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Maui Hub reaches milestone: celebrates over $2M paid to local farmers, ranchers, food producers

Maui Hub is thrilled to announce that it has surpassed a significant milestone, having paid over $2 million to Maui’s local farmers, ranchers, and food producers since its inception in 2020. This achievement underscores their commitment to bolstering Maui’s agricultural economy and ensuring the availability of fresh, high-quality local produce for our community.

Up to $22,500 in grant funds for Maui producers impacted by August 2023 Maui wildfires

The Maui Mahiʻai Disaster Relief Grant Program offers up to $22,500 in grant funds for 10 small farmers and ranchers on the island of Maui who have been affected by August 2023 Maui wildfires. These grants are designed to provide emergency disaster funding and education and may be used to directly increase agricultural resilience against natural disasters and to assist in recovering market losses.

Maui farmers and ranchers urged to respond online to 2022 Census of Agriculture

The Maui County Department of Agriculture is urging farmers, ranchers and others to respond online to the US Department of Agriculture’s 2022 Census of Agriculture.

Public input sought for new Department of Agriculture budget; meeting tonight

The County will consider funding requests and priorities suggested by the community for the Department of Agriculture that will open in July.

UH Agent Helps Feed Maui Community, and Local Ranchers Stay in Business

Beginning on Monday, Sept. 14, the program received Maui County approval to expand the ground beef purchase program to the island of Molokaʻi to support their ranchers and local harvest facility.

New Maui Partnership Assists Local Ranches While Providing Food to Those in Need

The County has committed $200,000 to support the ranching community, which includes the purchase of cattle from various independent ranchers. DeCoite Packing House will process the cattle into approximately 1,000 pounds of ground beef, per week. Feed My Sheep will receive the ground beef and distribute to qualified individuals, nonprofit agencies and community feeding programs.

Recent Drought Results in Natural Disaster Area Designation for Maui County

The US Department of Agriculture has designated Maui County as a primary natural disaster area due to losses and damages caused by a recent drought.