Cooking Contest Recipes 2025

Congratulations to the 2025 Hawai’i Video Cooking Contest winners! The contest is sponsored by the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience‘s Hawai’i 4-H and GET Local programs.

The contest is open to any student who lives in the State of Hawai’i in grade or is connected to the Hawai’i-supported OCONUS 4-H sites.

Participants must be in grades 5-12 and are not required to be a member of Hawai’i 4-H.

Entries consist of a 5-7 minute video showing the compilation of a healthy recipe, demonstrating safe food handling and cooking techniques, including nutritional information, presentation and speaking skills, and a photograph. The recipe must feature a local commodity (grown or raised locally).

View the videos on the GET Local YouTube Channel or see below for the winners and links to recipes.

Mango Chocolate Fudge Mini-Cakes (Division Winner)
Photo of Mango Chocolate Fudge Mini Cake - winner of the 2025 Cooking Contest
View the video for instructions

See the GET Local Website for recipe.
Okinawan Sweet Potato Manapua
Mango Thumbprint Cookies
Pineapple Fried Rice