Hawaii has a long history of feeding her people with an abundance of wholesome, organically grown food. Only in the past century has self-sustaining agriculture been replaced by chemically based monoculture and the importation of basic foods. Now, in these changing times Hawaiis farmers, and her organic farmers in particular, are again looking to supply a great variety of foods from land and sea to meet the local needs of an expanding health conscious population. Hawaii Organic Farmers Association (HOFA) was formed in September 1993 in response to the federally mandated Organic Food Production Act (OFPA) of1990. The purpose of OFPA is to set consistent organic production standards nationwide and to boost consumer confidence in food claimed to be organically grown. Soon any produce in the USA claiming to be organic must be certified.

Address: P.O. Box 6863, Hilo, HI 96720
Telephone: (808) 969-7789
Fax: (808) 969-7759
Website: http://www.hawaiiorganicfarmers.org/