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Revitalizing Breadfruit

Revitalizing Breadfruit

"The Ho'oulu ka 'Ulu Project.“

Ho'oulu ka 'Ulu is a project to revitalize 'ulu (breadfruit) as an attractive, delicious, nutritious, abundant, affordable, and culturally appropriate food which addresses Hawai'i's food security issues. It is well known that Hawai'i imports about 90% of its food, making it one of the most food insecure states in the nation. Additionally, since the economic downturn of 2008, many families lack access to affordable and nutritious food. We believe that breadfruit is a key to solving Hawaii's food security problems.

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My Eat Local Hawai'i Plate

A plate of healthy, locally grown food.
A plate of healthy, locally grown food.

Remember the Food Pyramid? Well...that was recently flattened into a plate! The new "food pyramid" is now called "Choose My Plate" which is designed to help people more closely approximate—on a plate—the daily, healthy amounts of food to eat in each food group.

Here in Hawai‘i we are going one step further: we call it the "My Eat Local Hawai‘i Plate"--which is designed to help people choose healthy, locally grown foods. 

The concept was the brainwave of Jeff Melrose of the UH Hilo Food Self-Sufficiency Baseline Study and was executed by the North Kohala Eat Locally Grown initiative with assistance from nutritionist Vivienne Aronowitz. 

The poster can be added to websites (with permission). Please contact Andrea Dean at 960-3727 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you would like to post or distribute the "My Eat Local Hawai‘i Plate." Print copies will be available for distribution.

The North Kohala Eat Locally Grown initiative is sponsored by Kaiser Permanente and the County of Hawai‘i-Department of Research and Development and the County Council. The North Kohala Eat Locally Grown Campaign is a project of the North Kohala Community Resource Center.

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