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Explore local food chain investment opportunities with Slow Money Hawaii

The Hawaii Slow Money Network connects community members who care about their food and food sources with visionary farm and food entrepreneurs. We follow up either individually or as a hui (group) with these entrepreneurs for further conversations, questions, and tours. All islands are represented by agricultural entrepreneurs with exciting and innovative projects who have contacted us to explore loan opportunities. If you’d like to join in the conversation and check out projects being considered for loans, scroll down and fill out the form below. We will follow up with you.

"...the thing I like most is the way Slow Money brings together
like-minded people and gives them the ability to make a true impact in establishing our local small chain food supply."

John Cadman, creator of Pono Pies, a Slow Money Hawaii entrepreneur

Pono Pies will use 8,000 pounds of Maui grown breadfruit in pies and hummus this year.

Slow Money opportunities come in many shapes and sizes...

Our smallest loan was $700 and paid for installation of on-farm facilities for visiting school children to Holoholo Farm. Maui Breadfruit Co. borrowed $10,000 from five lenders for bulk printing of its Pono Pies labels. 'I'o Farms used their loan for livestock fencing, Ludovico Farm's loan helped increase their chicken slaughter capacity, Hawaii Ulu Producers Cooperative bought freezers, and Living Aquaponics built an on-farm road. Loan terms are typically three to five years with interest rates between 2% and 4%.

If you're on a tight budget you can still be a Slow Money lender. With as little as $25 you can make a loan on Kiva, an online crowd-lending platform. Join the Slow Money Hawaii lending team on Kiva to be notified whenever a new Hawaii borrower launches a food or farm related loan campaign. Read more about KIVA here and mark the KIVA checkbox on the form below to learn more.

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Disclaimer: Slow Money Hawaii does not give investment advice, endorsement, analysis or recommendations with respect to any securities or investment. Slow Money Hawaii is not a broker, venture fund, or an investment adviser, nor do Slow Money Hawaii activities constitute an offer to buy or sell securities.

Now you can put your moneywhere your mouth is!

Explore local food chain investment opportunities with Slow Money Hawaii

"...the thing I like most is the way Slow Money brings togetherlike-minded people and gives them the ability to make a true impact in establishing our local small chain food supply."

Please contact me with more info about Slow Money Hawaii lending

Now you can put your money
where your mouth is!

"...the thing I like most is the way Slow Money brings together
like-minded people and gives them the ability to make a true impact in establishing our local small chain food supply."