Hawaiʻi Alliance for Progressive Action

Our mission is to catalyze community empowerment and systemic change towards valuing people and ‘āina ahead of corporate profits.

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2025 Kuleana Academy Opening Weekend
HAPA at BLNR FEIS Hearing for Pōhakuloa
HAPA group in Kauaʻi
Kuleana Academy gathering at Coco Palms
Aloha ʻāina work day
Tabling at UH Mānoa Earth Day
Tabling at Hands-off rally 2025
Kuleana Academy Cohort 8
Tabling event at Ola ka ʻI
Dear Aloha film screening
Tabling at Sierra Club 2025
Free Palestine rally 2024
Tesla rally 2025
Tabling event at the State Capitol buildings
Aloha ʻāina work day on Kauaʻi
Protest and rally for International Workers Rights day
Kuleana Academy cohort 8 weekend one
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HAPA News and Action Alerts:

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Tomorrow! May 13th - Session Debrief w/ Environmental Legislative Network
Tomorrow! May 13th - Session Debrief w/ Environmental Legislative Network
Recap: How Our Food Systems Bills Fared This Session
Recap: How Our Food Systems Bills Fared This Session
No Protections from Pesticide Drift this Legislative Session
No Protections from Pesticide Drift this Legislative Session
Take a Stand Against Citizens United In Hawai'i
Take a Stand Against Citizens United In Hawai'i
Expand SNAP Access
Expand SNAP Access
The Public Gets One Last Say on Pay-to-Play
The Public Gets One Last Say on Pay-to-Play
Support Regenerative Agriculture & Community Based Resource Management
Support Regenerative Agriculture & Community Based Resource Management
Expand Food Access Through Farm to Families Funding
Expand Food Access Through Farm to Families Funding
Action Alert: Support Pretrial Reform
Action Alert: Support Pretrial Reform
The Fight Over Pay-to-Play Isn’t Over
The Fight Over Pay-to-Play Isn’t Over
Kuleana Academy Bootcamps
Kuleana Academy Bootcamps
Reduce Local Food Insecurity Through Farm to Families and Increased SNAP Access
Reduce Local Food Insecurity Through Farm to Families and Increased SNAP Access
Subject: $1B in Damages — We Can’t Ignore Real Funding Solutions
Subject: $1B in Damages — We Can’t Ignore Real Funding Solutions
Support Funding for Regenerative Agriculture & Producers
Support Funding for Regenerative Agriculture & Producers
Protect Our Keiki from Pesticide Drift& Support Healthy Soils
Protect Our Keiki from Pesticide Drift& Support Healthy Soils
Action Alert: Public Funding Deserves a Chance
Action Alert: Public Funding Deserves a Chance
Protect Our Keiki from Pesticide Drift
Protect Our Keiki from Pesticide Drift
Links to Register for Campaign Bootcamps
Links to Register for Campaign Bootcamps
Good Government Bills Crossover Update
Good Government Bills Crossover Update
Action Alert: Support Pretrial Reform & Oppose State-Funded Military PR
Action Alert: Support Pretrial Reform & Oppose State-Funded Military PR
Protect Our Communities from Pesticide Drift
Protect Our Communities from Pesticide Drift
Support Food Equity:Free School Meals & No Surveillance Pricing on Food
Support Food Equity:Free School Meals & No Surveillance Pricing on Food
Support Pesticide Protections & Regenerative Ag Bills
Support Pesticide Protections & Regenerative Ag Bills
Expand Food Access Through Farm to Families Funding and Establishing Pre-Release SNAP Applications
Expand Food Access Through Farm to Families Funding and Establishing Pre-Release SNAP Applications
Action Alert: Don’t Let Reform Die in Finance
Action Alert: Don’t Let Reform Die in Finance
Action Alert: Mandatory Reporting for Bribery
Action Alert: Mandatory Reporting for Bribery
Protect Our Keiki from Pesticide Drift
Protect Our Keiki from Pesticide Drift
Good Government Bills Up This Week — Testimony Deadlines Feb 17 & 18
Good Government Bills Up This Week — Testimony Deadlines Feb 17 & 18
Protect Our Communities from Pesticide Drift, and Support Funding the Farm to Families Program, Community Co-Management, & Healthy Soils
Protect Our Communities from Pesticide Drift, and Support Funding the Farm to Families Program, Community Co-Management, & Healthy Soils
Clean Elections Hawai‘i Calls For Special Prosecutor to Investigate Contribution Improprieties
Clean Elections Hawai‘i Calls For Special Prosecutor to Investigate Contribution Improprieties

2026 Legislative Priorities

Good Government
Good Government
Fair & Sustainable Food Systems
Fair & Sustainable Food Systems

Kuleana Academy

HAPA’s Kuleana Academy is a community leader accelerator program focusing on skilling-up frontline community leaders in issue-based, political, or electoral campaigns.

Learn MORE here
Learn MORE here
Kuleana Academy (KA) Cohort 8 group photo

Our Four Program Areas

Fair and Sustainable Food Systems
Fair and Sustainable Food Systems
Reclaiming Democracy
Reclaiming Democracy
Community-Based Resource Stewardship
Community-Based Resource Stewardship
Social and Economic Justice
Social and Economic Justice