The Wahiawā Value-Added Product Development Center (VAPDC), contributes to the growth of Hawaiʻi’s agricultural industry and entrepreneurial community through: educational programming; increased opportunities for local farmers and growers to sell their products to value-added producers; and access to small business resources, production kitchens, and in-house product and process development.

The University of Hawaiʻi Community Colleges has engaged with the University of Hawaiʻi Community Design Center (UHCDC) to help envision an expansion of the WVAPDC through stakeholder engagement and proof of concept design.

For more information about this course integrated project, click here.

Client: UH Community Colleges
Principal Investigator: Cathi Ho Schar FAIA
Project Staff: Vernon Ong, Kaylen Daquioag
Student Project Assistants: Dobin Lim, Caitlin Munar
2025 ARCH 416 students: Armando Algeria, Reese Alipaz, Felicia Ang, Geosa Aquisay, Allyssa Baldoria, Michael Bautista, Bradley Bumanglag, Kaleb Camacho, Ethan Ching, Julieanna Coloma, Joseph Contreras, Kai Gokan, Jenna Grabowski, Jade Gutierrez, Justin Huynh, Dobin Lim, Christopher Lopes, Caitlin Munar, Kylie Reyes, Dane Riingen, Shea Shelton, Fitimaleafa Tapau