Kilauea community agriculture project schedules public meeting, phase‑1 blessing

Yoshi L’Hote reported progress on the Kilauea Community Agricultural Center. The parent organization, ʻAina Hoʻokupu o Kilauea, will meet Feb. 3 for planning and will hold a public meeting Feb. 19 at the Kilauea school cafeteria. Organizers expect to bless phase 1 on March 3 after initial acres are cleared, tilled and planted with a cover crop.

Yoshi said the group will vet the first farmers for plots and will seek release of additional county funding as the project advances. The association discussed the park entry road, a proposed farmers market and water system as near-term priorities.

Why it matters: the project aims to provide community agricultural space and a farmers market, with implications for local food production, land use and county funding commitments.