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Waipahu High hosts culinary fundraiser

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Waipahu HIgh School hosted a fundraising dinner on campus Saturday, with all the food made by the school’s culinary students. Hannah Mae Amores and Ranie Cabang were part of a group making sushi handrolls to order.
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Fried rice with edamame was prepared in the kitchen, to be served with a chicken dish.
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It was an ambitious menu of dishes with international flair, such as Chinese-style cold ginger chicken.
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Zedekiah Tomisato, left, manned the hummus station, and Angelika Galanza served palusami, braised beef with a luau leaf sauce.
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Elaine Matsuo heads the school’s culinary program. Registrar Steve Miyashiro organized the event for Friends of Waipahu High School, to benefit school programs.
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The longest line was at the sushi handroll station. One student estimated they made 200 rolls in the first half of the night.
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A coffee gelatin dessert.
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Filipino roast pork came with a scoop of garlic rice.
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Hummus and tomato pesto were served with grilled flatbread.
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Principal Keith Hayashi, right, with student cooks Kyle Manguvat and Andre Olivia, vice principal Beth Higashi and Elaine Matsuo, director of the culinary program.
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Chicken slow-cooked in a water bath.
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A watercress salad with bacon was topped with wasabi dressing.
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Diners could pick up a little something to show off their school colors.