Technical Assistance

  • https://www.hawaiiancouncil.org/


    The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA) is a member-based 501(c)3 non-profit organization with a mission to enhance the cultural, economic, political, and community development of Native Hawaiians.

  • cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/ce

    Cooperative Extension (CE) provides non-formal science-based education to enrich the lives and livelihood of farmers, consumers and families in Hawaii. As the outreach component of UH Manoa’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, CE extends practical applications of science to support local food systems, healthy living, youth development, and the stewardship of natural resources for future generations.

  • https://gofarmhawaii.org/

    Our mission is to enhance Hawaiʻi’s food security and economy by increasing the number of sustainable, local agricultural producers. We do this by offering those with an interest in agriculture a combination of knowledge, experience, and support to reach their full potential.

    As a UH CTAHR program, GoFarm Hawaiʻi has grown to become one of the largest and most successful beginning farmer development programs in the country. This is a testament to many hands and minds, and the tremendous support of our partners.

  • https://www.hisbdc.org/

    The Hawaiʻi Small Business Development Center, established in 1990, provides professional business advice, research and training to business owners and new entrepreneurs in order to promote growth, innovation, productivity and management improvement. To accomplish these objectives, we link federal, state and local resources, the educational community and the private sector to meet the needs of Hawaiʻi’s businesses.

    Hawai’i Business Development Services

  • National Resource Conservation Services (NRCS)

    As the USDA’s primary private lands conservation agency, we generate, manage, and share the data, technology, and standards that enable partners and policymakers to make decisions informed by objective, reliable science.
    And through one-on-one, personalized advice, we work voluntarily with producers and communities to find the best solutions to meet their unique conservation and business goals. By doing so, we help address climate change and ensure the long-term sustainability of American agriculture. We’re also focused on the American farmer, especially those underserved by our programs as well as those trying to break into new markets, like organics.

  • www.oha.org/about

    OHA is a semi-autonomous state agency responsible for improving the wellbeing of all Native Hawaiians (regardless of blood quantum). The agency is governed by a Board of Trustees, made up of nine members who are elected statewide to serve four-year terms and set organizational policy. OHA is administered by a Chief Executive Officer (Ka Pouhana), who is appointed by the Board of Trustees to oversee a staff of about 170 people.


    OHA works to improve the wellbeing of Native Hawaiians through advocacy, research, community engagement, land management and the funding of community programs.

  • www.pacificgatewaycenter.org


    Pacific Gateway Center’s steadfast purpose is to serve the disadvantaged, uprooted, and the displaced. Since our founding in 1973, our story has been defined by the meaningful and effective ways we empower Hawaii’s low-income residents, immigrants, refugees, and other vulnerable populations in rebuilding their lives with hope, respect, and dignity.

    PGC is a partner affiliate of the United States Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) and the Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC).

  • THE KOHALA CENTER

    Our Mission: To respectfully engage the Island of Hawai‘i as a model of and for the world through our work in the areas of energy self-reliance, food self-reliance, and ecosystem health.


    Our Vision: We envision a state of pono, in which individuals realize their potential, contributing their very best to one another, to the community, and to the ‘āina itself, in exchange for a meaningful and happy life.

    The Kohala Center is an independent, community-based center for research, conservation, and education. We turn research and ancestral knowledge into action, so that communities in Hawai‘i and around the world can thrive—ecologically, economically, culturally, and socially. Our main areas of interest are energy self-reliance, food self-reliance, and ecosystem health.

    Kohala Center Programs