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6 MAY 4, 2022
Community Gets Together In Kapolei To Launch Hawai‘i Fund For Food Gardens
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will also allow access to mi- crogrants as well as trainings and mentoring about food garden development.
“When island communi- ties across Hawai‘i rely on 90% of its food being im- ported, it is all of our kūlea- na to help find solutions that work to address the long- term food security and food self-sufficiency needs of our residents,” states Kūhiō Lewis, CNHA president and CEO. “Partnering with HPHI on the Hawai‘i Fund for Food Gardens program will help to provide better community-based access to fresh grown produce, es- pecially for those in AAPI (Asian Americans and Pacif- ic Islanders) and economi- cally disadvantaged commu- nities.”
To commemorate this partnership, leaders of the movement planted a tree and shared seeds and seed- lings with those who at- tended the April 22 event.
For more information on Hawaiʻi Fund for Food Gardens, contact Dr. Susan Mercado at susan@hiphi. org or 808-591-6508 ext. 20.
(Above) On April 22, (from left) city Councilmember Augie Tulba; state Sen. Kurt Fevella; Consul General Emil Fernandez, Philippine Consulate General; kumu Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu (inset); Ann Kishi, associate director of Hogan Entrepreneur Program; Jessica Yamauchi, CEO of Hawai‘i Public Health Institute; Dr. Susan Mercado, director, food systems and resiliency at Hawai‘i Public Health Institute; Dexter Kishida, city food security and sustainability program manager; Thora-Jean “T.J.” Cuaresma, office of state Rep. Amy Perruso; Ned Rodrigues, vice president of Bank of Hawai’i; and Shanty Asher, city Pacific Islander liaison officer gathered to launch the Hawai‘i Fund for Food Gardens in Kapolei. PHOTOS COURTESY COUNCIL FOR NATIVE HAWAIIAN ADVANCEMENT
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