When Kālisi Mausio and her sister, Angela Fa‘anunu, won a lease for agricultural land through Kamehameha Schools’ Mahiai Matchup competition, they wanted to create opportunities for their Kaivao Farm, which is located outside of Hilo and specializes in ulu.
But when they looked into agritourism, they “quickly saw many gaps in the industry whereby local farmers were not benefiting enough from [tourism], Hawaii’s largest sector,” Mausio said.
“We could see a big disconnect on the ground…
