Where we’ve been. Where we’re going. What we’ve learned.
Reports
HGFA 2025 Annual Report
The year 2025 was one of change and transformation for the Alliance and HGFA. It brought challenges, realizations, and renewed commitments to the people and ʻāina we serve. Across federal, state, and local landscapes, we experienced profound shifts—and still our Alliance did not waver. We deepened relationships, adapted to changing conditions, and continued learning what it means to grow with abundance and resilience.
The work reflected in this report is that of a collective—farmers, food hubs, community organizations, advocates, funders, practitioners, partners, and neighbors working toward a more just, resilient, and locally rooted food system.
ʻAha ʻAi Pono Report to Community
The journey of ʻAha ʻAi Pono was inspired by both Native Hawaiian and Native American gatherings. As we immersed ourselves in spaces where indigeneity was the lens for understanding food and health systems, we felt called to create that space here in Hawaiʻi, rooted in our own practices.
Each ʻAha built upon the last—beginning with the birth of the ʻAha ʻAi Pono in Pālehua, exploring collaboration in Waiʻanae, moving into application and action in Waimānalo, and embracing education and perpetuation at Hoʻoulu ʻĀina in Kalihi Valley.
