E Komo Mai and welcome to the website of the E Mālama ‘Āina Festival (EMAF). A project of the Hawai‘i Island Chamber of Commerce, the EMAF is a 2-day family festival taking place Nov. 7 & 8 at Hilo’s Mo‘oheau Park. Full of family fun, interactive activities, and a strong commitment to a traditional Hawaiian perspective on sustainability, the event will offer consumers and businesses a firsthand look at Hawai’i Island innovations and best practices aimed at sustainable, environmentally progressive living.

Within these pages, you will find a wealth of information and details surrounding EMAF. Meanwhile, here’s a few action items to get started with:

1. Click on the KEEP ME INFORMED link to the right and sign up to be on our email list. This will help make sure you receive the latest information on the EMAF, community activities, special annoucements and more.
2. Consider sponsoring one of the Sustainability Villages that make up the EMAF. We’ll be happy to contact you via email or telephone with additional information — sign up in the KEEP ME INFORMED link.
3. Consider volunteering at the festival. This is the perfect opportunity for families to get together and help an important community effort, for clubs and non-profit organizations to get engaged, and for companies to organize an employee/community activity that is good for us all. Sign up to be contacted about volunteering in the KEEP ME INFORMED link.
4. Tell your friends, family, co-workers (and anyone else) about the E Mālama ‘Āina Festival. Click HERE to open our TELL A FRIEND tool. Everyone should know about this!
5. Buy locally grown food. Hawai‘i’s farmers need your support, and this is one area where you and your family can take immediate action.
6. Demand locally grown food from your grocer. (Or shop somewhere else!).
7. Start a Backyard Garden, with tips from our community of gardening contributors, coming soon to this site. With the increasing costs of imported produce, this is one immediate thing thatʻll make a difference.

Please feel welcome to contact us, post your comments, and share your mana‘o regarding our shared goals of innovation and sustainability in Hawai‘i Nei.