The Kohala Center, Inc.

Awards Issued Prior to January 20, 2025, Were Funded Under Previous Administrations and May Not Reflect the Priorities and Policies of the Current Administration. Traditionally HAWAI'I'S Agricultural System Sustained 100% of Our Land and People. Now Native Hawaiians/pacific Islanders Are the Most Underrepresented Group (< 9%) of Food Producers, and HAWAI'I Imports More Than 80% of Our Food.hana MAHI'AI Is Designed and Implement by Native Hawaiians (NH) to Provision NH New and Beginning Farmers/ranchers With Training, Technical Assistance (TA) and Resources to Reclaim Agency Over Feeding All Our Relations. We Offer Indigenous, Integrated Forest-food Approaches Alongside Regenerative Agricultural Practices and Business Training Connecting to Bfrdp Priorities of Forest Management, Climate Smart Farming and Livestock Practices, Natural Resource Management and Planning, and Resources/referrals That Improve Biodiversity, Soils, Lands, Watersheds and Ecosystem Services.our Goals: (i) Increase Place-based Food Production That Support Viable Agricultural Livelihoods, and (II) Provide Place-based, Culturally-relevant Plants and Processes. NHS Can Experience Up to 180 Training Hours Such That 350 Attend at Least One Workday/workshop and 1,986 Native Plants Are Distributed and Planted. Those Attending 3+ Trainings Are Eligible for Ta Such That 40 Start/improve/sustain Their Operations, and 50% Have a More Fully-formed Farm/ranch Plan. They Then Invite 50 NHS to Learn Together to Increase Native Food Producers.