HIR News
November 2024
Investing in a Different Kind of Paradise: Catalyzing Hawai’i’s Sustainable Food System Read here.
July 2024
Bioregional Financing Facilities – Reimagining Finance to Regenerate Our Planet Read here.
September 2022
Non Profit Quarterly: Ownership as Kinship: Restoring the Abundance of Our Ancestors. Read here.
February 2022
Hawaii Business Magazine: 20 for the Next 20: Keoni Lee, Hawaiʻi Investment Ready. Read here.
February 2022
The Business Journals: Hawaii Investment Ready launches food systems accelerator. Read here.
September 2021
Civil Beat: These Hawaii Firms Are Pushing Innovation Amid The Pandemic. Read here.
April 2021
Civil Beat: Dark Clouds Are Looming Over Hawaii Even As The Economy Appears To Be Improving. Read here.
February 2021
Hawaii Business Magazine: The Best of Startup Paradise 2021. Read here.
February 2021
Civil Beat: Can You Make Money Being A Farmer In Hawaii? Read here.
January 2021
Civil Beat: Hawaii’s Food System Is Broken. Now Is The Time To Fix It. Read here.
January 2021
Hawaii Business: Investing in People, Companies and the ʻĀina. Read here.
January 2021
Hawaii Business: Deep Dive: Impact Investing. Read here.
November 2020
Civil Beat: 7 Ways To Repair Hawaii’s Broken Economy.
We need a shared vision and clear goals that we can all rally behind. Just like we did to flatten the curve. Read here.
October 2020
Civil Beat: Will Hawaii Finally Be Able To Break Its Dependence On Tourism? Read here.
June 2020
Civil Beat’s IDEAS: This Is The Moment To Re-Envision Our New Economy.
We need a shared vision and clear goals that we can all rally behind. Just like we did to flatten the curve. Read here.
May 2020
Civil Beat: New Website Matches People In Need With People Who Can Help
The digital platform Kukulu is streamlining charitable giving as the pandemic creates urgent needs. Read here.
May 2020
Civil Beat: Reshaping Hawaii’s Economy For A Post-Pandemic World
Hawaii’s long-term economic plan is a blank slate by design to be filled in by an ensemble cast, says Alan Oshima, Hawaii’s economic recovery chief. Read here.
May 2019
Pacific Business News: Social enterprise accelerator, Hawaii Investment Ready, announces its 4th cohort. Read here.
August 2018
Civil Beat: Food Self-Sufficiency Doesn’t Have To Damage Environment. Read here.
September 2016
Ho‘okua‘āina: THE 4TH SECTOR. Read here.
December 2014
Midweek: Accelerator Helps Local Business Thrive. Read here.
February 2012
Planting Seeds: Impact Investing Comes to Hawaii. Read here.
Enterprise News
October 2024
Hawaiʻi Ulu Cooperative & Moku Wai Piko Poi
Hawaii grown: School lunch made entirely of local ingredients
September 2024
MA’O Organic Farms
Wai’anae farm gets $100k grant to bolster workforce housing and retain employees
March 2024
Kealopiko
Each of the garments made at kealopiko’s screen-printing workshop are one-of-a-kind and tell a story.
March 2024
Malama Kaua’i & Kakua Kalihi Valley
Seven forestry programs to receive state funding.
March 2024
Hawai’i Community Lending
County program on Kaua’i helps 369 homeowners prevent foreclosure, funds ongoing support services.
March 2024
Pono Pacific
New Initiative in Hawai’i could change the world’s carbon footprint.
August 2024
Mokuwai Piko Poi and Kahumana
Cargo Cares: Delivering Aloha and Smiles So Local Businesses Can Thrive.
August 2024
Ulu’ae Learning Center
Cultivating Tomorrow’s Leaders Through Tradition and Stewardship.
March 2024
Hawai’i ‘Ulu Cooperative
Hawaii Business Magazine: 20 for the Next 20: Leon No‘eau Peralto, huiMAU.
