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ʻĀINA In Schools Farm to School Month Activities

To celebrate National Farm to School month, ʻĀINA Schools were busy with chef & farmer visits, connecting with the community at our recent Kōkua Learning Farm Fun Day, and harvesting fruits and veggies from their very own garden beds! Chef & Farmer Visits To celebrate National Farm to School Month, we invited chefs, farmers, 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

Welcome Back ʻĀINA In Schools Lessons SY2025-26

In August we welcomed the new school year with ʻĀINA Program Trainings on the Kōkua Learning Farm and garden parties at participating ʻĀINA schools. Training sessions were held on Friday, August 1 for ʻĀINA Team Coordinators (ATC) and ʻĀINA Lead Teachers (ALT) and Saturday, August 9 for ATCs, ALTs, classroom teachers, volunteers, and administrators to 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

Closing out the 24-25 ʻĀINA school year

We closed out the ʻĀINA school year with more chef visits and kuʻi ʻai demonstrations! At Kahala Elementary, students made super sundaes with Chef Kenwei Chong from La Gelateria Hawaiʻi, and learned how to add ingredients from the other ʻĀINA food groups to make it a beneficial snack. Students at Nuʻuanu Elementary made ānuenue (rainbow) Learn more

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

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Recent Updates & Stories

ʻĀINA In Schools Farm to School Month Activities

Farm to School DonorsChoose Campaign — Johnson ʻOhana Foundation

Welcome Back ʻĀINA In Schools Lessons SY2025-26

DonorsChoose — Johnson ʻOhana Foundation Match!

Closing out the 24-25 ʻĀINA school year

The Backyard Garden is coming to life!

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

ʻĀINA Highlights to Kickoff 2025!

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