Hui Māla ʻAi
Connecting Food Gardens Across Hawai'i
Hui Māla ʻAi, a state-wide network for food gardens, aims to improve public health by increasing access to gardening opportunities for people in Hawaiʻi, and to support food gardens that play a critical role in promoting health equity and food security.
What We Do
Facilitating monthly collaboration calls
Hui Māla ʻAi hosts monthly calls that bring together diverse stakeholders from across Hawai‘i to share projects, address challenges, and exchange ideas. This collaborative space connects funders with implementers, landowners with gardeners, and policymakers with community members, fostering strategic partnerships to expand food gardens statewide.
Supporting Community-led Food Garden Initiatives
Through strategic partnerships and shared resources, Hui Māla ʻAi empowers community members and organizations to create and maintain food gardens that support health equity, food security, and sustainable urban development. This includes providing guidance on land access, volunteer engagement, and policy recommendations tailored to Hawai‘i’s unique landscape.
Securing Funding for Community Food Gardens
Hui Māla ʻAi seeks to connect funders with community-led food garden projects to increase financial support for new and existing gardens across Hawai‘i. By fostering partnerships with grantmakers, government agencies, and local businesses, Hui Māla ʻAi helps secure resources that enable gardens to flourish.
Purpose of the Network
Enhancing Health Equity through Accessible Food Gardens
Hui Māla ‘Ai aims to improve public health by increasing access to food gardens, which provide fresh produce and serve as a critical resource for promoting health equity across Hawai‘i.
Fostering Cross-Sector Collaboration to Address Food System Challenges
Hui Māla ‘Ai unites diverse organizations, government agencies, and community members to create a coordinated network that supports the creation, sustainability, and accessibility of food gardens, ensuring efforts are strategic and aligned to maximize impact.
Building Community Resilience and Engagement through Food Garden Initiatives
Hui Māla ʻAi seeks to connect funders with community-led food garden projects to increase financial support for new and existing gardens across Hawai‘i. By fostering partnerships with grantmakers, government agencies, and local businesses, Hui Māla ʻAi helps secure resources that enable gardens to flourish.
Up Coming Events
Aloha Earth Day Celebration
GET INVOLVED!
Food access is a huge public health issue. So we have to think creatively about how we are going to address that problem, and while backyard gardening is not the solution to everything, it’s a solution that can be done immediately.