March 2024
huiMAU
Hawaii Business Magazine: 20 for the Next 20: Leon No‘eau Peralto, huiMAU.
January 2023
Waipa Foundation, Malama Kaua’i
Civil Beat: Kauai Is Making A Blueprint To Meet ‘Huge Desire’ For Local Food.
May 2023
Hawaii Good Food Alliance
Civil Beat: Hawaii Good Food Alliance Selected By USDA To Bolster Non-Mainland Food Systems.
March 2023
The Food Basket
West Hawaii Today: How The Food Basket is promoting good health.
February 2023
huiMAU
Hawai’i Business Magazine: Hawaii Entrepreneur Awards 2023: Social Impact Entrepreneur of the Year.
February 2023
Waipa Foundation
Hawai’i Public Radio: Kauaʻi fishpond breathes new life under incoming conservancy.
February 2023
Hawai’i Community Lending
Kauai Now News: Hawai‘i Community Lending receives funding to help people become homeowners.
September 2022
Malama Kaua’i, The Food Basket
Civil Beat: A New Sense Of Urgency Is Driving Nonprofits To Grow More Local Food In Hawaii.
September 2022
Ho’oulu ‘Aina
Ho’oulu ‘Aina director Receives National Recognition from Foresters’ Association.
August 2022
Pacific Gateway Center
Civil Beat: Pacific Gateway Center Gives Immigrant Businesses A Boost.
June 2022
Sustainable Moloka’i
Hawaii Public Radio: Sust’āinable Molokaʻi’s new food box program connects local farmers to kūpuna.
June 2022
Ulu A’e
HIStorytellers: “Where I Live There Aren’t Many Rainbows” by Mikiala Lidstone.
June 2022
The Food Basket
Pacific Business News: The Food Basket, Hawaii Islands’s food bank continues efforts to end hunger.
June 2022
Kupu Hawaii, Pono Pacific Land Management
Hawaii Business Magazine: ‘Ohana And Community Fuels John Leong’s Journey To Highlight Hawai‘i’s Natural Resources, S1E5.
June 2022
Sustainable Moloka’i
Civil Beat: Hawaii’s Extreme Drought Is Forcing Ranchers And Farmers To Get Creative.
June 2022
Kokua Hawai’i Foundation
Pacific Business News: The evolution of Kokua Hawaii Foundation.
May 2022
Hawai‘i ‘Ulu Cooperative, Hawaii Food Hub Hui, Kohala Food Hub, Farm Link, MA’O Farms
Civil Beat: Small Farmers Are Finding Innovative Ways To Get Their Food To Market
January 2022
Local Iʻa
Civil Beat: One Way To Counter The Ill Effects Of Hawaii’s Invasive Species: Eat Them.
December 2021
The Food Basket
Honolulu Civil Beat: 5 Ways To Help Hawaii Farmers In 2022.
December 2021
Real Good Fish
SeafoodSource: Growing in popularity, local seafood movement picks up US government support.
December 2021
Hawaiian Community Assets
Hawaii Public Radio: Seizing affordable housing opportunities in Hawai’i.
December 2021
Hawaiʻi ʻUlu Cooperative
Civil Beat: Kamehameha Schools Creates $10 Million Fund For Hawaii Food Producers.
November 2021
Malama Kauai
Civil Beat: Hawaii’s Food Hubs Get $1 Million For Statewide Expansion.
