Reports
HĀMĀKUA: COMMUNITY STRENGTHS, NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES, April 2019
As a recently established nonprofit, the Hāmākua Institute began a collective assessment process in 2017 to better understand the strengths and needs of the Hāmākua region. As part of the assessment, the Institute wanted to identify ways of assisting local communities in implementing actions from the Community Development Plan (CDP) and determining where shared interest and support for collective action overlapped.
Read the full report HERE.
HAWAIʻI ISLAND AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SYSTEMS STUDY, July 2021
The Hawaiʻi Island Agriculture and Food System Study began as a way of understanding and improving Hawaiʻi Island’s agricultural market system and local food supply to enhance the health and wellbeing of the island’s community. To this end, the Hāmākua Institute partnered with the Hawaiʻi Island Agriculture Partnership (HIAP) and the Hawaiʻi Island Food Alliance (HIFA) to co-conduct this study for determining pathways to achieve positive, system-wide change.
Read the full report HERE.
THE FEASIBILITY OF A HILO AGRICULTURAL HUB, July 2021
The Agricultural Innovation Industrial Park (AIIP) project sought to be a catalyst for getting innovations into the local marketplace by ensuring AIIP tenants are selected that offer innovative products or services to agribusinesses that improve value chain efficiency and growth opportunities.
Read the full report HERE.