Hawaii

Since 1988, SARE has awarded numerous grants in every state and Island Protectorate. Aimed at advancing sustainable innovations, these grants add up to an impressive portfolio of sustainable agriculture efforts across the nation.

If you have questions about Western SARE and funding opportunities that this website doesn’t answer, you can contact your state coordinator. They can help answer questions specifically about SARE grants and your potential research and education project, but not general questions or provide answers on how to fund land purchases or capital equipment.

Learn more about the state coordinator’s role.

Websites

Some of the state/protectorate coordinators in the Western Region maintain state SARE and sustainable agriculture websites.

Hawaii YouTube

State Contacts

Sharon Motomura- Wages

Assistant Extension Agent

University of Hawaii

(808) 969-8250

Jensen Uyeda

Associate Extension Agent

University of Hawaii at Manoa

(808) 384-7110

SARE IN HAWAII

Green field of plants with a storm rolling in over the distant mountains — LW Taro (also known as kalo) is believed to be one of the earliest cultivated plants, which still remains an important part of local tradition in Hawaii. Constant flow of water in wetland taro is used to keep soil temperatures lower to decrease disease incidence. The water levels are also raised to drown weeds during taro growth as an alternative to chemical controls.

Hawaii Impacts

$10.6
million

in funding since 1988^*

149 projects

funded since 1988^*

* These totals reflect available data; complete information may not be available for all grant programs prior to 2016.

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Agricultural researchers often measure success in terms of higher yields or higher profits, but a new project in Hawaii is looking at a third dimension of success: Growers’ personal values. “A lot of farmers make the transition to organic partially for commercial reasons, but it’s also a values-driven decision,” said Ben Wiseman, a third-year PhD […]