Nourishing Maui: Farm Store Expansion Project
An Open Letter From Our Founder
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Aloha!

‘Oko’a Farms has come a long way over the past decade! Speaking on their behalf, we’ve grown from several tillable acres to 56, and from one lone farmers market to a permanent establishment in the community through our storefront and kitchen – open 7 days a week!

What’s more, we continue to maintain a presence at the Wailea farmers’ market with the support of volunteers, keeping Okoa’s overhead costs (and prices) down.

We are proud to showcase our own harvest, alongside the produce and value-adds from seventy local growers and vendors through our upcountry market.

Creating ease of access to “support local” has been the vision this entire time, and we are honored to have become a fixture for Maui by doing just that. Ryan and Sal embody the saying “a rising tide lifts all boats.”

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The early days for ‘Oko’a, sharing their produce at Maui Farmers Markets.

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Photo from the entrance of Okoa’s storefront, which opened June 2023.

We have weathered many storms and losses from the Covid quarantine to the Maui Wildfires, and I am inviting YOU to support as we burst into a new phase of growth and access for the community.

With the newly acquired unit adjacent to our Makawao storefront, we are poised to unlock even more potential to serve Maui.

The storefront expansion will allow for hot food, expand our value-added offerings, improve the customer experience and showcase even more diversity of the finest local foods and products.


How you can support:

  • Donate: If you have the means to lend your financial support, please click the link below. We are looking to raise 1 million for this project.
  • Volunteer: We are inviting the community to join us! If you have special skills that may help with the expansion, please reach out.
  • Write a Letter of Support: We are pursuing funding partnerships and can always use letters of reference to bring this to fruition!

 

Mahalo ke akua for your support!

Dr. Carolyn Dean

Our Goal: Complete Expansion by Late Fall 2025

Your tax deductible support will help us move forward with permitting, design, and build-out of Maui’s premier produce market!