Chef Roy Yamaguchi will mark the 20th anniversary of his flagship Roy's Hawai'i Kai restaurant with a pair of fundraising events involving 24 world-renowned chefs.

The foodie galas will benefit culinary education organizations.

The first event is a 20th Anniversary Gala Dinner Oct.4, at Pier 38, at the Honolulu Fish Auction site, 1131 Nimitz Hwy. to raise funds for the Culinary Institute of the Pacific in Hawai'i.

Cocktails will be from 5 p.m., dinner service from 6 p.m. Pricey tables of 10 — limited to 25 tables, or 250 guests at $10,000 per table, $8,000 of which is tax deductible — will assemble Celestino Drago of Drago, Beverly Hills; Michael Ginor of Hudson Valley Foie Gras; Sam Leong of Tung Lok Group, Singapore; Nobu Matsuhisa of Nobu's/Matsuhisa; Fran'ois Payard of Payard Patisserie & Bistro, New York; Alessandro Stratta of Alex at the Wynn Hotel, Las Vegas; Charlie Trotter of Charlie Trotter's, Chicago; Tetsuya Wakuda of Tetsuya's, Sydney; and Roy Yamaguchi of Roy's.

For reservations, call Robbyn Shim at Roy's, 396-7697.

The second party is a Special Walk Around (Grazing) Dinner, from 5 to8 p.m. Oct. 5, at the Farmer's Market site at Kapi'olani Community College, at 430 Diamond Head Road, to benefit the Culinary Institute of America.

Participating chefs are Floyd Cardoz of Tabla, New York; Josiah Citrin of Melisse, Santa Monica; Darryl Fujita of Halekulani Hotel; Lee Hefter of Spago Beverly Hills; Tony Liu of Morandi, New York; Raphael Lunetta of JiRaffe, Santa Monica; Tsutomu Ochiai of La Bettola Restaurant, Tokyo; "Iron Chef" Hiroyuki Sakai of La Rochelle, Tokyo; Hiro Sone/Lissa Doumani of Terra/Ame, San Francisco/Napa; Ron Siegel of The Dining Room at Ritz-Carlton San Francisco; Ming Tsai of Blue Ginger, Boston; Yuji Wakiya of Turandot/Wakiya at The Gramercy Park Hotel, New York; Ronnie Nasuti of Roy's Hawaii Kai; Alan Wong of Alan Wong's; and John Finger/Terry Sawyer of Hog Island Oyster Company, San Francisco.

Tickets are $200 per person.

For reservations, check with O'ahu Roy's locations — Hawai'i Kai, 396-7697; Waikiki, 923-7697; and Ko Olina, 676-7697.

Both events will feature premium wine pairings, with the Oct. 4 dinner offering a Martini Bar, plus entertainment.