Hawaiʻi Alliance for Progressive Action

Our mission is to catalyze community empowerment and systemic change towards valuing people and ‘āina ahead of corporate profits.

Our four interconnected program areas

Fair & Sustainable
Food Systems

Community-Based
Resource Stewardship

Reclaiming Democracy

Social & Economic
Justice

The Hawaiʻi Alliance for Progressive Action (HAPA) is deeply committed to championing social, economic, and environmental justice throughout Hawaiʻi. Recognizing the interconnected nature of food systems, we underscore that the challenges plaguing these systems are not isolated from broader social, economic, and environmental concerns. We believe in an integrated approach that addresses these interdependencies to create a just, equitable, and sustainable future for Hawai'i.

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Fair & Sustainable Food Systems

2025 Policy Initiatives - State Legislative Session

HAPA supports a broad, fair & sustainable food systems policy agenda. We actively track and mobilize support for a variety of bills seeking to create necessary changes in our food system.

Our 5 priority areas:

  1. Food Equity 

  2. Pesticide Protections

  3. Indigenous Traditional Ecological Knowledge

  4. Support for Food Producers & Regenerative Farming Practices

  5. Farm to School/State

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