Agriculture + AgTech
Grow something. Then build something from it.
Students don’t stop at learning agriculture. They learn how to turn what Hawaiʻi grows into real products, real brands and real opportunities — from seed selection all the way to the shelf.
Seed to market
Follow the crop all the way.
Each stage is a classroom, and each stage is a business someone on this island already runs.
Seed
Select and develop varieties.
Farm
Grow using sustainable practices.
Harvest
Gather at peak quality.
Ingredient
Process and create ingredients.
Product
Develop foods and consumer products.
Brand
Create names, packaging and story.
Market
Sell through retail, hospitality and beyond.
The question we keep asking
What else can we make from what Hawaiʻi grows?
Coffee cherry, cacao, lilikoʻi, macadamia, kalo, honey. Every crop on this island is the start of a dozen possible products. Students work with growers to find the ones worth building.
- Farm visits across Kona, Hāmākua and Puna
- Soil, water and crop data with AgTech tools
- Value-added product development with partner kitchens
Program areas
Local resources. Global opportunities.
- Tropical agriculture
- Fruit
- Coffee
- Cacao
- Honey
- Herbs
- Spices
- Vegetables
- Aquaculture
- Livestock products
- Sustainable agriculture
- AgTech
- Food security
- Value-added agriculture
More pathways
Get involved
Bring real-world entrepreneurship to your students.
Schools, industry partners, mentors and families: there is a place for you in the program. Tell us how you’d like to take part.