HFUU Speaker Series

We are pleased to announce that for our 24th Music & Speaker Series event we had a Food Hub Panel feauturing: Maureen Datta with Adaptations CSA, Dr. Saleh Azizi with Kahumana CSA, and Scott Crawford with Hana Farmers Market & Online Market. The Musician for this evening was the incredible Tiana Malone Jennings of Puna,…

Amy Koch is the Assistant Director for Soil Science for USDA NRCS Pacific Islands Area (PIA).  In the 16 years she has served PIA as a soil scientist, Amy has developed expertise in the formation and properties of tropical and volcanic soils, including managing these unique soils for optimal soil health.  Amy has a BS…

We are pleased to announce that for our 22nd Music & Speaker Series event we had Co-Founder and Executive Director of HIP Agriculture Dash Kuhr along with Big Island Musician Jeff Tree. Jeff Tree is a musician based on the Big Island of Hawaii. Jeff is a member of the HFUU Kohala branch and has…

Music & Speaker Series Event #21: Manager of Mahale Farms in Hana, Maui Mikala Minn; Music by Fawn Helekahi-Burns. Presented by Hawai’i Farmers Union United. Mikala is born and raised in Hāna, now raising his family and a prominent person in the community. His paternal grandfather and grandmother came from Korea to Hana to work…

Music & Speaker Series Event #20: Manager of Ku’ia Agriculture Education Center Kaipo Kekona; Music by Kūpaoa. Presented by Hawai’i Farmers Union United. Born and raised on the island of Maui, Kaipo is the Manager of Ku’ia Agriculture Education Center (K.A.E.C.) in Lahaina, Maui. K.A.E.C. specializes in traditional regional environmental Mahi’ai and restoring Ka Malu…

Ken Love first fell in love with exotic fruits growing up in Chicago. Ever since he arrived in Hawai‘i thirty years ago, he has become enthralled with the wonders of exotic fruits and made it his goal for tropical fruit to be more accessible to everyone. Ken regularly works in Hawai’i and abroad, planting gardens, supporting…

Music & Speaker Series Event #18: Cacao Panel with Will Lydgate of Lydgate Farms, Robert Boudreaux of Haloa Farms & Steve Motherwell of Big Island Cacao Community. Music by Alecia Haselton. Presented by Hawai’i Farmers Union United. Will Lydgate co-owns Lydgate farms with Emily Lydgate, the great-great-grandchildren of William Ludgate who arrived in Hawaii in…

We are excited to have Maui farmer and expert on soil health & biodiversity Michael Marchand and Dayan Kai in a Fireside chat at out 17th Music & Speaker evening. Michael Marchand is the owner of Lapa’au farm, which is an organic bio intensive farm focused on large production in small spaces. Lapa’au Farm is…

Pat Simmons Jr. is a north shore Maui local and musical contributor to HFUU conventions. His music reflects a life growing up on the island, as well as on tour with his fathers band, The Doobie Brothers. Pat’s 2017 debut E.P. “This Mountain”, featured Keali’i Reichel on the title track Mauna Mele, written about the…