History

Since 2001…

The Hawaii-One-Ag grant has sought out to help students advance their careers and education in agriculture based fields.

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How we help…

From 2017 to 2022 we have awarded ~140k in student stipends

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Student involvement..

Students from middle to high school are able to participate in a variety of activites. Pictured here are students participating in the 808 Chef Jr. Showdown in 2015.

Our Goals

Create a collaborative effort between UH campuses to promote students to enter into higher education

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Our educational programs put an emphases on student learning, recruitment and retention, and educational equality. We aim to help students develop valuable leadership skills and enhance their education, while providing training opportunities in agriculture related careers.

All that we have accomplished so far...

2001

The Hawai'i-One-Ag Project begins!

2006

Project focusing on value added food products concludes at Maui Culinary Academy Research and Development Center

2007

Oahu island's First ever Agricultural and Environmental Awareness Day

2007

Greenhouse completed at the University of Hawaii Panaewa Farm

2010

Container garden project initiated for Diabetic Seniors Program of Hui Malama Ola Na Oiwi – Native Hawaiian Health Care System

2012

Co-Founded GoFarm Hawaii farmer training program with collaboration with CTAHR and WCC

2014

Ulutopia, a long term field research program beings at Kauai Community College

2015

A dramatic increase in Certificates of Achievement awarded at Windward Community College

2015

808 Jr. Chef Show Down

2018

1st CAFNRM (College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resource Management) Student Symposium at UH Hilo

2018

First Hawaii Island Student Agricultural Study Tour

Outreach Events

Agriculture and Environmental Awareness Day

Hawaiʻi Island (2006) and Oahu (2007) held their first ever awareness day

2016 NACTA Conference

North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) Conference hosted by CTAHR in Honolulu, HI

UH Hilo Farm Fair 2019

Event held by the UH Hilo Agricultural Farm Laboratory to showcase the college’s different specializations

Near and Far 2022

This inaugural conference gathered food innovators for a deep dive into the intersection of food, culture, and media

Product Outputs

Healthy Hawaiʻi Cuisine Cookbook created by Kapiʻolani Community College

2007

Native Plant Hawaii Website by Leeward Community College

2008

eCookBook created by Kapiʻolani Community College

2014

New Courses Established through Hawai'i-One-Ag

UH MAUI COLLEGE

2011 – Hawaiian Studies course “Malama Ahupuaʻa and Agriculture course, “Value Added Products”, established

WINDWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE

2014 – A Certificate of Achievement (CA) in Agripharmatech: Plant Biotechnology and a CA in Agripharmatech: Ethnopharmacognosy approved

2015 – Certificate in Completion in Plant Food Production and Technology created

HONOLULU COMMUNITY COLLEGE

2007 – Laboratory-based course in oceanography

2010 – Courses in General Botany and Hawaiian Environment established within the college

UH HILO

2005 – Course in Value Added Products created

HAWAIʻI COMMUNITY COLLEGE

2010 – Introduction to Ethnobotany and Laboratory developed

2012 – New course developed titled “Special Topics in Forestry”

UH MĀNOA

2009 – Agriculture Biotechnology Course Established