Hawai‘i’s dependence on far-flung sources for the vast majority of our sustenance, coupled with the uncertain future of our agricultural lands and exacerbated by the current global economic and climate crises, demands our immediate collective attention. Driven by the urgent need to strengthen Hawai‘i’s food sovereignty, we – a group of young people from the local food movement – have come together to organize the fourth annual Hands Turned to the Soil Conference. This year’s theme – ‘Āina Ho‘ōla o Mā‘ilikūkahi – calls for the people of Hawai‘i to follow the example of O‘ahu’s first great king and to ho‘ōla (restore) our ‘āina (land) in order to feed our people and to restore our communities.
This 200 person conference will focus on building a youth movement around food sovereignty, while simultaneously strengthening the adult support structure for that movement, and disseminating and discussing ideas and actions that can substantively impact food sovereignty in Hawai‘i. The conference will inspire youth delegates and adult participants to take immediate and sustained individual and collective action that contributes to creating a vibrant, robust local food economy. We expect that participants will push for policy change, raise awareness among the general public, and become agents of change in their families, communities, schools and workplaces. The conference will be held June 11-13, 2009 in Kahana Valley. Please visit http://www.handsturnedtothesoil.com/ for more information.
Sponsorships and monetary donations are critical to this conference’s viability. We ask for your kōkua. Please see the attached budget. If you are interested in making a donation towards this event, please contact Summer Shimabukuro at 696-5569 or via e-mail at summer@maoorganicfarms.org.
Mahalo Nui Loa,
‘Āina Ho‘ōla o Mā‘ilikūkahi Planning Committee:
Bryna Storch, KAHEA
Claire Sullivan, Whole Foods Market
Hi‘ilei Kawelo, Paepae ‘O He‘eia
Kalani Flores, Napua No‘eau
Kapela Collins, MA‘O Organic Farms
Keli‘i Kotubetey, Paepae ‘O He‘eia
Sean Congdon, Slow Food
Summer Shimabukuro, MA‘O Organic Farms
This 200 person conference will focus on building a youth movement around food sovereignty, while simultaneously strengthening the adult support structure for that movement, and disseminating and discussing ideas and actions that can substantively impact food sovereignty in Hawai‘i. The conference will inspire youth delegates and adult participants to take immediate and sustained individual and collective action that contributes to creating a vibrant, robust local food economy. We expect that participants will push for policy change, raise awareness among the general public, and become agents of change in their families, communities, schools and workplaces. The conference will be held June 11-13, 2009 in Kahana Valley. Please visit http://www.handsturnedtothesoil.com/ for more information.
Sponsorships and monetary donations are critical to this conference’s viability. We ask for your kōkua. Please see the attached budget. If you are interested in making a donation towards this event, please contact Summer Shimabukuro at 696-5569 or via e-mail at summer@maoorganicfarms.org.
Mahalo Nui Loa,
‘Āina Ho‘ōla o Mā‘ilikūkahi Planning Committee:
Bryna Storch, KAHEA
Claire Sullivan, Whole Foods Market
Hi‘ilei Kawelo, Paepae ‘O He‘eia
Kalani Flores, Napua No‘eau
Kapela Collins, MA‘O Organic Farms
Keli‘i Kotubetey, Paepae ‘O He‘eia
Sean Congdon, Slow Food
Summer Shimabukuro, MA‘O Organic Farms
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