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Check out some of these recents updates and stories from Kōkua Hawaiʻi Foundation!
Recent Updates & Stories
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Farm to Table Dinner on the Kōkua Learning Farm | August 23, 2024
We are hosting our fourth Farm to Table Dinner on the Kōkua Learning Farm with Chef Sean Congdon, owner and Executive Chef of Aloha Culinary Group. When: Friday, August 23, 2024 Where: Kōkua Learning Farm in Haleʻiwa Time: 5:00pm-8:00pm Mark your calendars for Friday August 23rd from 5:00pm to 8:00pm to experience a delicious, locally-sourced Learn more
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Plastic Free Hawaiʻi Beach Cleanup | July 6, 2024
Mahalo to our 60+ volunteers for kicking off #PlasticFreeJuly with us! 💚♻️ This morning we hosted a #PlasticFreeHawaii beach cleanup at Kaiaka Bay Park in Haleʻiwa where we successfully collected over 173 pounds of trash and marine debris. 🌊 Mahalo to our partners: @honolulu_parks @costa @patagoina @Kupuhawaii @sustainablecoastlineshawaii & @surfrider for helping us make our cleanup a great success! Also, a huge shutout to our Haleʻiwa Learn more
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ʻĀINA Farm Stand Opening Soon!
Did you hear the great news? The ʻĀINA Farm Stand is gearing up to open its doors very soon! This Kōkua Hawaiʻi Foundation mission-aligned storefront will be a space to share the bounty of local food and agriculture producers! The ʻĀINA Farm Stand will provide seasonal, farm-fresh produce from the Kōkua Learning Farm and other Learn more
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Join the Plastic Free July Social Media Challenge!
Celebrate Plastic Free July with us! This global movement inspires and encourages individuals to be part of the solution to plastic pollution. Take the pledge to minimize your consumption of single-use plastic through Kōkua Hawaiʻi Foundation’s month-long social media challenge! Each week, the Kōkua General Store will be giving away prizes featuring Hawaiʻi made, low Learn more
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Congratulations Spring 2024 Kōkua Learning Farm Youth Interns!
Congratulation Spring 2024 Youth Interns! ☀️ We celebrated the achievements of all 17 youth interns with a Hōʻike and welcomed their ʻohana for an intern-led farm tour and potluck. Interns shared with their friends and families what they learned as mahiʻai and the different areas they tended to. Mahalo youth interns for all of your Learn more
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Kōkua Learning Farm U-Pick Event
We hosted our third Community U-Pick event on Saturday, May 25th for families from across the island to harvest their own fruits, vegetables and herbs from the Kōkua Learning Farm. Participants also had the opportunity to harvest, press, and sample sugarcane and the sweet juice it provides! Katie Metzger of Hānai Hives also hosted a Learn more
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A Successful SY 2023-2024 3Rs School Drives!
This past school year marked 12 years of KHF’s 3Rs School Drives! Check out this year’s numbers! 20 school drives hosted 175 Elementary, Intermediate, & High School students volunteered 226,622 pounds of accepted materials collected Over 1,200 cars participated Over $11,000 raised for the host schools Interested in hosting a 3Rs School Drive Fundraiser? Learn more
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Closing Out the ʻĀINA School Year
With summer fast approaching, our rockstar ‘ĀINA teachers are closing out their classes and gardens. Many like Sunset Beach, Liholiho, and Kahala Elementary have had fabulous harvest parties, involving their school community to gather what haumāna grew over the course of this last semester. We thank the ʻĀINA Lead Teachers, ʻĀINA Team Coordinators, classroom teachers Learn more