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2008 Hawaii Agriculture Conference: Growing with Intention
Program-at-a-Glance (Thursday, Sept. 4)

8:00 - 9:00 am Registration, Tradewhow, Poster Exhibit, Continental Breakfast
Pakalaka Courtyard
 
9:00 - 9:15 am Welcome and Opening Remarks, Diene Ley, Conference Chair
Lili`u Theater, Room 310

9:15 - 10:30 am Paul Roberts - Key Note
Local Advantage: A new paradigm for Hawaii agriculture

Lili`u Theater, Room 310
Presented by Kamehameha Schools

10:30 - 10:45                   Tradeshow and Posters  -  Palolo Room 306 & Manoa Room 304
10:45 - 11:45 am Leading with Awareness and Intention - Supporting Hawaii's Agricultural Business
Lili`u Theater, Room 310
11:45 - 12:00 pm            Break - Tradeshow and Posters  -  Palolo Room 306 & Manoa Room 304
12:00 - 1:30 pm Hawaii Products Luncheon" Eating Locally with Intention
Chef Doug Rothernberger and Manulani Meyer

Stan Kinoshita, Stan Kinoshita & Associates, Inc.
1:30 - 1:45 pm                Break - Tradeshow and Posters  -  Palolo Room 306 & Manoa Room 304
1:45 - 2:45 pm Speed Dating
Round 1
Farmer 1 - 5
Room 305 AB
Workshop
Supermarkets -
The Way In

Room 307 AB
Round Table
The Price of Food:
How do we reframe
the economics of an
island food system?

Room 308 AB
Poster Session
Presentations
Room 304
tba
2:45 - 2:50 pm                Break - Tradeshow and Posters  -  Palolo Room 306 & Manoa Room 304
2:50 - 3:50 pm Workshop
AG Tourism: Navigating the county permitting process
Room 309
Workshop
Rick Management: Strategically managing uncertainty to you business' advantage
Room 307 AB
Round Table
Fuel to Food: What do higher energy costs mean for Hawaii producers
Room 308 AB
Poster Session
Presentations
Room 304
tba
3:50 - 4:00 pm                Break - Tradeshow and Posters  -  Palolo Room 306 & Manoa Room 304
4:00 - 5:00 pm Speed Dating
Round 2
Farmer 4 - 8
Room 305 AB

 

Workshop
Growing with Grants: Funding prospects for farmers
Room 307 AB
Round Table
Important Ag Lands: How can we ensure current new legislation works as intended?
Room 308 AB
Poster Session
Presentations
Room 304
tba
5:00 - 7:00 pm            Happy Hour and Dinner - on own
7:00 - 8:30 pm All You Can Eat: The Uncertain Future of the Modern Food System
Public Lecture, Book Signing and Q & A with Paul Roberts
Lili`u Theater, Room 310
Click here for the MIDPAC Schedule for Friday, September 5

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