March 2, 2022
The pandemic has intensified the conversation around Hawai‘i’s food security and its reliance on imports.
This Need to Know event explored what steps are being taken by farmers, suppliers and non-profits to help Hawai‘i reduce its reliance on non-local food sources and how you can support those efforts.
Resources
Based on the Food Security panel discussion, we compiled a list of resources that were mentioned throughout the conversation!
• Hawai’i Agricultural Foundation
• Hawai’i Agricultural Foundation: Localicious Educational Program
• Hawai’i Agricultural Foundation: Eat Think Drink Educational Program
• Kupu Team-Based and Individual Opportunities
• Hoʻowaiwai Youth Leadership Training, Maʻo Organic Farms
• Hoʻokuaʻāina: A community group using ancient Hawaiian traditions of kalo cultivation to engage and improve the lives of today’s youth
• Sustainable Community Food Systems program, University of Hawaiʻi - West O’ahu
• College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
• Online platform to submit testimony and learn about bills in the Legislature
• 14-day emergency supply kit, Office of Public Health Preparedness
• Nature-Based Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Change in Hawaiʻi (click here to download the PDF)
• Transforming Hawaii’s Food Systems Together
• Disaster Recovery Pod, Hawaii Foodservice Alliance
Speakers
Denise Yamaguchi
Hawai‘i Agricultural Foundation
Chad Buck
Hawaii Foodservice Alliance LLC
Kāʻeo Duarte
Kamehameha Schools
Albie Miles
University of Hawai‘i – West O‘ahu
David Lopez
Hawai’i Emergency Management Agency
Moderator: Steve Petranik
Hawaii Business Magazine
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