Kauai County Farm Bureau - local produce

Welcome to Kauai County Farm Bureau's website.

Affiliated with the Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation and the American Farm Bureau, Kauai County Farm Bureau is a grassroots member based non-profit organization of farming families and friends of farmers united for the purpose of analyzing problems and formulating action to ensure the future of agriculture, promoting the well-being of farming and enhancing the local economy. Please contact us to find out more about Kauai County Farm Bureau and to join us in supporting Kauai farmers.










Kauai County Farm Bureau, Kauai Grown Program and Kukui Grove Management would like send a "Mahalo" to the community for voting the Monday Pau Hana Market as the 2021 Best of Kauai.

Also visit the Monday Pau Hana Market in December to shop for locally grown produce and ingredients for holiday meals and enjoy the special events we have planned for each Monday.




Pre-celebration of Small Business Saturday (November 27th) at the Monday Pau Hana Market.
Robbie Melton from Small Business Development Center - Kauai Office.



 
ELECTION RESULTS PRESS RELEASE - September 20, 2021
 
TRYEATHAWAII PRESS RELEASE - March 22nd, 2020
 
PRESS RELEASE - March 20th, 2020
 
MARKET MEMO


 


October 30 2019, Royal Lahaina Resort, Hawaii Farm Bureau (HFB) recognized Valerie Kaneshiro of Kanashiro Farms as Outstanding Active Member. Valerie Kaneshiro has been a strong supporter of the Hawaii Pork Industry and through her research and development providing swine breeding stock suited for Hawaii's climate and conditions. Kaneshiro Farms has provided high quality pork products to the residents of the State of Hawaii for many many years.

Left to right: KCFB President, Johnny Gordines, HFB Executive Director, Brian Miyamoto, KCFB Treasurer Laurie Ho, HFB Honoree Valerie Kaneshiro, and HFB President Randy Cabral

Click to view the Garden Fair Tabloid



Scholarship Recipients for 2021


Conner “Kekai” Kosen a graduate of Kauai High School received the KCFB's “2021 Farm Family” Scholarship. This award is based upon Conner's volunteering at KCFB-sponsored Farm Fairs and currently helping at the Monday Pau Hana Market since its inception in November, 2020. These KCFB events have demonstrated his support for sustainable Agriculture on Kauai while enabling the community to attend markets during this period of COVID-19 restrictions.

Keali‘imalu “Malu” Ka‘awa, was the recipient of the “2021 Agricultural” Scholarship. Ka‘awa, a graduate of Waimea High School, will be attending the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa studying natural environmental sciences focusing on local food security and sustainability. Keali'imalu has been active with the JROTC, JROTC Raiders Program and participated in various sports.

Kauai Grown - logo

Kauai Grown In cooperation with the County of Kauai, Kauai Grown is our latest program to brand and market Kauai agricultural products, and recognizes those retailers and restaurants that support our farmers. For more information, visit kauaigrown.org


Support us weekly at these farmers markets:
Kauai Community Market's Annual Holiday Fair! (Cancelled)
Purchase Kauai Grown products at our two weekly farmers markets. More Info »
  » Kauai Culinary Market, Wednesdays in Poipu
  » Monday Pau Hana Market, 3pm - back side of Kukui Grove, across from Costco. Lihue.

Annual Programs Kauai County Farm Bureau organizes several programs and events each year to share agriculture with our community and support area farmers:

KCFB Members Meeting & Elections Annual Members Meeting & Board of Directors' Elections TBA
Held every summer for fellowship and information exchange. New members and guests welcome!
Kauai County Farm Bureau Fair Kauai County Farm Bureau Fair Cancelled for 2021
Ag & Environmental Awareness Day 23rd Annual Agriculture & Environmental Awareness Day An annual "Ag in the Classroom" program for Kauai 5th graders held each May, in partnership with University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources (CTAHR).
Cancelled
Ag Scholarship Program Six scholarships available to support students of agriculture and farm families.
KCFB scholarships
Deadline: May 9th, 2022



Farmers Markets Kauai County Farm Bureau currently hosts two value added farmers markets in conjunction with our island partners. Support our Kauai farmers and the small businesses that support them at these weekly Markets featuring Kauai Grown products.
Kauai Community Market - farmers market The weekly Pau Hana Martket at Kukui Grove is reinvented in partnership with Kauai County Farm Bureau, with more variety and a central new location. Proceeds will support our Kauai farmers.
Kauai Culinary Market - farmers market Kauai Culinary Market, a cooperation with Shops at Kukui'ula, is a weekly afternoon farmers market offering fresh tropical fruits, flowers, value added farm products like goat cheese, honey, coffee, plus variety of local treats inside the beautiful landscaped Shops at Kukui'ula shopping destination.

Held Wednesday afternoons with a "pau hana" atmosphere, the market features Hawaiian music, a weekly cooking demonstration, baked goods by Living Foods market, and a beer and wine garden by Merriman's.

  » Download Market Application
  » Visit kauaicommunitymarket.org for information.



All contents © Kauai County Farm Bureau - the Voice of Agriculture on Kauai.
Learn more about Kauai County Farm Bureau programs:
Kauai County Farm Bureau Kauai Grown Monday Pau Hana Market Kauai Culinary Market