Press & Awards

videos

Hawaiʻi Center for Food Safety (HCFS) produced and released a four-part video series, "Regenerating Paradise," in 2018 and 2019 to educate the public about h...

Join Brad at Ma'o Organic Farms on the island of Oahu as he learns about what it takes to responsibly and sustainably maintain an organic Hawaiian farm. Bonu...

Gary and Kukui Maunakea-Forth founded MA'O Organic Farms not only to provide fresh produce to locals, but also to give back to their community and to help de...

First Lady Michelle Obama Visits Ma‘o

Farming gives Waianae youth an alternative

Awards

2014
Bank of Hawaiʻi Non-Profit Leadership Excellence Award, CNHA Conference, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.

2014
101 Additional Organizations To Watch in 2014, Author Editors, Food Tank, US.

2008
3 Hawaiʻ i Innovators’ Receive Governor’s Award, Author Advertiser Staff, Honolulu Star Advertiser, Honolulu, Hawaiʻ i.

2007
Hoʻ okele Awards, Author Hawaiʻ i Community Foundation Staff, Honolulu Star Advertiser, Honolulu, Hawaiʻ i.

2005
Waiʻ anae Non-Profit Places 2nd Nationally, Author Advertiser Staff, Honolulu Advertiser, Honolulu, Hawaiʻ i.

Press

2010 More Than Just Farming, MAʻ O Organic Farms Combines Ag with Hawaiian Culture and Youth Education, Author Jason Ubay, Hawaiʻʻ i Business News, Honolulu, Hawaiʻ i.

2010 Chef Nobu Holds Cooking Demonstration at MAʻ O Farms , Author Star Advertiser Staff, Honolulu Star Advertiser, Honolulu, Hawaiʻ i.

2008 Tilling The Land, Author Lacy Matsumoto, The Honolulu Advertiser, Honolulu, Hawaiʻ i.

2008 MAʻ O Organic Farm: Growing Food and Empowering Youth, Author Regina Gregory, Eco-Tipping Points Project, US.

2008 MAʻ O Farms Grows, Author Nina Wu, Honolulu Star Bulletin, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.

2007 Circle Of Life Sows Seeds Of Hope, Author Jade Moon, Midweek Magazine, Honolulu, Hawaiʻ i.

2003 Into the West, Author Stu Dawrs, Hana Hou The Magazine of Hawaiian Airlines, Honolulu, Hawaiʻ i.

2021 A Native Hawaiian Digs into Her Roots to Grow Food, Knowledge, and Hope, Author Jeff Turrentine, NRDC.org

2020 Can We Ever Eat All Local in Hawaiʻ i?, Author Martha Cheng, Honolulu Magazine, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi

2019 Transforming a Hawaiian Community Through Farming, Author Lindsay Campbell, Modern Farmer, US

2019 Waianae farm steps up growth of produce and college grads, Author Andrew Gomes, Honolulu Star Advertiser, Honolulu, Hawaiʻ i.

2018 If you work at this Hawaii farm for 2 years, it helps pay for your college, Author Serena Lin, CNBC, US.

2015 Vegetable Curry Recipe From MAʻ O Organic Farms, Producer Grace Lee, Off The Menu Asian America, US.

2013 Whole Foods Market Hawaiʻ i Honors Local Producers with First Annual ʻONO Awards, Author Whole Foods Staff, Whole Foods Market Newsroom, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.

2014 Hawaiʻ i's MAʻ O Organic Farms Struggles To Keep Up With Demand, Author Braelyn Wood, Pacific Business News, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.

2011 Michelle Obama's Day on MAʻ O Organic Farms, Author Trust For Public Land Staff, Trust For Public Land Media Room, US.

2011 On Papaʻ s Farm, Author Aaron Kandell, Hana Hou The Magazine of Hawaiian Airlines, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi.

2026 MAʻO Organic Farms Awarded $1.57 Million Navy REPI Challenge Funding to Advance Wildfire and Flood Mitigation in Lualualei