Projects

The Go Native project was founded by Grow Good Hawaii Executive Director Paul Arinaga. It aims to mobilize Hawaii’s residents, businesses, schools, and other institutions to grow more native Hawaiian and Polynesian-introduced plants. Our long-term goal is to restore nature from mauka to makai by creating a series of kīpuka within inhabited areas. This “Urban…

The Urban Agroforestry Ahupua‘a Restoration Project seeks to educate and empower urban residents—particularly those from traditionally underserved groups—so that they can produce a portion of their own food. Far from merely creating a series of isolated “homesteaders”, however, the project aims to build a network of “backyard growers” and to stimulate trade between neighbors and…

The Mea‘ai Trading Platform is a key component of the Urban Agroforestry Ahupua‘a Restoration Project. The productivity of the ahupua‘a of pre-western contact Hawaii was based not only on the careful stewardship of productive resources, but also on relationships between members of the community within and between ahupua‘a (ahupua‘a were part of larger land divisions…

Strategic backyard conservation is an outgrowth of the successful Go Native Project. The idea is to empower of the community to engage in conservation efforts. Those living in urban areas—particularly areas that are adjacent or nearby natural habitat—can grow native Hawaiian plants that provide habitat or food for native animal species, many of which are…