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County committee backs $14,805 grant to launch ‘master food volunteer’ pilot with UH CTAHR
Summary
The Finance Committee voted to forward a resolution authorizing a $14,805 county grant to the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources to develop and pilot a “master food volunteer” training program on Hawaiʻi Island.
The Hawaii County Committee on Finance voted 8–0 on May 20 to forward Resolution 180‑25 to the full council with a favorable recommendation, authorizing the mayor to enter an agreement with the University of Hawaii Office of Research Services to provide a $14,805 grant to the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) to develop a “master food volunteer” program.
The pilot is designed to train roughly 10 volunteers in its first year to deliver community food and nutrition education—cooking demonstrations, in‑school curriculum and outreach—to increase demand for locally grown food and build volunteer capacity for local food access programs. County staff said the grant will primarily fund development of the curriculum, training materials and…
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