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November 24, 2021 (bizjournals.com) Kamehameha Schools has created a new $10 million Food Systems Fund. $300,000 has gone in an investment to the Hawaii Ulu Cooperative to scale its business operations.

October 20, 2021 (West Hawaiʻi Today) by Laura Ruminski The Hawaii ‘Ulu Cooperative is one step closer to expanding operations that will increase production 10-fold at the Honalo facility.The co-op,...

October 12, 2021 (FLUX Magazine) by Jackie Oshirio "When we see parallels between the events portrayed in moʻolelo and Hawaiʻi’s modern-day issues, it may be wise to listen to what the...

Summer 2021 marks five years since Hawaiʻi ʻUlu Cooperative began serving Hawaiʻi farmers and communities. We celebrated this important milestone at our Annual Member Meeting in July 2021 and with our Five-Year Report, which tracks the co-op's growth...

  August 16 2021 (7-Eleven Hawai'i) by Annika Streng 7-Eleven Hawai'i partnered with the students and faculty of the Culinary Arts Programs at Kapiʻolani Community College and Leeward Community College to...

COVID-19 disrupted supply chains in the US, impacting various industries. In Hawaii, the absence of tourists forced local growers to connect with residents. Empty grocery shelves prompted consumers to seek local producers. The crisis emphasized the challenges in Hawaii's supply chain and efforts to strengthen the local food system.

Congratulations to Dana Shapiro, general manager at the Hawaiʻi ‘Ulu Co-op for being recognized as HVCA’s 2021 Social Impact Entrepreneur of the Year. To learn more about the award and Hawaiʻi Venture Capital...

May 23, 2021 (Civil Beat) - The first time Dana Shapiro cooked breadfruit, she wasn’t terribly impressed. Shapiro bought one of the hard, football-sized fruits at a farmers market on...

May 12 2021 (Honolulu Magazine) by Martha Cheng "The Hawai‘i ‘Ulu Cooperative offers whole and peeled ‘ulu flour—the whole, which includes skin and all, is slightly darker in appearance and...