PRESS:
May 2024: Locale Magazine: Your Guide to a Mindful and Adventurous Escape on The Big Island of Hawaii
February 2024: Bold Journey: Meet Brian Hirata
December 2023: Indagare: Top Chef, Hawai`i Edition
September 2023: Luxury Travel: The Gold List
August 2023: Eater: The 16 Essential Restaurants in Hilo, Hawai`i
May 2023: Canvas Rebel: Meet Brian Hirata
March 2023: International Traveller: 23 Unique Hawai`i Restaurants to Visit on Your Next Trip to Hawai`i
February 2023: JoySauce.com: Here and Na`au: Passing on Hawaiian Tradition Through Food
January 2023: Infatuation: 21 Unique Dining Experiences Across America
January 2023: Savvy360: Culinary Q&A
July 2022: Honolulu Magazine: 44 Insanely Good Dishes in Hawai`i
July 2022: Condé Nast Traveler: 20 Innovators Changing the Way We Eat
May 2022: Fodor's Travel: 15 Asian-Inspired Restaurants that Celebrate the Diversity of Hawai`i
May 2022: Bon Appetit: Hawaiian Foodways are Vanishing. Chef Brian Hirata Won't Let that Happen
May 2022: Bon Appetit: How - and Why - to Incorporate More Seaweed into Your Cooking
April 2022: Hawai`i Farm & Food Magazine: Three Sisters Recipe
April 2022: Maui Nui Venison: Elevating the Flavors of Place
March 2022: Hawai`i Tribune Herald: Trio of Chefs with Hilo Ties are James Beards Award Semifinalists
January 2022: Hawai`i Magazine: The Chef's Guide to Local Grinds
August 2021 Hawai`i Public Radio: Hilo Chef Wants Thoughtful Hawai`i Food Education for Next Generation
August 2021 Big Life Magazine: Reemergence of Travel
May 2021 Men's Journal: How to Travel More Responsibly on Your Next Trip to Hawaii
April 2021 TripCast360: Hawaiian Dreams with Katherine Parker Magyar
March 2021 Jeffsetter Travel: Na`au Hilo x PAI Honolulu Collab Dinner 2021
March 2021 County of Hawaii: Sustainability Summit 2021
January 2021 Hashi: Preserving & Progressing Hawaii's Food Culture
October 2020 Departures: An Homage to the Creatives, Entrepreneurs, and Change-Makers of Today's America - Honoring Hawaii's history and preserving its ecological diversity, deliciously
September 2020 Hawai`i Community College: Culinary Professor's Mission-Driven Food Project Makes a Splash
July 2020 Hana Hou! The Magazine of Hawaiian Airlines: Going with the Gut
May 2020 InRed: Local Town - Big Island: Nostalgic & New
Feb. 2020 At Home Living with Style on Hawaii Island: Soulful Hawaiian Cooking
Jan. 2020: Hawai`i Island MidWeek - East: Chef Hirata Announces Area Pop-Ups
Jan. 2020 Jeffsetter Travel: Na`au Hilo + PAI Honolulu Collab Dinner
Jan. 2020 Hawai`i Magazine: Lessons in Local Cuisine
Dec. 2019 Forbes: The Ultimate Guide To The Hawaiian Islands
Dec. 2019 Frolic Hawaii: Best New Hawaii Restaurants of 2019 (as seen on Hawaii News Now)
Dec. 2019 Lonely Planet: How Hawaiians are using traditional practices to promote sustainability
Dec. 2019 HI Luxury Magazine: Green Giants
Oct. 2019 Hawaii Tribune Herald: Let’s Talk Food: Na‘au, defining Hawaii’s culinary scene
Oct. 2019 Star Advertiser: Hawaii’s Backyard: Taste of Hilo supports Big Isle culinary arts program (subscription required)
Sep. 2019 Star Advertiser: The Weekly Eater: Na’au aims to preserve Hawaii’s food culture (subscription required)
Sep. 2019 Frolic Hawaii: Upscale pop up in Hilo is here and Na'au
OP-ED
Mar. 2020 West Hawaii Today: We Only Have One Home - Earth
PODCASTS
AWARDS & ACCOLADES
2023: James Beard Foundation Semifinalist - Best Chef Northwest and Pacific
2022: James Beard Foundation Semifinalist - Emerging Chef
2020: Departures Magazine: An Homage to the Creatives, Entrepreneurs, and Change-Makers of Today's America