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Locally sourced Hawaiian regional cuisine/canoe crops celebrated at Mauna Kea's Manta Restaurant

KCBX | By Tom Wilmer
Published December 14, 2017 at 7:25 AM PST
Manta Restaurant Executive Sous Chef Rio Miceli (Left) and Wendle Lesher (Center) Director of Food and Beverage at Mauna Kea Resort talk with correspondent Tom Wilmer
Mauna Kea Resort

Executive Sous Chef Rio Miceli and Wendle Lesher Director of Food & Beverage at the Mauna Kea Resort’s Manta Restaurant talk story about honoring and showcasing Hawaii’s multi-ethnic cuisine. 

Manta Restaurant at Mauna Kea Resort
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Manta Restaurant at Mauna Kea Resort

Manta specializes in locally sourced ingredients and fresh caught fish from the seas surrounding the Big Island.

Sundowner vista from Manta Restaurant at Mauna Kea Resort
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Sundowner vista from Manta Restaurant at Mauna Kea Resort

Miceli and Lesher also integrate historic “canoe crops” that were brought to the islands with the first Polynesian settlers. 

The Mauna Kea Resort lobby with priceless Asian art and priceless ocean vistas
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The Mauna Kea Resort lobby with priceless Asian art and priceless ocean vistas
Colorful bird at Mauna Kea Resort reflects the beauty of the colorful setting
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Colorful bird at Mauna Kea Resort reflects the beauty of the colorful setting

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Tom Wilmer produces on-air content for Issues & Ideas airing over KCBX and is producer and host of the six-time Lowell Thomas award-winning NPR podcast Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer. Recorded live on-location across America and around the world, the podcasts feature the arts, culture, music, nature, history, science, wine & spirits, brewpubs, and the culinary arts--everything from baseball to exploring South Pacific atolls to interviewing the real Santa Claus in the Arctic.
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