Ma Ka Hana Ka Ike Building Program

Community farm. The organization applies its hands-on teaching approach to an agricultural setting through hana's first community farm. Mahele farm brings together community members of all ages to learn the skills of organic food production and self-sustenance.

Culinary education the kahu 'ai pono culinary education program is designed to support students and apprentices as they work to attain specific skills for processing 'aina-based, local foods, and an appreciation for healthy foods. The preparation of value-added products and specialties taps into generations-old knowledge, grounds and connects youth to native hawaiian culture, and prepares them for career opportunities supporting local agriculture.

Malama haloa. Our malama haloa program reconnects youth and their ohana with traditional native hawaiian foods and the cultural practices surrounding them, using these activities: ku'i 'ai sessions at hana school where students hand pound taro into traditional pa'i'ai, kapa making, and makahiki season ceremony and games. Community members, staff, and students also participate in poi board and stone carving workshops. Through the guidance of kupuna and generational kalo farmers, this program helped to restore over 30 wetland kalo patches in wailua nui.