Bringing Hawaiʻi-grown food into classrooms, culinary programs, and communities.
Hoʻopili ʻAi connects students, educators, and culinary programs with Hawaiʻi-grown staple crops through free educational resources, classroom activities, farm to school sampler boxes, and hands-on learning experiences. Together we're helping the next generation build lasting connections to local food and the farmers who grow it.
How to Use the Farm to School Sampler Boxes
About the Program
Farm to school connects keiki and ʻōpio (children and youth) with their food and with the ʻāina, which feeds and nourishes us all — fostering the next generation of healthy, caring stewards.
Hoʻopili ʻAi is a partnership with the Hawaiʻi Farm to School Network, Chef Hui, the University of Hawaiʻi College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience (UH CTAHR), and the Hawaiʻi Agriculture Research Center (HARC), providing students, educators, school staff, and families with the resources needed to build lifelong relationships with Hawaiʻi-grown staple foods.
Program Impact 2022–2026
“Creating connections between keiki, farmers, and local food.”
