Page 3 - Hawaii Island MidWeek - April 19, 2023

APRIL 19, 2023
HAWAI‘I ISLAND MIDWEEK 3
HAWAI’I ISLAND
Local Girl A Children’s Miracle Champ
Four-year-old Kalley-Mae Yee of Hawai‘i Island was chosen as the 2023 Children’s Miracle Network Kapi‘olani Champion. She is pictured with lei and gifts beside her parents, Kevin
and Cherilyn, and representatives from Delta Airlines, who surprised the family with a trip to California, where they will visit Disneyland and represent Kapi‘olani at a CMN Hospitals event. PHOTO COURTESY KAP‘IOLANI MEDICAL CENTER FOR WOMEN & CHILDREN
Hawaiʻi Ulu Coop- erative is a farm- er-owned business working to revitalize ‘ulu (breadfruit) and other Ha- wai‘i-grown staple crops — such as kalo (taro), ‘uala (sweet potato) and palaʻai (pumpkin) — by empower- ing farmers as change-mak- ers in Hawaiʻi’s food system. The co-op is committed to the revival of ‘ulu to strengthen Hawaiʻi’s food security and to the value of mālama ‘āina — care or protection of the earth — by using environ- mentally responsible pro- duction methods.
The co-op is committed to the revival of ‘ulu (breadfruit) and other Hawai‘i- grown staple crops. PHOTO COURTESY HAWAI‘I ‘ULU COOPERATIVE
food. Hoʻopili ʻAi is a part- nership between the Hawaiʻi Farm to School Hui, Chef Hui, University of Hawaiʻi College of Tropical Agricul- ture and Human Resources, and Kōkua Hawaiʻi Foun- dation. It aims to normalize using ‘ulu and other indige- nous canoe crops in our daily diets, and cultivate strong re- lationships between the com- munity and Hawai‘i-grown staple foods. Through do-
Co-op Sustains The Future
By Dana Shapiro, general manager of Hawai‘i ‘Ulu Cooperative
Formed in 2016 with nine small, diversified growers on Hawai‘i Island, Hawaiʻi ʻUlu Co-op has grown to more than 150 member-farms on Hawaiʻi Island, Maui, Oʻa- hu and Kauaʻi. By working together, the ʻUlu Co-op farmers can offer consistent, high-quality products that are delicious, versatile, lo- cal, healthy, accessible and sustainable.
nations and direct purchas- es, students, teachers, staff and parents can receive Ha- wai‘i-grown staples in farm- to-school boxes and access free educational resources across the islands.
For more information about these Farm to School boxes, the Ho‘opili ‘Ai pro- gram, recipes and more, visit ulu.coop/hoopiliai or reach out to info@eatbreadfruit. com.
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Living your best life means eating food that is good for your body and the environment. Currently, 99% of Hawaiʻi’s staple foods are imported, mainly rice, wheat and corn. ‘Ulu is a perenni- al tree crop that thrives in Hawaiʻi’s tropical climate and can be cultivated using agroforestry practices. The co-op’s diverse array of co- crops also provide sustain- able, healthy and culturally relevant staple food options.
Families can access prod- ucts, recipes and resources through the co-op’s Hoʻo- pili ʻAi Campaign — Unit- ing Keiki & Hawaiʻi Food Crops, which connects kids with the ‘āina through local