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Noa Lincoln

Noa Kekuewa Lincoln is a Professor at the University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa and principal investigator of the Indigenous Cropping Systems Laboratory.
Hawaiʻi Must Reframe Its Food Priorities (Thomas Heaton/Civil Beat/2026)

Hawaiʻi Must Reframe Its Food Priorities

Growing more local crops is not enough. As climate risks mount, we need an integrated system of planning and investment in the foods that sustain us.

How To Build An Economy That Works For Local Communities Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2019

How To Build An Economy That Works For Local Communities

Cooperatives are businesses owned and democratically governed by their members.

Arbor Day Is The Holiday That Really Matters Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Arbor Day Is The Holiday That Really Matters

And in Hawaiʻi it is celebrated in November, not April.