Hilton Waikoloa Village and Dolphin Days would like to thank the following chefs and entertainers who generously participated in our 2007 events!

PRESENTING CHEFS

Led by Hilton Waikoloa Village’s Executive Chef Kenny Omiya, featured chefs include:
- Executive Pastry Chef Steven Arakaki
- Sascia Marchesi of Donantoni’s Restaurant
- Fumio Inaba of Imari Restaurant
- Dayne Tanabe of Kamuela Provision Company
- Vincent Tso of Kirin Restaurant
- Mal McNamara of Orchid Café
- Marcel Vigneron and Elia Aboumrad Bravo’s TOP CHEF Finalists
- Kevin Hanney of 12th Avenue Grill
- Oahu’s Russell Siu of 3660 on the Rise
- Drake Neff of Big Island Ice Cream
- Bill Bruhl of Blue Water Grill
- Daniel and Mariah Thiebaut of Daniel Thiebaut Restaurant
- James Babian of Fairmont Orchid
- Renato Rizzi of Four Seasons Resort Hualalai
- Ross Alaimo of Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel
- James Ebreo and Alan Wong of Hualalai Club Grill.  Loetree Berry of Huggo’s
- Cathy Smoot-Barrett of Kailua Candy Company
- Kenichi Kanada of Kenichi Pacific Inc.
- Greg Gaspar of Maui Prince Hotel
- Dee Ann Tsurumaki of Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows
- Fred DeAngelo of Ola at Turtle Bay Resort
- Jackie Lau of Roy’s Waikoloa
- Sue Lynn Bethea of Ruth’s Chris Steak House Mauna Lani
- DK Kodama of Sansei Seafood Restaurant and Sushi Bar
- Goran Streng of “Tango” Restaurant in Oahu
- Katsuhito Miyojin and Aaron Patacsil of Sushi Shiono
- Colin Nakagawa of The Seaside Restaurant
- Nancy Edney of Tropical Dreams
- Stephen Tabor of Waikoloa Beach Grill
- Miles Togikawa of Waikoloa Beach Marriott
- Scott Lutey of Tommy Bahama Café

PERFORMING JAZZ ARTISTS

The 2007 All-Star Jazz Jam Session headliners include:
- Gibson Guitar Award as Best Jazz Guitarist of the Year Joyce Cooling
- Grammy nominated solo artist Paul Jackson Jr. on lead guitar
- Insightful songwriter, distinctive guitarist and world-class singer Kenny Rankin
- Hawaii’s own internationally acclaimed saxophonist Michael Paulo
- Hawaii’s Grammy award winning vocalist Pauline Wilson
- Smooth Jazz pianist Gregg Karukas
- Singer/songwriter/keyboard artist Kiki Ebsen
- Ramon Yslas on percussion
- Andrew Ford on bass
- Land Richards on drums
- Jay Wagner on Keyboard
- Clifford Coulter and Margo LeDuc opening entertainment
- Blue Johnson as tour manager