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The department is focused on centralizing food operations, arguing the current model is ineffective when it comes to getting local food into schools

March 3, 2022 (Hawaiʻi Tribune Herald) Plans and visions for Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole were presented Tuesday to U.S. Rep. Kai Kahele during his multi-day tour of...

February 28, 2023 (Star Advertiser) Breadfruit — or ʻulu in Hawaiian — is often compared to a potato, and is used in similar ways. Like a potato, it is creamy...

Tropical breadfruit has a starchy center that can be cooked differently depending on its stage of ripeness

Growing ulu, also known as breadfruit, in a diversified plot can be more profitable than monocrops, according to a report by the Hawaiʻi ʻUlu Cooperative

November 9, 2022 (Star Advertiser) ʻUlu — or breadfruit — is a grown-in-Hawaiʻi ingredient that is ready for prime time. Now that the Hawaiʻi ʻUlu Cooperative has made frozen, ready-to-cook ʻulu widely...

October 18, 2022 (Hawaiʻi Tribune Herald) Sam Choy and Gay Wong were working on a cookbook about ‘ulu when Mutual Publishing’s editor, Gay Wong, suddenly passed away on Aug. 4,...

September 28, 2022 (Hawaiʻi Public Radio) Earlier this month, the Hawaiʻi ʻUlu Cooperative launched its new Hoʻopili ʻAi Program, in partnership with the Farm to School Hui and Chef Hui. The...

September 14, 2022 (USDA) The USDA is investing $3.1 billion in 141 selected projects under Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities. The ʻUlu Cooperative is a major partner part of these projects.  Expanding Agroforestry...