Alternative Structures International

Help Kahumana Organic Farms build new fields and orchards.

Over the last 2 years, Kahumana Organic Farms  has been hard at work replacing invasive haole koa and kiawe forests with abundant vegetable fields and orchards - doubling production to 40 tons of fruits and vegetables annually for families, restaurants and grocery stores here in Hawaii. 

Behind the beautiful fields of salad, carrots, beets, radishes, herbs and kalo are another 6 acres waiting to be transformed from invasive brush into local, organic food. But we can't do it without the support of our community. 

The margins on farming are incredibly thin - too thin to finance the equipment and labor necessary to allow us to grow more food on more acres. The bottom line is efficiency: we need to adopt technology that will free our farm crew from the slow and back-breaking tasks that are currently done by hand. 

With your support, we will be able to remove invasive trees, install thousands of feet of irrigation and finance equipment to save the time and bodies of our hard working farmers.

This is one step in the right direction towards fulfilling Governor Ige's goal to double local food production by 2030.  Our hearts and our bellies thank you for your participation in creating a sustainable food system that benefits our local health, economy and environment. 

Please donate and share to support the future of farms in Hawaii.

Kahumana is a nonprofit that has served the Waianae community since 1978 around a core belief that at the heart of healthy communities are healthy people. The programs carried out by this vision have provided care for people with mental illness, developmental disabilities and homeless families around a productive farm-based community.

Help Feed Hungry Keiki during COVID19 Crisiis

We can make healthy breakfasts and lunches for $1 per meal. 
For $50, we can feed 50 children. For $100 we can feed 100, For $1000 we can feed 1000. 
We need to raise $40,000 to make 40,000 meals in the next month for Oahu's hungriest children. 


Kahumana Kitchen is partnering with Waianae Comprehensive Health Center, Food Bank, Aloha Harvest and Chef Hui to make and deliver 40,000 meals in the next month.

These meals will be delivered to Elementary Schools and Homeless Shelters and Housing in Waianae that do not have their own cafeterias, such as:

Leihoku Elementary
Ohana Ola Transitional Housing
Kauhale Kamaile Affordable Rentals
Waianae Elementary 

The actual cost of a meal is $4.50
-Kahumana is donating all management and overhead costs including the use of its commercial kitchen. That's worth about $1.50 per meal. 
-Direct Labor that makes the meals is all volunteer or donated labor. That's also worth about $1.50 per meal. 
-1/3 of the food ingredients are donated. That's worth .50 per meal. 
So, $3.50 of the $4.50 is already donated. But we have a One Buck Gap. 

The final $1 per meal, we are asking from you. Your contribution is greatly appreciated! Please donate what you can. Every buck counts! 


The nonprofit Kahumana Kitchen is organizing this fundraiser on behalf of its parent 501(c)3 Alternative Structures International, a Hawaii 501(c)3 since 1974. We run programs using the name Kahumana
- Kahumana Organic Farm, Cafe and Kitchen
- Kahumana Housing (for homeless families)
- Kahumana Learning Center (for folks with developmental disabilities and autism)


More infomation about our organziation can be found a www.kahumana.org 


Call or text Executive Director, Tom McDonald directly on his cell (808) [phone redacted].