Iolani Alumni

There’s been a lot of hype surrounding the basketball team as of late, but don’t forget about the Iolani Softball Team who is currently tied atop the ILH standings with the St. Francis Troubadours at 6-1 (Iolani beat them earlier this month 5-2). The Raiders are led by ace pitcher Britney Guro and nearly the entire Masutani family (Kaz ‘07, Kai ‘08, Kryn ‘10). Make sure you keep track of them as they move into the second round…

Oh… and don’t forget about the spectacular alumni coaching staff led by head coach Chris Shimabukuro ‘85 and assisted by Al Inaba ‘84 and Clem Hew.

It wasn’t until Lance Kosaka ‘84 had already graduated from UH with a Sociology degree and worked for a few years did he actually decide to pursue a career in the field that he truly loved… cooking. The rest, as they say, is history. Since graduating from the KCC Culinary Program in 1994, Lance worked at a few of the state’s most well-known restaurants before finding a home at Alan Wong’s. In case you haven’t heard, for the past few years Alan Wong’s has been recognized as the “Restaurant of the Year” by both the Honolulu Advertiser and Honolulu Magazine.

Currently Lance is the Executive Chef at Alan Wong’s Restaurant where he works alongside Chef Wong in the creation of their distinctive menu and Eurasian-styled cuisine.

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