Welcome
Our Vision: Empowered communities driving a healthy sustainable food system.
The goal of establishing the Hawaii Food Policy Council is to bring together diverse stakeholders across the food system, from farmers to consumers, to create a sustainable, systematic, effective, and inclusive food system for Hawaii. A key strategy is to work with other individuals, organizations and agencies who are also part of the food system.
As the newly formed Governing Board works to lay the ground work for a dynamic and nimble council we invite you to sign up for the HFPC Google Groups Listserv here. The Google Groups Listserv is for sharing general food system information and to serve as a place for dialogue about hot topics of interest to the group. Please review the listserv guidelines here.
You can also find us on FaceBook here. And Twitter here. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to participate and get involved in this shared community effort. Let your voice be heard!
Story of a Bill
4.21.12 Mahalo Nui Loa to Ashley Lukens and the team who provided such timely updates and call to actions during this legislative session and our work to pass a bill that would, at the very least, start the conversation about how ...
Read More...The Next Call to Action re HB2703
Aloha Everyone, As I reported last week, our food self sufficiency bill has made it further than anyone could have imagined. Last year, it didn't even receive sufficient legislative support to have a hearing. This year - it has made it ...
Read More...HB2703—still alive! needs your support!
Okay Folks, There is good news: HB2703, our Food Self-Sufficiency Bill, made it through the HOR and on to the Senate where it was referred to the Ag, Land and Water, and Ways and Means Committees. HB 2703 is a measure ...
Read More...Resources
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Let’s start here:
What is a food Policy Council? Visit The Community Food Security Coalition to learn about Food Policy Councils.
For more information on school lunch and farm-to-school visit these websites:
Healthy School Lunches
Farm to School
Kokua Hawaii Foundation Farm-to-School Resources
Food Sustainability Bill Action Page
Visit the Hawaii Policy Portal action page for the Food Sustainability bill here. The bill is HB2703 and you can find out about it's status here.
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About the Policy Ninja
Policy Ninja is a powerful, affordable, fun new tool set that allows community members and organizations to have a remarkable voice on issues they care about. By combining action pages with money-in-politics transparency, Policy Ninja can take your advocacy campaign to ...
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