The Kohala Center….Employment, Opportunities, Events

Employment

The Kohala Center (TKC) is hiring two positions
TKC is hiring a grants account manager and a financial controller. Visit the links above for more information and to apply.

Hawaiʻi ʻUlu Cooperative is hiring an accounting specialist
Hawaiʻi ʻUlu Cooperative (HUC) is hiring an accounting specialist to manage their business finances and contribute to the development of budgets and strategic financial plans. Interested applicants can email their resume and cover letter to dana@eatbreadfruit.com. Visit HUC’s website for more information and to apply.

Hawaiʻi Farmers Union United (HFUU) is hiring a membership and outreach coordinator
HFUU is hiring a membership and outreach coordinator to support the growth of their Maui County chapters. To apply, send a resume to employment@hfuu.org.

MAʻO Organic Farms is hiring three positions
MAʻO Organic Farms is hiring a mahiʻai akahi, organic produce processing mahiʻai, production and harvest farmer – mahiʻai waena on Oʻahu. Visit the links above for more information and to apply.

HIP Ag is hiring a farm-to-school garden coordinator
HIP Ag is hiring a farm-to-school garden coordinator to lead and support student involvement in the Garden-to-Cafeteria program and other farm-to-school initiatives at Kohala High School. For more information, visit the HIP Ag website or email institute@hipagriculture.org.

HuiMAU is hiring a mālama ʻāina technician
HuiMAU is hiring a mālama ʻāina technician to implement their ʻāina restoration efforts in alignment with their goal to restore cultural and natural landscapes to support living, sustainable cultural and subsistence practices. For more information and application details, visit the HuiMAU website or email kealaulili@gmail.com.

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Opportunities

Oʻahu Agricultural and Conservation Association (OACA) survey seeking information on federal funding impact on Hawaiʻiʻs farms and food system
OACA invites all Hawaiʻi farmers and folks working within the Hawaiʻi food system to fill out this survey to gather information on how recent or pending executive orders and federal grant/loan freezes are impacting individuals and/or organizations. The survey will take approximately 10–15 minutes to complete. Insights will be shared with all survey participants in aggregated format only, and with the Hawaiʻi Congressional Delegation, state leaders, and national advocacy partners to highlight these impacts and coordinate resources.

National Farmers Union (NFU) Survey seeking information on federal funding freeze impacts
NFU is monitoring the impact of the federal funding freeze and staff dismissals on farmers and ranchers. Anyone who has been affected by a frozen program, staff layoffs, or financial distress due to the freeze is invited to fill out this survey.

Mālama da Farmer grant applications are open
The Hawaiʻi Food Basket (HFB) has opened applications for Mālama Da Farmer grants. These grants aim to support economic recovery of small food producers in Hawaiʻi County whose businesses were financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The County awarded funds to HFB to drive an increase in local food production by providing support to eligible small businesses and nonprofits interested in expanding their operations. Grant awards range from $5,000–$25,000. The deadline to apply is March 31, 2025 (11:59 p.m. HST). For more information and to apply, visit the HFB Mālama da Farmer website.

Survey information needed from farmers about agroforestry engagement
The University of Hawaiʻi (UH), in partnership with Hawaiʻi ʻUlu Cooperative, is aiming to better understand barriers to adopting agroforestry practices. Farmers and agricultural producers of all levels are invited to take this survey to provide their insights and experiences with agroforestry. This work is being conducted by graduate researchers Ivy Wappler and Ryan Weiskopf, and supported by Dr. Noa Lincoln and the UH Indigenous Cropping Systems laboratory.

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Events

GoFarm webinar on small farm best practices
Monday, March 10 • 5:30–7:00 p.m. (Zoom)
GoFarm is offering a free webinar, Growing Your Farm Team: Best Practices for Small Farms, covering essential human resources practices for small farms including recruitment, compliance, payroll basics, and insights from a producer who has gone through these processes. Registration is required. For more information, visit the registration link below.
»Register online

Hāmākua Homesteading public seminar series
Presented by Honeybee Education Program and Laupāhoehoe Train Museum
Monday, February 24 • 5:30–7 p.m.
Laupāhoehoe Public Library, 35-2065 Old Māmalahoa Hwy Laupāhoehoe, Hawaiʻi Island (map)
The series will run over five Mondays:

• March 17: A Milk Cow on a Small Farm and Pasture Management with Grant Gerrish
• March 24: Introduction to Pastured Poultry with Brittany Anderson
• March 31: Raising Healthy Sheep: Care and Wool Craft with Leila Gerrish
• April 21: Regenerative Beekeeping in Hawaiʻi with Jenny Bach

Visit this website for more information or email Jenny Bach at info@wisewomenbeekeepers.com.

New webinar series: Tools to enhance your business management
Join experts online from the Center for Farm Financial Management at the University of Minnesota for a free weekly webinar series designed to enhance business management skills. The series will run every Thursday at 10 a.m. HST through May 1st with a different topic each week:

• February 27: Business Planning: Management & Organization
• March 6: Business Planning: Financials
• March 13: Business Planning: Wrap Up
• March 20: How much does it cost to grow? (Part I)
• March 27: How much does it cost to grow? (Part II)
• April 3: No Webinar
• April 10: Where should I market my products?
• April 17: How much did that market make?
• April 24: FSA Programs, Farm Answers, and USDA Beginning Farmer Programs
• May 1: Putting it all together

» Register online