Providing our Hawai'i hemp farmers a place to share information, resources and contribute a collective voice to educate and advocate for a thriving industrial hemp industry in our unique island environment with Pono and Aloha.
The rise of the hemp industry in America is just getting started. As of 2016, hemp as a whole was a $400 million industry – but the industry is projected to grow to $1.5 billion by 2020, according to the Cannabis Financial Network.
About the Industry
“Industrial hemp is an agricultural commodity that is cultivated for use in the production of a wide range of products, including foods and beverages, cosmetics and personal care products, and nutritional supplements, as well as fabrics and textiles, yarns and spun fibers, paper, construction and insulation materials, and other manufactured goods.”
Hemp as an Agricultural Commodity.
Congressional Research Report by Renee Johnson