Soups
First Place—
Essence of Lemon Grass Soup with Monchong Rice Paper Rolls (Ryan Vargas, assistant cook, Top of the Waikiki Restaurant, Honolulu)
Second Place—
Tropical Fish Soup with Opah. Shutome and Uku (Rey Dasalla, executive chef, The New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel, Honolulu)
Third Place—
Pumpkin Shoot Soup with Sea Bass Filled Blos¬soms and Roasted Kukui Nuts (James Reaux, ex¬ecutive chef, The Westin Maui Hotel, Ka‘anapali)
Appetizers
First Place—
Lomi Lomi Aku in Chilled Native Lobster Broth with Peppered Taro Sauce (Steve Amaral, execu¬tive chef, Kea Lani Hotel, Wailea, Maui)
Second Place—
Poached ‘Ahi with Kabocha-Ogo Relish and Guava-Papaya Red Pepper Sauce (Nathan Kina, executive chef, Prince Kuhio Hotel, Honolulu)
Third Place—
Herb-Crusted Medallions of ‘Ahi and Kona Crab Polenta with Creamy Tomato Hawaiian Chili Oil Vinaigrette and Oriental…