If you are thinking of an apprenticeship program avoid Ono organic Farms at all cost. The program is slave labor it was not set up to teach organic farming. Chuck the owner is a very strict buissness man looking for any way to squeeze out extra cash at the expense of his employees. Ono means good in Hawaiian, however the name of the farm should be OH NOOOOO organic farms.
After employment was established, the truth came out, two thousand miles from anywhere. I am glad to have found a site to putout a warning to anyone else looking to do good in the world through organic farming (Ono definetly isn't).
In spite of my treatment on the farm, Lily chucks wife was an angel. She made myself and others desire to stay through her Kindness. I still had a great time being in HI. Paul (Uncle Paul) resides on the farm for political protection from other Locals. He was a shining example of true Hawaiian spirit. If only it was his farm.
Hope someone reads this and is saved from being stuck in Paradise in misery. The manager of the farms name is Pueo, who was also a very bright soul in the darkness. He is the owners step son and treated more as an employee than family by the owner. I hope that by reading this anyone looking to support this slave operation will by there products elsewhere.
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