March 2023

Thursday, March 9
The Future of Food & Agriculture in Hawaiʻi:

Industrial animal agriculture in Hawai’i: By Whom, for Whom, and at What Cost?

Presented by The Hawaiʻi Institute for Sustainable Community Food Systems at University of Hawaiʻi – West Oʻahu, Honolulu Civil Beat, UH Better Tomorrow Speaker Series, and Waiwai Collective, this series is meant to generate key opportunities for community dialogue among a diverse audience, aiming to achieve a healthy, equitable, resilient and sustainable food system for Hawaiʻi.

Speakers:
  • Chad Buck, Owner/CEO, Hawaii Foodservice Alliance & Big Island Dairy
  • Thomas Heaton, Reporter, Honolulu Civil Beat

This discussion will be dedicated to the recent developments in industrial scale animal agriculture in Hawai’i and the known ecological, social and economic costs and benefits. The conversation will explore best practices in animal agriculture to advance health, equity, resilience and sustainability in the food system of Hawai’i.

Additional Information:

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services (i.e., sign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact Civil Beat at 808-737-2300 or email your request for an interpreter to membership@civilbeat.org at least 4 business days prior to the event.

Parking Directions: Ka Waiwai Parking is located on the makai side of the Varsity Building. The entrance to the lot is located off of Coyne Street. Parking is $6. If you park in any of the lots located on the mauka side of the building you will need to self pay at the self pay station. They will ticket/tow in these lots if you do not pay.

January 2023

The Future of Food and Agriculture in Hawaiʻi is a joint project of Civil Beat, the Hawaiʻi Institute for Sustainable Community Food Systems at the University of Hawaiʻi – West Oʻahu, and the UH Better Tomorrow Speaker Series. These events are made possible through generous support from the Kellogg Foundation. BTSS is a joint venture of the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation, Kamehameha Schools, and UH, with support from the College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources and the Ulupono Initiative. Civil Beat’s agricultural and food security reporting is funded in part by grants from the Stupski Foundation, Ulupono Fund at the Hawaii Community Foundation and the Frost Family Foundation.
Additional Information:

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services (i.e., sign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact Civil Beat at 808-737-2300 or email your request for an interpreter to membership@civilbeat.org at least 4 business days prior to the event.

Parking Directions: Ka Waiwai Parking is located on the makai side of the Varsity Building. The entrance to the lot is located off of Coyne Street. Parking is $6. If you park in any of the lots located on the mauka side of the building you will need to self pay at the self pay station. They will ticket/tow in these lots if you do not pay.

friday, january 27

The Future of Food & Agriculture in Hawaiʻi:

Disaster Preparedness & Food System Resilience in Hawaiʻi

Presented by The Hawaiʻi Institute for Sustainable Community Food Systems at University of Hawaiʻi – West Oʻahu, Honolulu Civil Beat, UH Better Tomorrow Speaker Series, and Waiwai Collective, this series is meant to generate key opportunities for community dialogue among a diverse audience, aiming to achieve a healthy, equitable, resilient and sustainable food system for Hawaiʻi.

Speakers:
  • David Lopez, Executive Officer of Hawaii Emergency Management Agency
  • Subhashni Raj, PhD, Assistant Professor at UH Mānoa, Department of Urban and Regional Planning
  • Marcel Honoré, Reporter for Honolulu Civil Beat