MAHIʻAI MOA

Our Mahiʻai Moa Projectʻs mission is to increase food production by our island residents through poultry farming and feed workshops as well as training our local community slaughterhouse in order to increase our community access to fresh, nutritious food and make our community more resilient.
Lori Pastrana
Manager - Farmer Training
Email: Lori@sustainablemolokai.org
Ph: (808) 658-0515
A Beginning Farmer: Defined as someone who has not operated a farm or ranch for more than 10 years (USDA Definition)
A Native Farmer: Native Hawaiian, American Indian/Native American, or Native Alaskan). If you are indigenous to another country other than the United States, you may still be eligible (Priority given due to funding restrictions)
And... a built-in market that supports business growth!
Program Applications Open
April 3th - April 14
Program Interviews
Week of April 17th
Selections Made
April 24th
Program Begins
April 29th (8am-12pm)
Mahiʻai Moa Workshop dates
4/29, 5/20, 6/3, 6/24, 7/8, 7/22, 8/26, 9/6, 9/23
(9am-11am via zoom)
Additional Cohort Meetings
8/19, 9/2, 9/16
Field Trip dates
5/13, 8/5
Program Graduation
September 30th, 2023