Attendees discuss Natural Resource Obstacles and Solutions at the Maui Nui 2022 Food Summit.

MAKAWAO — Kamehameha Schools Maui, STEMworks, the Maui County Department of Agriculture, Hawaiʻi Public Health Institute and Maui Nui Food Alliance will host the Maui Nui 2023 Food Summit on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 with the theme “Harvesting Hope: Growing a Resilient Food Future.”

The Maui Nui 2023 Food Summit is a free event that is open to the community; participants must register by Oct. 15 to attend.

There are a limited number of travel stipends to support Lāna’i and Molokai farmers, ranchers, educators and interested participants to attend. Register here to join: https://tinyurl.com/mauifood2023.

The summit will gather Maui Nui’s food system leaders together to discuss getting local food into school cafeterias, building a resilient food future on Molokai, Lānaʻi and Maui, and the development of a community-informed Maui County Food and Nutrition Security Plan.

For more information, e-mail mauinuifoodalliance@gmail.com.

The Maui Nui Food Alliance is a cross-sector collaborative dedicated to a resilient and healthy food future for Maui, Molokai and Lānaʻi. The alliance works to find a collective way forward for Maui Nui’s food systems that are culturally grounded, ethically guided and connected to place.

To learn more about The Maui Nui Food Alliance, visit mauinuifoodalliance.org.