Countdown to Maui AgFest & 4-H Livestock Fair on Sat., June 4.
The 13th Maui AgFest & 4-H Livestock Fair opens on Saturday, June 4, with the Maui Legacy Farmers Pancake Breakfast honoring four Maui farming families for their lasting contributions.
Sponsored by Maui Hotel & Lodging Association, this year’s event pays tribute to 2022 honorees Henry Monden, Joseph (Big Joe) Santos & H. Harriet Santos, James & Jane Sakugawa, and Leslie Vida Sr. This year’s honorees all have one thing in common: the legacy of Maui farming has been lovingly passed down from generation to generation.
Presented by Maui County Farm Bureau (MCFB), AgFest is a celebration of the essential role that agriculture plays in Maui’s economy, environment and lifestyle. Admission to AgFest is free; parking is $5. The event takes place at War Memorial Special Events Field from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The Maui Legacy Farmers Pancake Breakfast is a delicious way to start the festival, with a hearty spread of pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, juice, fresh Maui Gold Pineapple, and Maui ‘Oma coffee—all prepared by The Fairmont Kea Lani, Maui.
The breakfast is held from 8 to 10:30 a.m. under an open-air tent. Tickets are $12 for adults; $6 for children 6 to 12 years old; free for children 5 & under.
2019 recipients – Arthur DePonte, Hale Kaku Ranch; George “Keoki” Freeland, Pioneer Mill Sugar Co.; and the late Masaru Uradomo. M. Uradomo Farms.
2018 recipients – Lindy Sutherland of Kaupo Ranch and HC&S; Chuck Boerner of Ono Organic Farm; and the late Dr. Phil Parvin of the College of Tropical Ag and Human Resources.
2017 recipients – Doug MacCluer of Maui Pineapple Company and Maui Gold Pineapple Company; Richard “Dick” Cameron of HC&S; Peter Baldwin of Pi‘iholo Ranch; and the late Dr. Wilbert Yee of Yee’s Orchards.
2016 recipients – C. Pardee Erdman of Ulupalakua Ranch; David “Buddy” Nobriga of Maui Soda & Ice Works and Nobriga’s Cattle; and Hanako Hashimoto of Hashimoto Persimmon Farm.
2018 recipient – Lindy Sutherland of Kaupo Ranch and HC&S with his family.
AgFest is hosted by MCFB and Maui 4-H Livestock Association in partnership with the County of Maui and the Office of Economic Development, along with generous sponsors and industry allies. MCFB gives a big mahalo to gold sponsors Alexander & Baldwin Inc., Bayer, Mahi Pono, Maui Hotel & Lodging Association, Pacific Radio Group, Pukalani Superette, Ulupono Initiative, and to bronze sponsors Hawaiian Electric, MauiWine and Young Brothers.
Maui AgFest & 4-H Livestock Fair is Maui’s signature agricultural festival. Formerly known as the annual “Maui County Agricultural Festival,” AgFest merged with Maui 4-H Livestock Association in 2019 and moved to War Memorial Special Events Field to further expand. The event gives attendees an exciting overview of Maui’s ag industry, with a chance to meet farmers and ranchers and to enjoy the island’s rich agricultural history and culture.
For a final schedule of events and to purchase tickets for Grand Taste and Maui Legacy Farmers Pancake Breakfast, visit www.MauiAgFest.org.
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