Chef Colin Hazama

Colin Hazama, Previously the Executive Chef of the Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival, has been on quite an epicurean journey for most of his life. For many years, guests of the Sheraton Waikiki and The Royal Hawaiian got a taste of his extraordinary talent. From elevated banquets for thousands and signature breakfast items….to accompaniments paired with premium cocktails, haute cuisine for chefs’ wine dinners, and everything in between.

A graduate of the California Culinary Academy, Hazama held various positions at Hoku’s at The Kahala Hotel and Resort, Alan Wong’s Restaurant in Honolulu, Roy’s Restaurants in San Francisco and Restaurant Gary Danko in San Francisco, California. 

In 2020, Hazama launched C4 Table—a concept that shows off his culinary chops and business acumen learned through the years from legendary mentors Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Alan Wong and Roy Yamaguchi. As a lifelong spear fisherman, Hazama consistently uses fresh fish on his C4 Table menus, while working with about 20 different farmers around the island. C4 Table has gained a rapid, devout following and has been featured in Honolulu Star-Advertiser’s Crave food section and “HI Now” on Hawaii News Now.

Prior to establishing C4 Table in June of 2020, Hazama was riding a huge wave of success with local and national recognition pouring in seemingly each year. Hazama was named a “Rising Star Chef” by the James Beard Foundation in 2010. Following that came an appearance at the prestigious James Beard House in New York City. He was recognized by Pacific Business News for its Forty Under 40 Class of 2015, before becoming the youngest executive chef at The Royal Hawaiian, a Luxury Collection Resort in August 2015. Later that year, he made the first of what would become consecutive, annual appearances at the Hawai‘i Food & Wine Festival.

In January of 2018, Hazama was named Chef/Restaurateur of the Year by the Hawaii Lodging & Tourism Association. In doing so, he became the second chef to win the award; the inaugural award went to Roy Yamaguchi. In 2018, Hazama went to Flavortown and placed second in an episode of “Guy’s Grocery Games” on the Food Network featuring award-winning television personality Guy Fieri. In 2022, Hazama competed on Food Network’s “Alex vs America” in the Seafood Battle where he went head-to-head with two other chefs before challenging celebrity Iron Chef Alex Guarnaschelli in the final round.