Hawaiʻi Agricultural Foundation and Hawaiʻi Farm Bureau award $552,000 in disaster relief grants to agricultural producers statewide

The Hawaiʻi Agricultural Foundation (HAF) and Hawaiʻi Farm Bureau (HFB) have awarded disaster relief grants of up to $10,000 to farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural food producers statewide impacted by the 2026 Kona Low storms. A total of $552,380 has been awarded.

Hawaiʻi Farmers Disaster Relief Fund Recipients on Maui and Molokaʻi include the following:

• Adam Kaleolani Wong
• Aloha Grown Beauty
• BB Farms
• Bryan T Otani Farm
• Cabaero Farm
• Diamond B Ranch
• F.E. Traje Farm
• Haleakalā Farm
• Hana Tropicals
• Hawaiʻi Seed Pro
• Huelo Lookout Fruit Stand
• J Bar Ranch and Nursery
• J. Shishido Farm
• Kula Country Farms
• Loe Farm
• Lōkahi Farm
• Mahina Farms Maui
• Makani Farm
• Maui Grown Tomatoes
• Maui Olive Company
• Maui Vetiver & Plant Nursery
• Mountain View Bounty Farms
• Noel Escobedo Farm
• ʻOkoʻa Farms
• Pacific Produce
• Polipoli Farms
• Tropical Orchid Farm
• Wailua Nui Kalo Farm
• Yee’s Orchard
• Molokaʻi Homestead Livestock Association (Molokaʻi)
• Puʻu O Hōkū Operations (Molokaʻi)
• V8 Ranch (Molokaʻi)

A complete list of recipients can be found here.

The grants were made possible through the Hawaiʻi Farmers Disaster Relief Fund, a coordinated fundraising effort launched by HAF and HFB following the storms. Funds were contributed through the generosity of individual donors, private foundations, corporations, and community partners.

More than 300 applications were received from Hawaiʻi agricultural producers. Applications were reviewed by HAF and HFB, with assistance from the North Shore Economic Vitality Partnership, to identify recovery needs and direct funding to impacted producers.

“The response from our community has been tremendous,” said Denise Yamaguchi, executive director of the Hawaiʻi Agricultural Foundation. “Every donor who contributed helped make these grants possible. We are incredibly grateful for their generosity and for the opportunity to put those dollars directly toward helping Hawaiʻi’s agricultural producers recover and rebuild.”

The grants come as Hawaiʻi’s agricultural community continues to face significant weather-related challenges. Since the Kona Low storms, Hurricanes Lala, Lowell, and Nolo have brought additional heavy rain, flooding, and damaging winds to communities across the islands, underscoring the vulnerability of agricultural operations to severe weather.

“Recovery doesn’t happen overnight, and unfortunately our farmers and ranchers continue to face one weather event after another,” said Brian Miyamoto, executive director of the Hawaiʻi Farm Bureau. “The fund has provided meaningful help, but the need doesn’t end with this round of grants. Continued support gives us the ability to stand with our agricultural community when the next challenge comes.”

The fund remains open for contributions as HAF and HFB continue efforts to support Hawaiʻi’s agricultural community in the face of ongoing and future disasters.

To support the Hawaiʻi Farmers Disaster Relief Fund, visit www.hawaiiagfoundation.org.