November 2021
Hawaiʻi Community Lending
Big Island Now: $5 Million Fund Opens to Help Residents of Big Island, Kaua’i Pay Mortgages
October 2021
Hawaiʻi ʻUlu Cooperative
West Hawaii Today: ‘Ulu for all: Co-op closer to expanding operations
September 2021
MAO Organic Farms
Pacific Business News: Farm Link Hawaii names new CEO amid year of positive growth
September 2021
Malama Loko Ea
Civil Beat: Native Hawaiian Education Programs To Receive $28 Million In Federal Dollars
September 2021
Malama Kauai
Hawaii Business: CSAs Became a Lifeline in the Pandemic for Consumers and Farmers
August 2021
Hawaiian Community Assets
The Garden Island: Agency has help for Native Hawaiian farmers
July 2021
Local Iʻa
Civil Beat: Support Small Fishermen By Making It Easier To Buy Fresh Off The Boat
July 2021
Hoʻokuaʻāina
Pacific Business News: Foundation donates $2M to Native Hawaiian nonprofits
July 2021
Hawaiian Community Assets
Maui Now: HCA Plan for Maui Calls for 5000 Affordable Homes in Five Years
June 2021
Pono Pacific
Hawaii News Now: On World Oceans Day, organizations share a message of urgency … and hope
May 2021
MAʻO Organic Farms
NRDC: A Native Hawaiian Digs into Her Roots to Grow Food, Knowledge, and Hope
January 2021
Kaunamano Farm
Maui Now: Kamehameha Schools Delivers Holiday Cheer with “KeikiDesks” for 10000 Kids
January 2021
Hawaiʻi Community Assets
The Conversation: The Challenges of Public Access in a Pandemic
January 2021
Family Promise Hawaiʻi
Pacific Business News: Family Promise meets an increased need.
January 2021
The Food Basket + Hawaii ʻUlu Cooperative
Civil Beat: How One Local Food Program Is Helping Hawaii’s Farmers And Families.
January 2021
Hawaii ʻUlu Cooperative
West Hawaii Today: Hawaii Ulu Cooperative wants to see breadfruit on your plate.
January 2021
Hawaiʻi Community Lending
Hawaii Business: What Does it Mean to be a CDFI and a Credit Union?
January 2021
Hawaiʻi Community Lending
Hawaii Business: Investing in People, Companies and the ʻĀina: Loans for people who can’t otherwise get loans.
December 2020
Malama Kauai
This Kauai Nonprofit Is Trying To Change How People Buy Their Food.
December 2020
The Food Basket
West Hawaii Today: Hometown Heroes: The Food Basket holds 100th ‘food drop’ since April.
December 2020
Mālama Loko Ea Foundation
In a bid to help Hawaii feed itself, scientists are using modern technology to revive 2000-year-old fishponds.
October 2020
The Food Basket
Hawaii Tribune Herald: Bridging the gap: Food program supports farmers, helps hungry.
September 2020
The Food Basket
Hawaii Tribune Herald: During pandemic, The Food Basket is serving 80,000 people a month.
September 2020
Malama Kauai
Civil Beat: Coronavirus Relief Funds Are Helping These Workers Train For New Careers.
September 2020
Hawai‘i ʻUlu Cooperative
Hawai‘i Public Radio, The Conversation: Hawaii Ulu Cooperative on getting crops to market.
September 2020
Education Incubator
Hawaii Business: Necessity & Invention: Foundations of ALOHA. In response to the pandemic, educators across the state are adapting and innovating to serve their students.
August 2020
Education Incubator
Hawaii News Now: Education expert says making the world a classroom can enhance distance learning.
August 2020
Hawaii Community Lending/Hawaiian Community Assets
KITV4: Local Nonprofits Partner to Bring Rent and Mortgage Assistance Grants to Hawai’i Island Households Impacted by COVID-19.
August 2020
Kōkua Kalihi Valley
Hawaii News Now: Community health centers to help with contact tracing in Pacific Islander communities.
August 2020
Education Incubator
Civil Beat IDEAS: Seeing The Good In At-Home Learning. As the school year begins online, the places we live offer opportunities of their own.
August 2020
Hawai‘i ‘Ulu Cooperative
CRAVE: Growing availability of frozen breadfruit fuels interest in the versatile, nutrient-rich food.
