{"id":539,"date":"2023-07-20T09:56:07","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T16:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandbox2.gfl.rtd.asu.edu\/?page_id=539"},"modified":"2026-07-14T12:58:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T19:58:35","slug":"swette-center-in-hawai%ca%bbi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/globalfutures.asu.edu\/food\/swette-center-in-hawai%ca%bbi\/","title":{"rendered":"Swette Center in Hawai\u02bbi"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Swette Center in Hawai\u02bbi<\/span><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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We \u201clead from behind,\u201d supporting local groups in Hawai\u02bbi that are working tirelessly to build more robust and resilient local food systems.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

ASU is a global university, with campuses and students around the world. The university has been actively working in the Hawaiian Islands since 2014<\/a> to establish collaborative and creative partnerships with those who share our institutional commitment to environmental and cultural sustainability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grounded in the belief that no future can be sustainable if it does not respect and draw from the culture and traditions of native peoples, the Swette Center’s work in Hawai\u02bbi is centered around meaningful engagement and development of strategic multi-sectoral partnerships with key stakeholders in the Hawaiian community. We view our efforts in Hawai\u2018i as a long-term process of relationship building and learning from Indigenous communities. All of this reflects the Swette Center’s commitment to creating a more economically robust, sustainable, equitable and resilient food system for Hawai\u02bbi and the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ASU students visiting \u2018Iole on a Hawai\u02bbi Island immersive program led by Swette Center staff<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Our Hawai\u02bbi<\/span> team<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Carly Wyman<\/a> (MS), Tuki Drake<\/a> (MA), and Katie Crowe<\/a> (MPH) are on the ground on Hawai\u02bbi Island and working collaboratively with agricultural producers, community organizations, educational institutions, cultural practitioners and government agencies to create a more resilient food system. Our Hawai\u02bbi team focuses on increasing food security<\/strong> and self-sufficiency, empowering Indigenous foodways<\/strong>, supporting cooperative development<\/strong>, improving producers’ access to federal resources<\/strong> and building food system workforce capacity through education<\/strong>. Their work is guided by regenerative and culturally grounded agricultural practices, such as agroforestry, organic certification and traditional ecological knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our team’s recent projects have included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n