The Integrated State Food Policy Framework for Hawaiʻi
Framework Contributors
The Integrated State Food Policy Framework for Hawaiʻi is a collaborative and iterative effort shaped by the collective mana’o of 40 contributing authors, 20 peer reviewers, and 150 community experts – and counting!
These individuals contributed their expertise and support in a variety of ways, including by:
Reviewing published academic and gray literature
Researching recent reports and data from Hawai’i
Analyzing Hawai’i Revised Statutes and recently proposed legislation
Facilitating focus groups to identify pressing issues and potential solutions
Interviewing key stakeholders and subject matter experts
Writing first (and second, and third, etc.) drafts of policy elements
Facilitating co-writing sessions for policy elements
Providing feedback on draft policy elements
Fact checking statistics, claims, and other content in policy elements
Workshopping policy recommendations with additional stakeholders
It is with deep gratitude for their support and insights that we acknowledge the following people along with the communities, colleagues, and organizations that have shaped them and made their work on this project possible.
Jinan Banna, PhD (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa)
Rose Benjamin, MDP
K. Kamanani Conklin, MPH (American Public Health Association & Kaiser Permanente)
Paula Daniels, JD (Center for Good Food Purchasing)
Amber Datta, PhD (Arizona State University, in partnership with Hawaiʻi Division of Aquatic Resources & Kuaʻāina Ulu Auamo)
Ari Datta (Stupski Foundation)
Laura Ediger, PhD (GoFarm Hawaiʻi)
Saleh Azizi Fardkhales, PhD (Hawaiʻi Good Food Alliance)
Ella Geismar, MPP (Camber Collective)
Tina Grandinetti, PhD
Debbie Gowensmith (Hawaiʻi Investment Ready)
Marielle Hampton, MS
Shae Kamakaala, JD
Lisa Kleissner (Hawaiʻi Investment Ready)
Natalie Kurashima, PhD (Kamehameha Schools)
Matthew Kekoa Lau, PhD (University of Hawaiʻi – West Oʻahu)
Koh Ming Wei, PhD (Center for Getting Things Started)
Albie Miles, PhD (University of Hawaiʻi – West Oʻahu)
Debbie Millikan, PhD (Punahou School)
Kirsten L. L. Oleson
Subhashni Raj, PhD (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa)
Amanda Shaw, PhD (Oʻahu Agriculture and Conservation Association)
Jason Shon, MSc (City & County of Honolulu Office of Climate Change, Sustainability & Resiliency)
Jordan Smith, MPH(c) (Hawaiʻi Appleseed Center for Law & Economic Justice)
Daniela Spoto, MPH (Hawaiʻi Appleseed Center for Law & Economic Justice)
Miwa Tamanaha (Hawaiʻi Investment Ready)
Hector Valenzuela, PhD (University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa)
Please note that we have only named contributors who have provided us with their preferred name, title, and organization. If you supported the Framework’s development and would like to be identified here, please fill out the contributor form.
