Mahi Pono, a Maui farming company that owns and operates 41,000 acres in Central Maui, is pleased to announce its partnership with GoFarm Hawai‘i, an extension program of the University of Hawai‘i’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR). Mahi Pono will lease 15 acres of its West Maui agricultural land to GoFarm Hawai‘i for its successful statewide farmer-development training program aimed at increasing the state’s agricultural workforce. 

“The partnership between GoFarm and Mahi Pono will jump start the farmers graduating from the UH program and will increase the number of successful commercial farmers in Hawai‘i,” said Sharon Hurd, chairperson of the Hawai‘i Board of Agriculture. 

Mahi Pono announces partnership with GoFarm Hawai'i to support the expansion of agricultural education on Maui

The president of MauiGrown Coffee, James “Kimo” Falconer, has agreed to serve as an adviser to Mahi Pono and will lead the company’s community farming effort — which is currently accepting queries from farmers — as well as provide expertise and guidance for the company’s coffee operation.

MauiGrown Coffee's president, Kimo Falconer, will serve as an Advisor for Mahi Pono's community farming and coffee efforts.

Kimo Falconer to Serve as Advisor for Mahi Pono

Kimo Falconer to Serve as Advisor for Mahi Pono

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Mahi Pono announces partnership with GoFarm Hawai'i to support the expansion of agricultural education on Maui