ʻĀINA MOMONA
Ola ka ʻāina • Ola ke kānaka
ʻĀINA MOMONA
Ola ka ʻāina • Ola ke kānaka
ʻĀina momona is abundant, thriving land that nourishes its people. At Kāpaka Farm, families cultivate the ʻāina, grow and share food, strengthen self-reliance, and pass knowledge and traditions from one generation to the next. Together, these efforts build healthier families and a more resilient community. As the land flourishes, so do its people.
WHAT IS KĀPAKA FARM?
Kāpaka Farm is a 178-acre self-reliance farm in Koʻolauloa where more than 200 individual plots give families space to grow food for themselves and share with others. Established in 1990 by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the farm cultivates self-reliance, wellness, connection, and community through stewardship of the ʻāina.
Rooted in Koʻolauloa but meaningful far beyond it, Kāpaka offers a model for communities around the world: families given land to care for, knowledge to share, and the opportunity to grow stronger together.
ROOTED IN PURPOSE
Kāpaka Farm grows more than food. Through the stewardship of the ʻāina, families cultivate self-reliance, strengthen health and well-being, share with others, pass knowledge between generations, and build a more resilient community.
Growing fresh, familiar foods gives families greater access to the foods that have nourished island communities for generations.
More than 200 individual farm plots allow families to grow food through their own work, knowledge, and stewardship.
Nothing grown at Kāpaka is grown for sale. Farmers share their harvest with family, friends, neighbors, and those in need.
The farm is a place where children can work beside parents and kūpuna, learning where food comes from and discovering the law of the harvest for themselves.
For many farmers, especially kūpuna, tending the land provides meaningful work, movement, connection, and the joy of producing something that blesses others.
Traditional crops, farming knowledge, food preparation, and gathering connect families with practices carried across generations and cultures.
Food growing in the ground strengthens Koʻolauloa's ability to care for itself when storms, flooding, or other emergencies disrupt normal supply lines.
Across cultures and generations, farmers work alongside one another, share what they grow, and build relationships rooted in service and mutual care.
MORE THAN FOOD
For more than three decades, Kāpaka Farm has been a place where a successful harvest is measured not only by what is gathered from the land, but by what is strengthened through the work: self-reliance, health, knowledge, generosity, connection, and a sense of responsibility for one another.
Food is carried home to families and shared with friends, neighbors, and those in need. Knowledge passes from one generation to another. Relationships grow between people who might otherwise never have worked alongside each other.
One plot, one family, and one harvest at a time, Kāpaka Farm is growing something meant to last.