Kona Coffee Farm gives back
January 4, 2022 (EIN Presswire)—100% Kona coffee farm Kona Earth makes giving back a priority. Their Care In Every Cup program donates a percentage of every purchase to their local, […]
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Hawaii Schools Are Buying Less Local Food During The Pandemic
December 19, 2021 (Honolulu Civil Beat)—For three years, a collective of 115 small farms on three islands supplied the state’s 257 public schools with tens of thousands of pounds of […]
Food-related start-ups could win use of commercial space in annual competition
December 6, 2021 (Pacific Business News)—A business plan competition for food entrepreneurs will offer winners the chance to utilize up to 2,500 square feet of commercial space.
Kamehameha Schools announced Monday that its annual Mahiai Match-Up competition, which it runs in partnership with the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement and The Kohala Center, will include the commercial space as a prize for the first time in the event’s eight years.
Olakino: A commitment to the health and vitality of the body
November 2021—Trey Yoshizumi started Olakino Hawai‘i in 2020 as a beginning farmer with a mission to provide fresh microgreens and vegetables to Hawai‘i communities. A practitioner of aloha ‘āina and […]
Old Brooks: A new tomato variety adapted for Hawai‘i
November 2021—Meet “Old Brooks,” a large slicing tomato that offers a tangy and complex flavor perfect for burgers, sandwiches, salads, soups, and sauces! This prolific, indeterminate heirloom tomato is grown […]
Lā Kalo: Strengthening pilina with Hāloa
November 2021—Three generations—kūpuna, mākua, and kamali‘i—from numerous ‘ohana across nā moku (all districts of Hawai‘i Island) recently came together for a day at Nāmoku to mālama Hāloa. Following COVID-19 safety […]
Giving us paws: Local food producers cater to canines
November 2021—‘Īlio (dogs) are beloved members of many of our families, and they too can support and drive change in our local food system. Our team has recently supported Lava […]
Seeing the light: The power of culturally conscious cooperatives
November 2021—Designed as a place-based framework of desired learning outcomes for the Hawai‘i Department of Education, Nā Hopena A‘o, or HĀ, can also guide Hawai‘i-based businesses in deepening pilina with […]
Care in every cup: Drink 100% Kona coffee, support The Kohala Center
November 2021—In celebration of #GivingTuesday, we are humbled to announce that Kona Earth has selected The Kohala Center as its nonprofit partner. New owners Joanie and Steve Wynn believe in giving […]
Native plants propagated in ahupua‘a ‘o Kawaihae
November 2021—As part of our ongoing forest regeneration efforts, we set intentions for the ahupua‘a of Kawaihae to grow its own native forest plants. Earlier this fall, the first “home […]