HONOLULU (HI Now) - Sustʻāinable Molokai is a 501(c)(3) non-profit community development organization committed to restoring ʻāina momona (thriving people and abundant land) to Molokai by uniting traditional practices with responsible, modern sustainability solutions.
Since 2010, Sustʻāinable Molokai is actively involved in advancing community development in various areas, including food sovereignty, energy resilience, conservation, and community planning on Molokai.
The two primary areas of focus within the Food Sovereignty program are education and access. Within this framework, the organization aimed to: increase local food production, increase local food consumption, and train the next generation of local farmers.
Featuring Na’Ike, founded by Nani & Mike Kahinu. Their ʻohana lives on the island of Moloka’i. Nani’s husband, Mike Kahinu, is the 3rd generation of Kahinus living the Homestead life in Kalamaula. They have owned & managed small businesses since 2002 and have a culmination of services they offer to their local community.
The Food Hub - Mobile Market connects local producers with consumers since 2015. Its mission is to permanently align the local food supply with the community’s needs, increase total food production on Molokai, and ensure that everyone has access to affordable, local, healthy food. The organization proudly supports Hawaiʻi families by accepting SNAP/EBT for all food products and offering DA BUX discounts for all Hawaii-grown local produce and edible plants. The mobile market is the island’s online farmer’s market.
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Kūpuna ʻAi Boxes: The program allows community members to purchase fresh, locally grown food boxes and donate them for delivery to local kūpuna in need. Sustʻāinable Molokai collaborates with organizations such as the Molokai Rural Health Community Association, which had active kūpuna programs to deliver weekly community-supported agricultural (CSA) boxes containing locally grown foods like kalo, ʻulu, poi, frozen beef, ʻuala, and eggs via the Mobile Market completely free of charge to the island’s kūpuna.
For more information, visit www.sustainablemolokai.org.
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