Welcome to We Grow Hawaiʻi 2024 Registration page!

This year, the summit will be held over two days - February 16 & 17. You can register here for one of the days or both.

These events are open to students and educators from Hawaiʻi schools (K-12) with opportunities for students to present and learn about how we can all envision and advocate for school food that’s good for students and supports local producers.

🗓️ 2024 We Grow Hawaiʻi: A Youth Food Summit

Day 1: Student Voice for Farm to School @ Hawaiʻi State Capitol
Friday, February 16 @ Hawaiʻi State Capitol (9am-2pm)

Day 2: We Grow Youth for Farm to School
Saturday, February 17 @ Punahou School (8:30am-2pm)

📢 CALL FOR PRESENTERS & TABLE EXHIBITORS

We are seeking young individuals & community organizations in Hawaiʻi from grades K-12 to share about their food-related project or host a workshop at the 2024 We Grow Hawaiʻi event. If you are a high school student, or if you are a teacher interested in having your students present, please email us at HYFC@hiphi.org to inquire about participating in the summit as a guest presenter!

Thank you for your ongoing support, and we look forward to coming together for an inspiring and educational We Grow Hawaiʻi Youth Food Summit in 2024. 🤝🌿

Frequently Asked Questions

Who can attend?
We Grow is open to all ages, keiki to kūpuna! Day 1 is focused on youth policy and advocacy, we invite high school and college youth with their adult mentors or allies to register. Day 2 is designed as a conference-style event with both youth and adults leading sessions and is open to attendees of all ages, students, educators, school administrators, non-profit organizations and interested community members.
I'm an educator, what should I expect to get out of We Grow and how can I participate? We Grow is designed to honor and celebrate our keiki. As such, Day 1 is focused on youth voice at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol. We invite educators who are chaperoning students or wishing to volunteer to register. For Day 2, most sessions will be student-led allowing youth to use their voice to share their knowledge, understanding and perspectives with other youth and educators like you. We will also have a few sessions run by fellow educators. If you are interested in presenting, please complete the presenter form. Please consider attending and helping us to celebrate our keiki advocating for better food systems and food system education.
My presenter application has been accepted, do I also need to register?
Thank you and congratulations on your presenter application. Yes, we ask that anyone attending the event as a presenter or attendee register through this site. We look forward to your presentation at We Grow!
Do you want to present at this event?
We welcome you to contact us at HYFC@hiphi.org to inquire.
Does my student need an adult chaperone?
If your student attending or presenting is under 16 years old, they will need to have an adult chaperone present during the event.
Is there a cost for the event?
No, although we encourage attendees to make a donation to support school gardens on Maui through the non-profit organization, Grow Some Good.
Can my company sponsor this event?
We welcome your monetary donations to help sponsor this event. Contact hyfc@hiphi.org
Will I need to bring food?
A farm to school lunch will be provided for all attendees on both days!
Iʻd like to volunteer, are there opportunities for me?
Mahalo for your interest in supporting We Grow. Please contact hyfc@hiphi.org if you are able to volunteer your time to support the event.