Whether you’re working in a restaurant, food truck, grocery store, or commercial kitchen , food safety training is a must. Our Course is designed to help you meet local health department standards while teaching essential skills to prevent foodborne illness.
From Honolulu to Hilo, employers trust certified food handlers to protect customers and maintain compliance. This course gives you the knowledge and confidence to do just that.
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Education is the best tool to prevent, minimize, or eliminate foodborne illnesses and food hazards.
Training helps reduce or eliminate food safety hazards before they become major issues.
Reducing food safety complaints will create a happier workplace and in turn increase productivity.
Serving safe food will increase productivity will in turn increase workplace satisfaction.
Food Safety Certification ensures that food workers and managers are trained in safe handling practices. Most food establishments must have a Certified Food Protection Manager (CFPM) who has passed a nationally accredited certification exam through the ANAB and the Conference for Food Protection (CFP).
Hawaii uses a Green, Yellow, and Red placard system to show the public how well an establishment complies with food safety laws. Having a trained CFPM helps maintain a green placard.
In Hawaii, food establishments must have at least one certified food handler on-site at all times, according to the Hawaii Department of Health. While the state technically requires only one person per establishment, having your own food handler certificate can make you more attractive to employers and simplify scheduling.
Hawaii accepts food handler certificates from any ANAB-accredited training program. Once you receive your card, provide a copy to your employer so it can be kept on file as proof of compliance during health inspections.
The certification is valid for five years and must be renewed by retaking the accredited exam.
According to Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR) § 11-50-20(c), the person in charge at a food establishment must demonstrate food safety knowledge by completing a department-approved training program. This includes courses accredited by ANAB, such as Certified Food Protection Manager programs offered by AAA Food Handler.
Hawaii also requires that at least one employee on every shift hold an ANAB-accredited food handler certificate. Food handler certificates focus on day-to-day safe food practices, while food protection manager certification emphasizes managing and overseeing a food safety system.
Because local rules may vary, it’s always best to check with your city or county health department for any additional training or certification requirements.
Yes. Food establishments must protect customers with allergies. Allergen awareness is especially important in Hawaii due to seafood-heavy cuisine and diverse tourism-based dining.
The DOH may issue violations, require corrective action, or even post a yellow or red placard, which can hurt customer trust.
Yes. AAA Food Handler offers Food Handler and Food Manager courses that prepare temporary food vendors and festival operators to comply with Hawaii’s DOH requirements.
Yes. AAA Food Handler offers nationally accredited training through the ANAB and Conference for Food Protection (CFP)., which is recognized across Hawaii.
AAA Food Handler has over 10 years of experience in food safety training and provides online courses tailored for Hawaii’s food service and tourism industries.
Absolutely. AAA Food Handler provides bulk training packages and management dashboards to help Hawaii’s large hospitality businesses stay compliant.
By ensuring managers and staff are properly trained through ANAB-accredited programs, AAA Food Handler helps businesses maintain a green placard during DOH inspections.
Food Handler Reviews
4.9
This food handler course was very helpful and easy to understand. The lessons were clear and covered important topics like food safety, hygiene, and proper handling techniques. I liked how everything was explained in a simple way, which made it easier to remember. Overall, it was a good learning experience and I feel more confident about handling food safely.
The videos was long, but helpful to remember
Fast, easy to understand.
Very informative and great information
Very informative
This is my second time taking food handler course, this is so much easier than going to a class room.
My review was helpful and informative.
Love it ! !
Remembering all the temps and procedures
This is a wonderful course. It gives you all the information you will need to be a successful food handler. 💯
enjoying and fast
Food Manager Reviews
4.9
It was a very informative course.
The slides were quick, easy to understand, and straight to the point! well done.
The course was easy to navigate through and very thorough.
very informative and thorough
Everything was broken down in a way you can easily understand.
Thorough, easy to follow, and detailed course.
l loved taking this course it has enriched my knowledge
It was very informative.
The courses were very helpful.
Very informative
the only thing that I would recommend in the future is easier progress tracking. I would reccomend this course do to the national recognition that it has.
Information was clearly presented
Great material and explanations. Easy to understand.
This was a very well laid out and produced course. I appreciated the way it was organized. It kept me engaged throughout.
Was not as complicated as expected. I learned what was need and am now ready to take the test.
Straightforward and fun
Food Allergen Reviews
5.0
The course wasn’t only affordable it was also easy to follow and understand, the videos are short, informative and to the point. The course is only an hour give or take. Convenient for me to be able to do it online using only my phone as I’m always busy and don’t have time to be in a actual classroom. I highly recommend this course. Can never be to safe or qualified.
10/10 course. informative and easy to understand!
We wanted to have a a group of volunteers take the course together. We opened one license of 7 – all went through the material – then found that we could not fast forward to the test when finished without every person except the original rewatching.
This was discouraging – and we do not have our people through this yet because of it.
Loved it.
Easy to understand and follow
This course was easy to follow and understand. It was very informational for anyone in food service.
clear and concise, easy to navigate and informational
Very informative, i lovce to cook it is my fav thing to do. learned alot
Very informative. More knowledge more power!
Nice that you can playback at 2x. Informative and clear.
I think this is a great program . and I feel the video are very informational and helpful
This training was awesome. Very informative. I took in a lot of information. I didn’t know Soy was an allergen but I know now!
Test was quick, informative and painless.
Harassment Training Review
5.0
learned a lot