KAHUMANA
Kuleana (Mission)
Inspire and empower our community to achieve our highest potential.
Kaukau 4 Keiki is a community-driven summer feeding program dedicated to ensuring that children across Oʻahu have access to fresh, nutritious meals when school is out.
Rooted in aloha and lōkahi, we are inspired and empowered by our community to nourish keiki, drawing from the abundance of Hawaiʻi's farmers and food producers to strengthen the health and resilience of our islands. Through this program, we provide meal kits filled with locally grown produce and wholesome ingredients, supporting both families in need and the sustainability of our islands.
We believe that every child deserves healthy food, and by working together, we can build a stronger, more food-secure Hawaiʻi.
To find a feeding site near you visit here.
Sign up for free weekly produce boxes for your keiki this summer!
Mahalo for your interest in the Kaukau 4 Keiki (K4K) Program. Each box is filled with fresh, local fruits and veggies to help support healthy meals for your ‘ohana. One box per eligible child, per week—while supplies last. Registration is first come, first served.
ABOUT US
VALUES & HISTORY
Our Mission-Driven Work
Kahumana was founded in 1974 and found its home in the Lualualei Valley in 1978, born from a vision of people coming together to care for one another and the ʻāina. Fifty years later, that same spirit lives across five campuses over 50 acres, growing deeper roots with every season.
We are a space where culture, education, agriculture, workforce development, housing, social services, and social enterprise come together to meet the real needs of real people. Farmers and ʻohana, kūpuna and keiki, visitors and lifelong residents, people transitioning from homelessness, and individuals living with disabilities; all are welcome here.
Our work is grounded in a simple belief: that every person carries within them the capacity to heal, to grow, and to thrive. Kahumana exists to help clear the path.
Nūʻu | Vision
A thriving kauhale ʻōiwi, a learning destination open to everyone, where aloha ʻāina is a way of life.
Kuleana | Mission
Inspire and empower our community to achieve our highest potential.
Waiwai | Our Values
Everything we do flows from five core values:
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Aloha - Love, compassion, respect, and reciprocity. We show up for one another with open hearts and a commitment to inclusion and equality.
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Lōkahi - Unity and togetherness. We believe that healing happens in community, and that we are stronger when we move as one.
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Poʻokela - High expectations and stewardship. We hold ourselves and each other to a standard of excellence, leading with our strengths and investing in continuous growth.
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Hoʻomanawanui - Patience, fortitude, and gratitude. The most meaningful work is not always fast. We stay steady, we stay grateful, and we stay the course.
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ʻAuamo Kuleana - To carry one's responsibility with care. We support, sustain, and grow the people and the ʻāina in our community because this kuleana is ours to hold together.
These values are not aspirational; they are the way we work, the way we serve, and the way we live.
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Volunteer Opportunities
Contact us via email at Support@kahumanafarms.com for volunteer opportunities in our food access department.
USDA Non-Discrimination Statement
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the State or local Agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaintand at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Mail Stop 9410, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.