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    Richard Polhemus

    Senior Executive Chef – Hawai'i, Four Seasons Resort Hualalai

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    Portrait of Richard Polhemus

    i. Biography

    Richard Polhemus is the Senior Executive Chef – Hawai'i at Four Seasons Resort Hualalai in Kailua-Kona. He previously served as the property's Executive Chef from 2020 to 2025. His career with Four Seasons began in 2005 as a culinary intern in Chicago.

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    • Where does Richard Polhemus currently work?

      Richard Polhemus works as the Senior Executive Chef – Hawai'i at Four Seasons Resort Hualalai in Kailua-Kona.

    • What other Four Seasons properties has Richard Polhemus worked at?

      He has worked at Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina in Kapolei and Four Seasons Hotel Chicago in Chicago.

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