Farm-Friendly Bills in the 2026 Legislature

Policy plays an important role in shaping our food systems and you can help shape Hawaiʻi’s current policy by using your voice.

7-Eleven Hawaiʻi Introduces New Competition-Winning Dishes

August 16 2021 (7-Eleven Hawai'i) by Annika Streng 7-Eleven Hawai'i partnered with the students and faculty to present the 3rd Annual On The Line recipe competition...

HUC Celebrates 5th Anniversary: Download Our Five-Year Report

Summer 2021 marks five years since Hawaiʻi ʻUlu Cooperative began serving Hawaiʻi farmers and communities. We celebrated this important milestone at our Annual Member Meeting in July 2021 and with our Five-Year Report, which tracks the co-op's growth from August 2016 to August 2021.

HVCA 2021 Social Impact Entrepreneur of the Year

June 2021. Congratulations to Dana Shapiro, general manager at the Hawaii ‘Ulu Co-op for being recognized as HVCA's 2021 Social Impact Entrepreneur of the Year.

Want Hawaii To Be Less Dependent On Imported Food? Change Your Diet

May 23, 2021 (Civil Beat) The first time Dana Shapiro cooked breadfruit, she wasn’t terribly impressed. Shapiro bought one of the hard, football-sized fruits at a farmers market on Kauai, left it out overnight on her kitchen counter, and was surprised to find it soft and mushy the next day.

Step Up Your Kitchen Game with Locally Grown and Milled Flour Power

May 12 2021 (Honolulu Magazine) by Martha Cheng “The Hawai‘i ‘Ulu Cooperative offers whole and peeled ‘ulu flour—the whole, which includes skin and all, is slightly darker in appearance and has more of ‘ulu’s sweet, fruity fragrance with a hint of roasted banana.”

Pupu Box offers local chef’s favorite pau hana appetizers

May 4 2021 (Star Advertiser) by Pat Gee “Order the Pupu Box from the Hawai‘i ‘Ulu Cooperative to make chef Kealoha Domingo’s favorite pau hana appetizers.”

We Tried It: Recipes for Baking with Local Cornmeal, Kiawe and ‘Ulu Flour

May 3 2021 (Honolulu Magazine) by Martha Cheng “In our April issue, we highlight three locally grown and ground flours: ‘ulu, kiawe and cornmeal.

Project ‘Ulu

March-April 2021 (Maui Magazine) - The importance of Hawaiian food security cannot be underestimated.

Reviving Breadfruit, the Polynesian Staple, Could Nourish People and Fight Climate Change

April 28 2021 (Civil Eats) by David Neimanis “Promoted as the next superfood, breadfruit just might be the world’s most ecological carbohydrate, and on the verge of a much-needed renaissance in Hawaii and beyond.”

Hashi Heroes: Hawaii Ulu Cooperative

March 18, 2021 (Hashi) Like the resilient, climate-positive ulu tree, the Hawaii Ulu Cooperative continued to grow in 2020

Hawaii’s Revival of Breadfruit Feeds the Future

March 18, 2021 (Life & Thyme) – In Hawaii, experts look toward an ancient fruit, breadfruit, and old techniques to solve a modern problem.

Will the Pandemic Fix Hawaii?

March 6, 2021 (Outside) – Parts of the state have been overrun by tourists for years. When COVID-19 hit, the islands got a much needed pause.