This interactive ArcGIS StoryMap examines how DLNR’s Forestry & Wildlife Division supports local Hawaiian farmers through agroforestry and diversified agriculture programs. It blends maps, photos, and narrative to illustrate ways that forest management, soil restoration, and native species cultivation benefit community agriculture and cultural food systems.
Explore interactive maps to identify plantation zones, agroforestry sites, or restoration plots.
Investigate co-benefits: students can analyze how agroforestry projects support watershed health, native habitat, and food production.
Create adaptation ideas: learners propose locally appropriate agroforestry designs for their ʻāina, combining cultural crops and native trees.
Reflect and discuss the role of forests in supporting resilient community farms, cultural practices, and ecological stewardship.
Agroforestry systems and diversified agriculture
Integration of forest conservation and sustainable food systems
Soil restoration, watershed function, and ecosystem resiliency
Cultural agriculture (e.g., kalo, ʻulu, medicinal plants under canopy)
Spatial storytelling via maps showing project outcomes and landscape change
Real-world application of land management practices
