Ka Inoa - Our Name
ō - n. Food provisions for a journey, especially at sea; sea rations. hoʻō To provide food for a journey.
mau - vs. Always, steady, constant, ever, unceasing, permanent, stationary, continual, perpetual; to continue, persevere, preserve, endure, last; preservation, continuation.
Mission & Purpose
The Ke Ō Mau Center for Sustainable Island Food Systems is a University of Hawai‘i System initiative dedicated to advancing multi-disciplinary research and education, planning and policy analysis, and community development activities to realize a healthy, equitable, resilient and ecologically sustainable food system for the people and land of Hawaii.
Learning from the Past to Improve our Future. Informed by Indigenous Hawaiian food systems, the Ke Ō Mau Center seeks to support projects that enact change across areas of social organizations, from the individual to communities, organizations, and governments.
