Food Justice & Aloha ‘Aina in Hawai‘i

Tour highlights may include:

• Visit MA’O Organic Farm, a beautiful nonprofit farm working for youth empowerment, social justice, and economic sustainability.
• Visit some of the most significant cultural sites of O’ahu, where we’ll be joined by Hawaiian elders to learn about Hawaiian cosmology.
• Explore the impact of militarization and visit historic landmarks such as Pearl Harbor, where locals are working to reclaim the land and history through wetland farming.
• See the many ways Hawaiians are taking back control of their food systems including farmers’ markets, local food councils, and land-based foundations for community health.
• Meet with the Hawaiian independence movement for a presentation on the US occupation & militarization in Hawai’i.
• Stay at the beautiful Kahumana Farm where we’ll tour the organic, biodynamic farm and learn about their work to co-create a healthy, inclusive and productive farm-based community and talk about the farm’s agroecological practices.
• Meet with local kava farmers and discuss the different traditional medicinal, religious, political, social and cultural uses of the kava plant. Optional tasting!
• Meet with representatives from O’ahu’s anti-GMO Movement to learn about the vibrant movement growing across Hawaii and the specific actions happening in O’ahu.
• Explore the contributions of O’ahu’s diverse immigrant backgrounds on Hawai’i’s food culture.

Price will include:

• All in-country transportation during the tour including airport transfer to and from Honolulu International Airport in Oahu (HNL) on the first and last days of the tour
• Three-star accommodations for 8 nights (double occupancy). A limited number of single accommodations may be available for an additional fee of $350. Please check availability by contacting foodsovtours@foodfirst.org
• 2 – 3 meals per day
• Experienced trip leaders, local guides and drivers
• Honoraria for speakers and donations to host communities
• Preparatory reading materials (“Tour Reader”) and Orientation Packet
• All scheduled program activities including presentations, workshops, and entrance fees
• Food First membership