep roots in local agriculture, fisheries, and private estate hospitality.
Executive Chef Keanu Silva serves as Culinary Director across the statewide desk, overseeing culinary standards, purveyor partnerships, and complex multi-island itineraries. He is supported by permanent resident island leads with prestigious resort and fine-dining pedigree:
• Chef Makana Chang (Oʻahu Lead): 14 years executive culinary leadership (Halekulani Honolulu, Alan Wong’s), daily Honolulu Fish Auction buyer.
• Chef Leilani Kealoha-Ward (Oʻahu Tasting Lead): 12 years fine dining across Honolulu (The Kahala Hotel & Resort, Vintage Cave). Degustation & pastry specialist.
• Chef Chloe Sterling (Maui Lead): 13 years private villa dining (Four Seasons Resort Maui, The French Laundry Napa Valley). Hyper-seasonal Upcountry Kula organic farm sourcing.
• Chef Kainoa Ross (Maui Senior Estate Chef): 15 years luxury resort gastronomy (The Ritz-Carlton Maui Kapalua, Merriman’s). Live kiawe wood fire and coastal crudo master.
• Chef Ikaika Lyman (Kauaʻi Lead): 14 years across Kauai’s two shores (1 Hotel Hanalei Bay, Grand Hyatt Kauai). Hanalei organic farm collaborator & botanical pairing specialist.
• Chef Sarah Lin (Kauaʻi Retreat Lead): 12 years botanical gastronomy (Aman Tokyo, Princeville Resort Kauai). Luxury vegan, paleo, and wellness dining lead.
• Chef Daniel Kealoha (Big Island Lead): 17 years in private gated enclave kitchens (Four Seasons Resort Hualālai, Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, Kūkiʻo). Hawaii Island ranch beef and Kona catch specialist.
• Chef Tyler Montgomery (Big Island Senior Estate Chef): 11 years private villa dining (Rosewood Kona Village, Meadowood Napa Valley). Volcanic stone presentations & Pacific tasting flights.
What We Are
Not a restaurant group, not a gig marketplace, not an agency using generic stock photography. We are a scheduling, vetting, and quality-governance layer over four resident island rosters. The chefs are independent culinary professionals, vetted, insured, and background-checked, and the statewide network guarantees the written proposal.
The Global Sister Network
myCHEF operates across Dubai (mychef.ae), Bali (mychef.id), Cape Town (mychefs.co.za), and Hawaiʻi (mychef-hawaii.com). Across all four global destinations, we operate to the exact same rigorous Michelin-caliber chef vetting, transparent fee itemization, and discreet hospitality protocol.
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- core Tell us about the table.
- core Four islands. Four kitchens.
- core A private chef, in your kitchen, on your island.
- core Catering for the event, staffed and written down.
- wedding A wedding week, fed properly.
- core A chef for the stay, not just the evening.
- service Feeding the retreat, not just the group.
- service Corporate catering that reads like a spec sheet.
Get a written quote
The button is not “Book now.” You tell us the table; we send a written quote — and that quote is the confirmed total.