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Recent Updates & Stories

The Backyard Garden is coming to life!

With the help of our partners at WATG Honolulu, the Backyard Garden vision has finally come to life! This space is now open to the community during ʻĀINA Farm Stand hours to inspire individuals to start their own gardens at home and connect the community through locally grown food. Grab a cup of coffee and Learn more

Cast Your Votes for the 2024-25 Plastic Free Hawaiʻi School Mural Contest!

Mahalo to all students from 9 different schools that participated in the 2024-25 Plastic Free Hawaiʻi School Mural Contest with this year’s theme: “Save the Bees, Protect the Trees, Clean the Seas.” We are beyond excited to “SEA” their ideas and creativity come to life! For this contest, K-12 students were encouraged to utilize marine Learn more

ʻĀINA Highlights to Kickoff 2025!

It has been an exciting and busy start to the year for the ʻĀINA In Schools Program! In the first week of 2025, KHF staff and custodial staff from Kahuku Elementary School kicked off 2025 building 12 new garden beds for students to use for their upcoming ʻĀINA lessons. Mahalo nui to the amazing custodians Learn more

MLK Jr. Day of Service Kahuku Beach Cleanup with SCH

Each year on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, Sustainable Coastlines Hawaiʻi (SCH) and Kōkua Hawaiʻi Foundation (KHF) have hosted beach cleanups along Hawaiʻi’s coastlines to offer a way for the community to make an impact. This year, the two non-profit organizations came together with the help of 300+ volunteers to clean beaches Learn more

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

New ʻĀINA Farm Stand!

. We are open! At the ʻĀINA Farm Stand, a mission-aligned storefront of Kōkua Hawaiʻi Foundation, we strive to connect community thru food. We offer… Fresh coffee Grab n go items Fresh produce Frozen goodies Chilled goods & drinks Meat & seafood Flowers and lei… to honor 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

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