May 4, 2022 (Maui Now)—A two-day workshop about how to plant, harvest and process ʻawa into a drink will take place at the Maui Botanical Gardens this weekend. The workshop occurs Saturday, May 7, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Sunday, May 8, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
February 25, 2022 (Ulupono Initiative)—Since 2000, the Hawaii Island community-based Kohala Center has worked to develop Hawaii’s next generation of food growers. Through its continuing research, education and stewardship of the ‘āina, The Kohala Center strives, through knowledge of culturally based sustainable practices, to strengthen connections Hawaii residents have to the foods they consume.
February 15, 2022 (Big Island Now)—Six farms and community organizations on Hawai‘i Island and Maui will receive $1,149,316 in funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz’s office announced today, Feb. 15.
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, non-profit partner, [The] Kohala Center.
As the new owners of Kona Earth Coffee, Steve and Joanie Wynn wanted to make giving back an integral part of their new business. The brand re-launched on Black Friday with a new e-commerce store that sells their Kona coffee and gifts farm-direct to consumers.
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 breadfruit, sweet potato, banana and papaya, furthering a movement to feed Hawaii’s youth healthier, made-from-scratch meals starring local ingredients.
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.
November 15, 2021 (West Hawaii Today)—Kamehameha Schools is partnering with the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement and The Kohala Center to strengthen Hawaii’s food system through Mahi‘ai Match-Up, a business plan competition that provides food-focused entrepreneurs from across the pae ‘aina with an opportunity to farm agricultural land or develop a business in a commercial space.
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.
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.