MORNING, A LOT OF PEOPLE USED IT
AND RELY ON IT.
BIG CHANGE FOR PASSENGERS AND
TRAVELERS WHO'VE USED IT FOR TWO
DECADES.
Kelly: WE SEE THEIR
PRODUCTS ON SHELVES OR FARMERS
MARKETS.
DID YOU WONDER HOW A FARM WORKS?
Kristine: YOU'LL GET A
CHANCE TO FIND OUT THIS WEEKEND.
JAI IS FINDING OUT NOW.
HE'S JOINING US FROM WAIMANALO.
JAI SEEMS TO BE MAYBE A LITTLE
BIT OUT OF HIS ELEMENT.
Reporter: I MAY BE A LITTLE
OVERDRESSED BUT MAKE SURE, I'M
ALWAYS PREPARED.
TAKE A LOOK AT THE FOOTWEAR.
IF I DO NEED TO WORK HERE, THEY
CAN PUT ME TO WORK.
YOU MAY BE ABLE TO HEAR DURING
THIS INTERVIEW, WE ARE ON A TRUE
WORKING FARM.
I WANT HER TO EXPLAIN WHO SHE'S
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF.
OAHU RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT
COUNCIL.
Reporter: WHAT DO YOU DOE?
WE'RE A NONPROFIT AND WE WORK
WITH FARMERS ACROSS OAHU AND THE
STATE TO LOOK AT STEWARDSHIP AND
MANAGEMENT PRACTICES OF THE LAND
AND WATER.
TRY TO PROVIDE CONSERVATION
PRACTICES, TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR
FARMERS TO MAKE IT MORE
RESILIENT.
TO MAKE FARMING AND LOCAL
AGRICULTURE MORE SUSTAINABLE.
Reporter: YOU CAN SEE THE
CHICKENS ARE BECOME FED.
THERE'S SIGNAGE.
KANU FARMS ONE OF THE FIRST.
THE FIRST TO BE CERTIFIED
ANIMAL WELFARE APPROVED IN THE
STATE OF HAWAI'I.
OWNERS HAVE A REALLY STRONG
ETHIC AND PHILOSOPHY ABOUT
RESTORING.
THEY USE A LOT OF REJENTIVE
AGRICULTURE PRACTICES.
THINGS LIKE MULCH.
AND THEY HAVE CHICKENS.
THEY PRODUCES FRESH EGGS FOR THE
COMMUNITY AS WELL AS A
DIVERSIFIED FRUIT ORCHARD.
ASPARAGUS AND STRAWBERRIES
GROWING HERE.
Reporter: TELL PEA WHAT'S UP
SATURDAY.
YOU GET A CHANCE TO DEMONSTRATE
WHAT SOME OF THESE FARMS ARE
DOING.
YEAH.
AS STAFFER WE HAVE THE PLEASURE
OF WORKING HAND IN HAND WITH
FARMERS AND PUTTING BOOTS ON THE
GROUND AND SEE THE WORK THAT
GOES INTO LOCAL AGRICULTURE.
SATURDAY'S EVENT IS CALLED
PARADE OF FARMS.
AN OPPORTUNITY FORT PUBLIC TO
EXPERIENCE THAT.
THERE'S FOUR BEHIND THE SCENES
GUIDED TOURS THAT PEOPLE CAN
JOIN.
AND ONE OF THOSE IS HERE AT KANU
FARMS.
THERE'S ALSO OPEN HOUSE AT THE
WAIMANALO RESEARCH FARM, WHICH
HAS INFORMATION FAIR WITH LOCAL
ORGANIZATIONS AS WELL AS
HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES.
KEIKI ACTIVITIES FOR THE PUBLIC
TO PARTICIPATEN.
Reporter: UNIVERSITY OF
HAWAI'I PART OF THIS?
YEAH.
THEY'RE THE HOST FOR THE
HEADQUARTERS.
THEY'RE THE OWNER OF THE
RESEARCH FARM.
PEOPLE WHO ATTEND THE OPEN
HOUSE, IT'S FREE.
OPEN TO ANYBODY.
BEHIND THE SCENE TOURS ARE
RESERVED TICKETS.
YOU HAVE TO BUY YOUR TICKETS IN
ADVANCE.
YOU'LL LEARN ABOUT RESEARCH
HAPPENING AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
HAWAI'I'S FARM.
Reporter: THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
IF YOU DON'T MIND, WE'RE GOING
TO STAY HERE AND WE'LL TALK MORE
ABOUT THAT IN A BIT.
AND ALSO, LAIDS, YOU CAN'T BEAT
THIS OFFICE, CAN YOU?
CHECK THIS OUT.
WHAT A VIEWS RIGHT?
Kristine: JAI, NOT TOO BAD
TO LOOK AT.
NO OFFENSE, JAI.
BUT LOOK AT THAT.
Kelly: INSANE.
producers and consumers at this
year's
event. Farms and operations
opening their
properties for public tours will
include
Frankie's Nursery, GoFarm
Hawaii, Kanu
Farms, Manoa Chocolate, 'Nalo
Farms,
Plant Hawaii, Therapeutic
Horsemanship of Hawaii,
Waimanalo
Country Farms and Yogarden.
Additionally,
the University of Hawaii College
of Tropical
Agriculture and Human Resources'
Waimanalo Research Station will
serve as the
host and "home base" for the
event as well as
the open house.
Seven different tours featuring
ten local farms
will be offered between 9 a.m.
and 3 p.m. The
event is open to the public, but
advance
registration for the tours is
required as space is
limited. Tickets are available
now online at
https:
. For those unable to purchase
tickets ahead
of time online, day-of walk-in
tour registration
will be available at the CTAHR
Waimanalo
Research Station on a
first-come-first-served
basis.
A free open house of activities
will be hosted
at the CTAHR Waimanalo Research
Station and will include
informational booths
about local farming and
community initiatives.
Eventgoers can also choose to
take short
tours of farm plots located
around the