Kapiolani Community College Farmers Market

Kapiolani Community College has a long history with a reputation for culinary arts, health services, hospitality, business education, and liberal arts. The college was started in 1946 when Hawaii was still a territory. It was called the Kapiolani Technical School then and was administered by the Territorial Department of Instruction. It was the first food service program available in the state.

In 1959, Hawaii was added to statehood. At this time three new programs were added including practical nursing, dental assisting, and business education. The school examined their programs and started over as a community college in 1965. It was also renamed at the time. Locals refer to the college as KCC.

The campus was originally at Pensacola and Kapiolani Boulevard. However, growth in the 70s required a new building. The headquarters moved in 1974. It has a 52 acre campus on Diamond Head. There were also five temporary renovated buildings at the time. In 1976, Radiologic Technology instructors helped develop a new x-ray technique and earned KCC a larger name, thus earning money for a better campus building.

Over the years new buildings have been added like the 1986 addition for a respiratory care center and program. Students gained the Guinness World Record in 1990 for culinary arts.