WAIANAE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT CORPORATION WILL ENHANCE THE PROCESSING CAPABILITIES OF MAO ORGANIC FARMS MAOS. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO MAXIMIZE THE OUTPUT OF THE FARMS NEWLY CONSTRUCTED WASHPACK FACILITY BY INTRODUCING PRODUCT INVENTORY MANAGEMENT AND FOOD SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES ENABLING THE FARM TO HANDLE TEN TIMES MORE PRODUCTS WHILE MAINTAINING AND POTENTIALLY INCREASING ITS 65PRODUCT INVENTORY. THE ANTICIPATED OUTCOME IS A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN THE VOLUME OF ORGANIC PRODUCE PROCESSED AND DISTRIBUTED TO A GREATER RANGE OF MARKET SEGMENTS SUPPORTING FARMERS AND PROCESSORS INVOLVED IN THE ORGANIC SECTOR. THE PROJECT WILL STREAMLINE OPERATIONS ALLOWING FOR A GREATER THROUGHPUT OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ADDRESSING A CRITICAL NEED WITHIN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS WHERE 8590 OF FOOD IS IMPORTED. THIS ENHANCED CAPACITY WILL DIRECTLY BENEFIT CONSUMERS SEEKING LOCALLY SOURCED ORGANIC PRODUCTS AS WELL AS SUPPORTING THE BROADER ORGANIC AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY. BY INCREASING THE AVAILABILITY OF ORGANIC PRODUCE MAO ORGANIC FARMS IS CONTRIBUTING TO A MORE RESILIENT LOCAL FOOD SYSTEM. THE PROJECTS GOAL IS TO BOLSTER THE SUPPLY OF ORGANIC INGREDIENTS TO MEET THE HIGH DEMAND WITHIN THE ISLANDS SUPPORTING BOTH THE FARMERS PRODUCING THESE GOODS AND THE STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED IN THEIR DISTRIBUTION AND SALE.