Update from Lydi, ‘AINA In Schools, School Garden Coordinator

Posted On: Oct 03, 11

Twelve classmates and two co-directors of the Hawai’i Agricultural Leadership Program spent the week of September 18-24 in Washington D.C., voicing support at the national level for matters of importance relating to natural resources, agriculture, and education in Hawai’i. We met with staff from the USDA, the House and Senate Agriculture Committees, the American Farm Bureau Federation and National Farmers Union, and the four members of Hawai’i's congressional delegation: Mazie Hirono, Colleen Hanabusa, Daniel Akaka, and Daniel Inouye. We also visited the D.C. Central Kitchen, and met with staff from the First Lady’s Let’s Move! Initiative.
Our group is extremely grateful to the many partners that have made this experience possible, and to the countless leaders who work in their own way to make the world a better place. We greatly appreciate the long-term service of Senators Daniel Inouye and Daniel Akaka, their dedication to caring for Hawai’i's people, and their messages shared about the importance of discipline, patience, perseverance, and living with aloha.