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HSGA’s mission is to support, improve, and strengthen Hawaii’s sheep and goat community by providing a network, coordinating educational and promotional events, and serving as a unified voice for local producers. Our work fosters the breeding, raising, showing, and marketing of sheep and goats, as well as sheep and goat products, while promoting sound grazing management practices across the islands.

Membership

The board’s mission is to promote networking and advocacy for the shepherd and goatherd community. To support this effort, we invite you to renew your membership. First, please complete this Google form with your contact information. Next, use this PayPal link to pay your membership fees, which include three options outlined below.

When you join HSGA, you will receive notifications about workshops, meetings, and other upcoming events within Hawaii. With your consent, you’ll also receive the monthly publication, Sheep Industry News, published by the American Sheep Industry Association (ASI). This publication features engaging articles on various topics, including health issues, legislative updates, and national events within the sheep industry. Stay informed about developments at the national level! Additionally, you’ll receive a weekly email providing the latest updates in the sheep industry.

We have offered our members:

  • FAMACHA workshops, shearing demonstrations, sheepdog demonstrations, animal care, and more.
  • Shearing equipment available for a fee; please see our loaning policy for details.

As a member, you may also request additional publications from ASI, which include lamb recipes, processing information, meat cuts, and wool production.

Our Membership types

REGULAR MEMBER ($25.00)

Any producer of sheep or goats who has an interest in sheep or goats in the state of Hawai’i can become a member.  Each member agrees to comply with the Association’s Constitution and By-Laws and must pay any membership fees and meet any other conditions as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors.   Each membership in the Hawaii Sheep and Goat Association will have one vote.

 YOUTH MEMBER ($5.00)

–  Any youth members active in FFA or 4-H desiring membership in the Association

 CORPORATE MEMBER ($50.00)

– Any family farm or corporate farm or business involved in sheep and goat production, processing or marketing can become a member.  The Corporate Membership can be applied to up to four people discounted workshop rates.

ALL MEMBERSHIPS ARE ANNUAL AND THE MEMBERSHIP PERIOD RUNS FROM JANUARY – DECEMBER, REGARDLESS OF WHEN YOU JOIN.


Also if you would like additional publications from ASI on lamb recipes, processing, meat cuts, wool production, etc.  As a member, you can request these.