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Cooking with the Kōkua Learning Farm Youth Interns!

The month of November was spent in the kitchen, processing produce harvested from the Kōkua Learning Farm to create delicious, culinary creations that the Kōkua Learning Farm Youth Interns can share with their friends and families this holiday season. The first cooking session began with knife safety, cooking technique demonstrations, and an introduction of what Learn more

Farm to School DonorsChoose Campaign — Johnson ʻOhana Foundation

In celebration of Farm to School Month, our friends at Johnson ʻOhana Foundation (also founded by Kim and Jack Johnson) will double donations to qualifying farm to school and school garden requests as part of a DonorsChoose campaign. Farm to School celebrates food education, school gardens, and lunch trays filled with healthy, local ingredients. Learn more

October is National Farm to School Month!

October marks National Farm to School Month and this year we’re celebrating with the theme, From Soil to Sea: Nourishing People and Planet, which embodies a commitment to honor the vital role of producers in our food system. From dedicated farmers, ranchers and fishers, their work and expertise lay the foundation for a thriving farm Learn more

Our Fourth Farm to Table Dinner on the Kōkua Learning Farm

We hosted our fourth Farm to Table Dinner on the Kōkua Learning Farm in partnership with our friends at Rivian and Chef Sean Congdon of Aloha Culinary Group! It was an amazing vening filled with good food and great company! We are so grateful to work with Rivian who also generously donated a Rivian truck Learn more

Hawaiʻi Farm to School Resource Hub

Access farm to school curricula, funding opportunities, garden and tree planting information, and more at the Hawaiʻi Farm to School Resource Hub! Oahu Farm to School List: This list offers informational resources to support the building and sustaining of school, community, and home gardens on O‘ahu. Click here to view Hawaiʻi Farm to School Toolkit: Learn more

DonorsChoose — Johnson ʻOhana Foundation Match!

In celebration of heading back to school, our friends at Johnson ʻOhana Foundation (also founded by Kim and Jack Johnson, learn more below) will match qualifying music and arts requests as part of a DonorsChoose campaign. If you are a teacher seeking funding to support a music and/or arts project in your classroom, please Learn more

Celebrating Plastic Free July 2024

To kickstart Plastic Free July in our community, we hosted a Plastic Free Hawaiʻi Beach Cleanup July 6, 2024 at Kaiaka Bay Beach Park in Haleʻiwa. With the help of over 60 volunteers, we successfully collected 173 lbs of debris along our shorelines. Of that debris, we collected and donated 32 lbs were redeemable HI-5 Learn more

SY24-25 Back to School Resources

Get ready for the 2024-2025 school year by taking a look through our program offerings and online resources! The Kōkua Hawaiʻi Foundation team is excited to continue to support the schools and communities across Hawaiʻi! We are here to assist both in and out the classroom to further promote local & healthy food awareness, empower Learn more

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Recent Updates & Stories

Cooking with the Kōkua Learning Farm Youth Interns!

Farm to School DonorsChoose Campaign — Johnson ʻOhana Foundation

October is National Farm to School Month!

Our Fourth Farm to Table Dinner on the Kōkua Learning Farm

Hawaiʻi Farm to School Resource Hub

DonorsChoose — Johnson ʻOhana Foundation Match!

Celebrating Plastic Free July 2024

SY24-25 Back to School Resources

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