Food Systems Forums

The CTAHR Food Systems Working Group Forums aim to highlight and connect projects and project leaders in a variety of fields within the food system. Faculty and community members involved or interested in food systems related work come together to identify strengths and gaps in food systems endeavors, and to identify key outcomes and indicators to be tracked over time.

The Food Systems Working Group envisioned the idea of these quarterly forums as an experiment in creating more opportunities to increase awareness of ongoing projects and programs by sharing briefly about our work efforts and passions. Through Forum discussions, the goal is to foster more communication and collaboration among folks with related interests leading to synergies like greater impact and innovative ideas to address some of the many challenges we are facing collectively around food and the environment. – Emilie Kirk

Forums

FORUM 4: Indigenous Food Systems, on February 23, 2023 featured CTAHR leaders of projects around indigenous agriculture systems, crops, food, and resource management.

Opening Remarks Glenn Teves
‘ōiwi Agriculture Systems Natalie Kurshima
Genetic Diversity of Crops Michael Kantar
Indigenous Resource Management Kawika Winter
Breadfruit Revitalization Noa Lincoln
Connecting Through Indigenous Food Jennifer Hawkins

FORUM 3: Nutrition and Food Security, on December 1, 2022 featured projects around cooking, child health, food security, and indigenous food systems, followed by discussion.

Intro Sothy Eng
Opening Remarks Rachel Novotny
Cooking Show for Nutritious Meals Lara Hackney
Child Health and Food Security Monica Esquivel
Food, Nutrition, and Childhood Obesity Jinan Banna
Indigenous Food Systems Mapuana Antonio
Q & A Part 1 | Q & A Part 2 | Q & A Part 3

FORUM 2: Farm to Table: The CTAHR Connection, was held September 15, 2022 with a focus on CTAHR’s connection to the creation, production, and marketing of local food production and the challenges and benefits of building a food business in Hawaiʻi.

Meet the Speakers
About our Network | GET Local Website
Keynote Speaker Ania Wieczorek, CTAHR Dean
Business Marketing Shannon Sand
Data Driven Value Chain Coordination Hunter Heaivilin
Finding and Accessing Markets Pomai Weigert
The Culinary Breeding Network Jay Bost
Product Development in Food Businesses Lauren Tamamoto
Farm to School Lydi Morgan Bernal

FORUM 1: Promoting Local Food Sustainability, was held April 14, 2022 and featured CTAHR who briefly explained current food sustainability projects, followed by discussion to identify opportunities to work toward food sustainability across the UH system.

Keynote Monica Esquivel
Welcome Jeff Goodwin
Food Systems Network Analysis Noa Lincoln
Citizen Science for Seeds Marielle Hampton
Go Farm Part 1 | Part 2 Janel Yamamoto
Language Access among Food Producers Emilie Kirk
Aquaculture Training Project Andre Seale
Aquaponics in Schools & Backyards Ilima Ho-Lastimosa
Q & A Noa Lincoln

View more video clips on the GET Local You Tube Channel. Additional information on the food systems efforts within the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources is available on the Food Systems webpage.