The Maui County Department of Agriculture will host Community Talk Story Sessions in each residential area in Maui County from February through March 2024, to validify the findings from their Maui Nui Food System Needs Assessment and to gain the community’s insight on what solutions they want to see included in the Maui County Food and Nutrition Security Plan.
The Maui County Food and Nutrition Security Plan will guide Maui County to improve nutrition security, climate and emergency resilience, and opportunities for local food producers, with targets identified over the next 5, 10, and 20 years. The plan will identify existing solutions, leverage points for change and improvement across Maui County’s food system sectors, and policy recommendations to improve food access and nutrition security, especially for our most vulnerable community members, including those recovering from the impacts of wildfires in Lahaina and Upcountry, kūpuna, SNAP-eligible populations, young families, and geographically isolated rural communities in East Maui, Molokai and Lānaʻi.
Join us in person at the following locations to talk story and share your mana'o for the future of our food systems:
Community Talk Story Sessions:
Helene Hall in Hāna - Thursday, 2/8 from 5:30-8PM
Pukalani Community Center - Tuesday, 2/13 from 5:30-8PM
Kīhei Community Center - Thursday, 2/22 from 5:30-8PM
Kahului Community Center - Thursday, 2/29 from 5:30-8PM
Lāna'i Filipino Club House - Thursday, 3/7 from 5:30-8PM
Molokai, Mitchell Pauole Community Center - Tuesday, 3/12 from 4:30-7PM
Napili, location TBD: Thursday, 3/21 from 5:30-8PM
If you have any questions, contact Lauren Nelson, Maui County Food Access Coordinator with the Maui County Department of Agriculture, via lauren.nelson@co.maui.hi.us or by phone at 808-270-8287.
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