November 7, 2021 (BigIslandNow.com)—Kamehameha Schools (KS) is partnering with the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA) and The Kohala Center (TKC) to strengthen Hawai‘i’s food system through Mahi‘ai Match-Up, a business plan competition that provides food-focused entrepreneurs from across the pae ‘āina with an opportunity to farm agricultural land or develop a business in a commercial space.
November 4, 2021 (Pacific Business News)—The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, or CNHA, KuHana Business Development program is now accepting applications for its newest cohort of agriculture and business professionals, the nonprofit announced Thursday.
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September 12, 2021 (Honolulu Civil Beat)—We have both been thinking a lot lately about the next generation and wondering what Hawaii will be like for them in 10 or 20 years.
In our communities we are witnessing unprecedented changes — the extreme weather we’ve been watching elsewhere in the world has arrived.
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July 30, 2021 (Hawai‘i Public Radio)—In the 1970s and 80s, there were land struggles, assertions of indigenous rights, and attempts to figure out alternative ways of doing things. Cooperatives were one answer — business ownership, supply and demand, could be shared by forming agricultural cooperatives, electric cooperatives, retail or housing cooperatives, even credit unions.
Teresa Young started working at the Northwest Coop Development Center in Washington in 2005, then in 2016, she moved to Waimea on Hawaiʻi Island to work for The Kohala Center. Young is their rural cooperative business development specialist, offering advice and resources to cooperative business ventures.
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May 28, 2021 (Pacific Business News)—Kamehameha Schools has awarded a total of $135,000 to six Hawaii businesses that are focused on strengthening local food systems through its annual Mahiai Scale-up competition held earlier this month.
May 24, 2021 (West Hawaii Today)—Hawaiian Kine Trading Co. is the winner of the 2021 Mahi‘ai Scale-up business plan competition, which helps established local farms and food system organizations grow their businesses.
March 12, 2021 (Hawaii News Now)–No-interest microloans are available for small businesses in need of financial help. Loans of us to $15,000 are available for qualified businesses and entrepreneurs across the state.
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Mahi‘ai Match-Up to Build Resilient Economies
/in Laulima News /by adminNovember 7, 2021 (BigIslandNow.com)—Kamehameha Schools (KS) is partnering with the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA) and The Kohala Center (TKC) to strengthen Hawai‘i’s food system through Mahi‘ai Match-Up, a business plan competition that provides food-focused entrepreneurs from across the pae ‘āina with an opportunity to farm agricultural land or develop a business in a commercial space.
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KuHana Business Development program opens applications for sixth cohort
/in Laulima News /by adminNovember 4, 2021 (Pacific Business News)—The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, or CNHA, KuHana Business Development program is now accepting applications for its newest cohort of agriculture and business professionals, the nonprofit announced Thursday.
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Op-Ed: It’s Time For The DOE To Take The Lead On Food And Education
/in HPSI News, Laulima News /by adminSeptember 12, 2021 (Honolulu Civil Beat)—We have both been thinking a lot lately about the next generation and wondering what Hawaii will be like for them in 10 or 20 years.
In our communities we are witnessing unprecedented changes — the extreme weather we’ve been watching elsewhere in the world has arrived.
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The Conversation: Cooperative Business Models Flourish in Hawaiʻi
/in Laulima News /by adminJuly 30, 2021 (Hawai‘i Public Radio)—In the 1970s and 80s, there were land struggles, assertions of indigenous rights, and attempts to figure out alternative ways of doing things. Cooperatives were one answer — business ownership, supply and demand, could be shared by forming agricultural cooperatives, electric cooperatives, retail or housing cooperatives, even credit unions.
Teresa Young started working at the Northwest Coop Development Center in Washington in 2005, then in 2016, she moved to Waimea on Hawaiʻi Island to work for The Kohala Center. Young is their rural cooperative business development specialist, offering advice and resources to cooperative business ventures.
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Kamehameha Schools’ scale-up competition aims to help grow ag-focused businesses
/in Laulima News /by adminMay 28, 2021 (Pacific Business News)—Kamehameha Schools has awarded a total of $135,000 to six Hawaii businesses that are focused on strengthening local food systems through its annual Mahiai Scale-up competition held earlier this month.
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Rising up: Hawaiian Kine Trading Co. wins Mahi‘ai Scale-up competition
/in Laulima News /by adminMay 24, 2021 (West Hawaii Today)—Hawaiian Kine Trading Co. is the winner of the 2021 Mahi‘ai Scale-up business plan competition, which helps established local farms and food system organizations grow their businesses.
»Read more
No interest microloans for Hawaii food producers, small businesses
/in Laulima News /by adminMarch 12, 2021 (Hawaii News Now)–No-interest microloans are available for small businesses in need of financial help. Loans of us to $15,000 are available for qualified businesses and entrepreneurs across the state.
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