SHAC leads a range of programs designed to strengthen Hawaiʻi agriculture through funding, research, and market expansion.

USDA-FAS (Foreign Agricultural Service):

Market Access Program (MAP)

  • Coffee - COFAIR 2026, Taiwan International Coffee Show 2019-2026

  • Floriculture - Vancouver Market Development, Reverse Trade Mission from Canada to Hawaii

  • Macadamia Nuts - Toronto and Vancouver Market Development

Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (RAPP)

  • Coffee - Dubai World of Coffee 2024, Hong Kong Market Development, SCA World of Coffee (formerly SCA Expo) 2014-2024

  • Floriculture - Japan Market

  • Macadamia Nuts - FoodEx, Seoul Trade Show 2026

Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops (TASC)

  • Floriculture - Breaking Pest-related Trade Barriers for Hawaii's Ornamental Export Industry

USDA-NIFA (National Institute of Food and Agriculture):

Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI)

  • Coffee - Multi-state Coffee Leaf Rust (CLR) research in collaboration with Purdue, Michigan State University, University of Hawaii, University of Puerto Rico, Hawaii Agriculture Research Center, ARS-PBARC (HI), ARS-TARS (PR)

DAB (Hawaii Dept of Agriculture and Biosecurity)

Specialty Crop Block Grant (SCBG)

  • Coffee - SCA World of Coffee 2025-2026

Increasing Processing Capacity and Quality for Macadamia Nut Growers (ARPA Funding)

  • Design of new processing facility to increase capacity for mid-sized and small growers

State of Hawaii Act 310 Program

  • Funding for Scientific and Community Resilience Staff

    • Soil health and invasive species response

    • Disaster recovery and resilience

Group of people standing on stage receiving awards at the Cacao of Excellence with a large screen behind them displaying a message of congratulations and medals.
People gathered around on the ground, inspecting or observing a long row of drying coffee parchment inside a building, with some engaged in taking photos or notes.
A side-by-side comparison of two trees: the left tree has lush green leaves and clusters of ripe red and green coffee cherries, while the right tree has fewer leaves and is infected by Coffee Leaf Rust, with some branches visible against a blue sky.
Close-up of a green coffee plant leaf with orange and brown spots indicating coffee leaf rust disease also known as CLR and roya.
View inside a covered coffee drying deck with a curved transparent roof, wooden drying racks filled with drying coffee parchment.
Two workers wearing face masks and gloves are operating a machine that produces deshelled macadamia nuts in an industrial or manufacturing setting.
Bright pink and purple anthurium flowers with water droplets, red and pink anthurium flowers in the background.

  • “Hawaii commodities all face the same challenges: geographic isolation, high cost of doing business, year-round plant diseases and pests, and lack of marketing funds. Our mission is to unite our members’ resources and support the growth of Hawaii agriculture.”

    — Suzanne Shriner