July 2020
Kōkua Kalihi Valley
Hawai‘i Community Foundation: Keeping Kupuna Healthy — at Home.
July 2020
The Food Basket, Hawaii Island’s Food Bank
Hawai‘i Community Foundation: Food Talk.
July 2020
Kōkua Kalihi Valley
Hawaii News Now: Health center gets grant to redeploy its dental team to help tackle COVID-19 in Kalihi.
July 2020
Pono Pacific LLC & Kupu Hawai‘i
Hawaii Business: Challenges Facing Nonprofits: Pono Pacific and Kupu
June 2020
Kupu Hawai‘i
Star-Advertiser: Nonprofit Kupu Hawaii cooks up second chances during coronavirus pandemic.
May 2020
The Hawai‘i ʻUlu Cooperative
Hawaii News Now: Amid talk of boosting agriculture in Hawaii, could the ulu finally get its due?
May 2020
Education Incubator
Hawaii Business: Challenges Facing Nonprofits: Education Incubator.
May 2020
Hawaii Community Lending
Pacific Business News: Hawaii Community Lending: ‘We were built for this’ as a crisis lender.
May 2020
Kokua Kalihi Valley
Hawaii News Now: Hawaii Stands Together: Kokua Kalihi Valley.
April 2020
MA‘O Organic Farms
Honolulu Magazine: Can We Ever Eat All Local in Hawai‘i?
Governor Ige set a goal of doubling local food production by 2020. So how do we measure up?
April 2020
The Food Basket
Hawaii Tribune-Herald: Food Basket feeds thousands at Old Kona Airport.
November 2019
Waipa Foundation & Ho‘okua‘aina
NYT Magazine: On Hawaii, the Fight for Taro’s Revival.
November 2019
Kealopiko
Travel Pulse: Hawaiian Airlines Unveils New Line of Sustainable Amenity Kits.
November 2019
MA‘O Organic Farms
Modern Farmer: Transforming a Hawaiian Community Through Farming.
October 2019
Pahiki Eco-Caskets LLC
Hawaii Business Magazine: The Female Factor
Does a founder’s gender shape the evolution of a startup? Three female founders reflect on how being a woman has defined their businesses.
May 2019
MA‘O Organic Farms
Honolulu Star Advertiser: Waianae farm steps up growth of produce and college grads.
Deep in the back of Waianae’s arid Lualualei Valley, a nonprofit organic farm has helped produce leafy greens and college graduates for nearly two decades.
March 2019
Pono Pacific LLC
Pacific Business News: Pono Pacific to add food safety certification at Turtle Bay farms.
March 2019
Pono Pacific LLC
Hawaii Public Radio: Turtle Bay Farming Effort Gaining Traction.
October 2018
Hawai‘i ʻUlu Cooperative
Honolulu Star-Advertiser: Ulu Unlimited: Growers see breadfruit as a way to build Hawaii’s food security
In one sense, breadfruit, or ulu, can be considered a dream crop. Its virtues are multifold: Nutritious, delicious and extremely versatile, the fruit can be eaten at all stages of ripeness.
September 2018
Hawai‘i ʻUlu Cooperative
Hawaii Magazine: The Hawaii Ulu Producers Cooperative: Better Together
In just two years, the Hawaii Ulu Producers Cooperative (HUPC) has amassed 35 member farms, built a processing facility, harvested 53,000 pounds of ulu, and supplied 3,000 pounds of prepared ulu—enough for one meal—to all of Oahu’s public schools.
April 2018
MA‘O Organic Farms
CNBC: If you work at this Hawaii farm for 2 years, it helps pay for your college.
January 2018
Malama Kaua‘i
The Garden Island: New workshop series helps ag businesses succeed.
November 2017
Pahiki Eco-Caskets LLC
Civil Beat: Can These Eco-Friendly Caskets Find A Niche In $20 Billion Industry?
A Waimanalo company is trying to serve the growing market for people wanting greener burial options.
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