Hey Grandpa, thats some high fulluton camping going on there……. where you two naturalist camping out in this pic? Our last nite in Huelo…Its been a magically productive week…… “Creating what we need by an active design process” Lets talk later this week.V Jim Hall said:

Maui is a perfect place to create ag tourism on a small [...]

Maui is a perfect place to create ag tourism on a small scale and as is the case with many things, Maui is always the leaders in various fields and can be a shining example of the possibilities. Unfortunately, the governing bodies tend to stand in each other’s way and the people to create what [...]

Keone Kealoha and his associates at Malama Kaua’i host a Green Map. Their interactive map gives visitors and residents alike color-coded links overlain on a map of Kaua’i Island promoting green businesses (small farms, B&B’s, locavore restaurants).

Who would be an organization on Maui willing and able to maintain an interactive Green Map?

David do you have contact info for these folks. The agricultural ordinances from what I understand were put into place a while ago and its ripe to go in and make some pro-active changes. David B. Fisher said:

Thanks, Steve. It would be great if we could get a list of the permitting issues and find someone [...]

Thanks, Steve. It would be great if we could get a list of the permitting issues and find someone who is solution oriented within the County to help us come up with suggested ordinance changes. Perhaps we could also talk to planners. I can think of Frampton & Ward and also Chris Hart who is [...]

Great input Steve! Steve Rose said:

We should not forget our winery that’s probably Maui’s oldest Ag Tour destination. An early and probably continuing obstacle to growing Ag Tourism on Maui is the lack of definition by government as to what Ag – Tourism is and understanding what operators need to do to get it going on [...]

We should not forget our winery that’s probably Maui’s oldest Ag Tour destination. An early and probably continuing obstacle to growing Ag Tourism on Maui is the lack of definition by government as to what Ag – Tourism is and understanding what operators need to do to get it going on their farm. The early [...]

Some of the Ag Tourism already taking place are Surfing Goat Dairy, Kula Ali`i Lavender Farm, and the Maui Tropical Plantation. What are some of the others? I believe there are some B&B’s that focus on their farm operations. What do we like about what the ag tourism pioneers are doing? What are some of [...]