Kāpaka is a working farm for participating families by approval only, but the knowledge cultivated here can reach far beyond the farm gates. Farm to Community shares the skills, experience, and traditions of Kāpaka through community learning and relationships—while offering a model others can learn from as they explore ways to grow where they are.
KĀPAKA AS A MODEL
Kāpaka has served as a model around the world for family-garden humanitarian and self-sufficiency projects. What has been learned here can help others imagine what might work in their own communities. If you are interested in learning more about how the farm works, read below. Still have questions? Email hauulafarm@gmail.com.
SHARING WHAT WE KNOW
Some of Kāpaka's greatest resources are the people who farm here and the knowledge they carry. Here are a few examples of what is practiced at Kāpaka and can be shared in community settings.
START SOMETHING NEW
Learn practical skills for propagating and repotting plants that can be grown and shared at home.
COOK WHAT WE GROW
Discover ways to prepare and use foods that grow well in our islands.
FOOD, CULTURE AND TRADITION
Share food traditions and practical knowledge from one generation to the next.
FROM PLANT TO TABLE
Hands-on experiences connect what grows on the land with the food on our tables.
FROM OUR FARM TO YOUR TABLE
The Kāpaka Farm Cookbook brings together recipes and food knowledge connected to what our families grow, prepare, and share.
GROW WHERE YOU ARE
Kāpaka offers one example of what can happen when families have land to care for, water to grow with, and people willing to teach one another.
Use the space available.
Plan wisely for water.
Learn from people with experience.
Care for what is entrusted to you.
Share abundance with others.
Give the next generation a place to learn by doing.
WORKING TOGETHER
Kāpaka is rooted in families learning from one another, sharing what they know, and caring for the ʻāina together. We believe that same spirit can extend into the wider community.
Through relationships with schools, churches, nonprofits, and community organizations, we hope to share practical agricultural knowledge, traditional foodways, and lessons learned from generations of growing at Kāpaka.
Whether it begins with a class, a demonstration, a conversation, or simply an idea, good things happen when people come together to learn, grow, and share.
Have an idea? Let’s talk.
FARM TO COMMUNITY