GoFarm Hawaiʻi is a Statewide Beginning Farmer Training Program with sites on Oʻahu, Kauaʻi, Maui, and Hawaiʻi Island. Our mission is to enhance Hawaiʻi’s food security and economy by increasing the number of sustainable, local agricultural producers by providing hands on commercial farm and business training.
For more information on the program and training opportunities:
AgBusiness Services
The GoFarm Hawaiʻi AgBusiness Team helps new and existing agribusinesses strengthen their business models with technical support in areas of finance, marketing, business planning and resources. Business assistance and consultations are available to discuss goal setting, business strategy, financial analysis, market opportunity and more.
For more information on AgBusiness Services and Resources:
Free Hawaiʻi Agribusiness Guidebook
This guidebook is a summary of important points and tips for farmers relating to the business aspects of running an agribusiness. To read more, Click Here
Want to get some tips and tricks on starting your home garden? Learn from some of our Coaches as well as our Alumni about topics like planting trees, growing leafy greens, and raising chickens.
For more videos in our GoFarm Hawaiʻi Community Edition Series, Click Here
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In our efforts to support land access for Hawai‘i’s farmers, we work to honor the land as a living entity that nourishes and sustains our communities. We recognize that Native Hawaiians were its original stewards, and that today’s system of land access and ownership reflects a history shaped by both cultural connection and periods of displacement and loss, with land and water taken unjustly through coercion or force.
At GoFarm Hawai‘i, we approach our work with humility and a strong sense of kuleana (responsibility). We are committed to education and actions that strive for equitable, respectful stewardship of the land, guided by the Hawaiian value of mālama ‘āina (care for the land). By training new farmers with a blend of traditional wisdom and contemporary practices, we aim to nurture relationships with the land that are rooted in respect and gratitude.
Mahalo to the following organizations for their generous support and collaboration
If you require information in an alternate format, please contact us at: info@gofarmhawaii.org
GoFarm Hawaiʻi’s work is supported by the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture, ANNH (USDA-NIFA 2023-38470-40866 and 2024-3870-43374), BFRDP (USDA-NIFA 2023-49400-40868); FSOP (USDA-NIFA 2024-20070-43225), the Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture; American AgCredit and CoBank; and Kamehameha Schools.
See above for additional supporters and collaborators.