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UH West O‘ahu Food Program Receives Large Donation
The University of Hawai‘i– West O‘ahu Sustainable Com- munity Food Systems pro- gram was gifted $1 million, and its all thanks to the W. K. Kellogg Foundation.
“The Hawai‘i Institute for Sustainable Community Food Systems is intended to be a decentralized food system transformation hub that is grounded in comple- mentary STEM disciplines and informed by commu- nity needs and indigenous knowledge and practice,” states Albie Miles, assis- tant professor of sustainable community food systems at UH West Oʻahu.
According to the Kapo- lei college, the funds will go toward undergraduate and public education, col- laborative research, and communications and plan- ning activities to enhance the long-term sustainability and resilience of Hawai‘i’s food system by creating a new Hawai‘i Institute for Sustainable Community Food Systems.
“By coordinating strate- gic partnerships, new edu- cational programs, applied research, planning and policy analysis, we aim to make lasting change in the health, equity, resilience and sustainability of our food system.”
It will also provide schol- arships and professional development opportunities for Native Hawaiian and underrepresented students in higher education.
For more information, visit westoahu.hawaii.edu.
University of Hawai‘i–West O‘ahu students restore lo‘i and harvest kalo in Hanalei Valley on Kaua‘i. PHOTO COURTESY UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘I
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