Actions

Conduct field trials across a diverse set of farms, using Hawaiʻi’s unique agricultural environment as a test market to refine equipment performance and strengthen ties with local producers.

Organize a high-profile demonstration, ideally at a Hilo AgTech Demonstration Fair, to showcase Kubota’s most in-demand models, gather additional feedback, and explore sales potential.

Continue and expand the existing working group to include additional stakeholders from educational institutions and industry groups, building alignment and coordination for the demonstration and trial phases.

Finalize contracts and onboarding of selected community partners for food summit co-hosting.

Develop a draft strategic framework that outlines objectives, outcomes, activities, and measurable indicators for the five-year plan.

A refined strategic framework incorporating feedback from the Stakeholder Advisory Committee and key stakeholders.

Finalize a draft agriculture and food system plan and prepare materials for upcoming food summits.

Support community partners in creating a detailed logistics plan for each of the nine district food summits and the final integrative summit.

Customized agendas, presentation materials, and facilitation tools for each district food summit.

Complete food summits in all nine districts with high stakeholder engagement and valuable input collected.

A thorough analysis of all district summit outcomes, identifying common themes and unique district priorities.

A final summit to integrate findings from all district summits and finalize county-wide strategies with community partners and the Stakeholder Advisory Committee.