Hawai‘i Aquaculture Collaborative
Partners
Partners
Industry Partners
Loko Iʻa
Hui Mālama Loko Iʻa
Kauai Sea Farms (also land-based sea water)
Kua ʻĀina Ulu ʻAuamo (KUA)
Kualoa Ranch (also land-based freshwater)
Mālama Loko Eʻa
Paepae o Heʻeia
Waikalua Loko Iʻa
Land-Based Freshwater Producers
Cyanotech
Ecoponicx
Hawaiʻi Fish Company
Kahuawai Farms
Kulahaven Farms
Kunia Country Farms
Kupu Place
Mari’s Garden
Land-Based Sea Water Producers
Benchmark Genetics
Big Island Abalone
Blue Ocean Barns
Hawai’i Shellfish Hatchery
Hendrix Genetics/Kona Bay Shrimp
Molokaʻi Sea Farms
Olakai Hawaiʻi
Pacific Hybreed
Pacific Planktonics
Shrimp Improvement Systems
Symbrosia
Support Partners
Education
HIDOE
Hawaiʻi Department of Education Career & Technical Education
Waimea High School
West Hawaiʻi Explorations Academy
Post Secondary
Oceanic Institute/Hawaiʻi Pacific University
Swette Center for Sustainable Food Systems – Arizona State University
Post Secondary/University of Hawaiʻi
Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquaculture
Hawaiʻi Community College
Pacific Aquaculture & Coastal Resources Center/UH Hilo
USDA-Certified/HDOA Joint Aquatic Lab @ UH Manoa
UH Mānoa Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences
UH Maui College Sustainable Living Institute
University of Hawaiʻi Sea Grant College Program
Open Ocean Producers
Blue Ocean Mariculture
Forever Oceans
Ocean Era (also land-based sea water)
Processing
Keahole Point Provisions
Local Iʻa
Diamond Head Seafood
Restorative
Limu Hui
Accelerator
HATCH
Association
Hawaiʻi Aquaculture and Aquaponics Association
Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association
Consultants
Aquaculture Planning & Advocacy
Marine Genetics
Phytoplankton Technologies
The Hawaiʻi Aquaculture Collaborative uses the industry-led model of Next Gen Sector Partnerships.
Government
Agribusiness Development Corp, HDOA
Aquaculture & Livestock Support Services, HDOA
Division of Aquatic Resources, DLNR
Environmental Health/Food Safety, DOH
Natural Energy Lab of Hawaiʻi Authority (NELHA)
NOAA Pacific Islands Regional Office
Other Key Partners
Hawaiʻi Agricultural Foundation
Hawaiʻi Island Agriculture Partnership
Hawaiʻi Marine Animal Response
Makaha Studios
Waiwai Ola Water Keepers of Hawaiian Islands
Steering Committee
1. Brenda Asuncion – Kua ‘Āina Ulu Auamo (KUA)
2. Jason Brand – Kunia Country Farms
3. Jen Johansen – Cyanotech
4. Crystal Johnson – HATCH
5. Dick Jones – Blue Ocean Mariculture
6. Anthony Mau – Kualoa Ranch & Kupu Place
7. Neil Sims – Ocean Era
8. Ron Weidenbach – Hawai’i Fish Company & the Hawai’i Aquaculture and Aquaponics Assn
9. Jim Wyban – HIplan & Marine Genetics
Past Members
Gerry Cysewski – Cyanotech
Learn more about the Pacific Region Aquaculture and Coastal Resource Hub
Pacific Region Aquaculture and Coastal Resource Hub
2525 Correa Road, HIG 238
Honolulu, HI 96822
Phone: (808) 956-7031
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