Candidates from South Kona, Kaʻū and Puna share their responses to questions about water, agriculture, waste and other environmental challenges in their districts.

The shrimp farm has been part of West Kaua‘i’s agricultural landscape for decades.

Quarantine rules to prevent bovine tuberculosis are crippling the industry — and a way of life — on rural Hawai‘i island.

The shipping monopoly has missed its past two shipments to the Friendly Isle, plus another last month, leaving residents frustrated by empty store shelves and costly alternatives.

North Shore farmers are feeling left behind in the ongoing cleanup efforts from the Kona low storms.

Kona low flooding exposed a network of farmland drainage ditches overgrown with invasive mangroves — and drew a network of volunteers to clear them.

Hear from folks working on the front line of Hawaiʻi’s fight against destructive invasive species.

The answer is unclear, largely due to the patchwork of land use agreements made during Dole’s decades-long land sell-off.

In Kona’s coffee belt, up to 500 farmers and others have lost their primary sources of water — and will be relying on trips to county spigots for the foreseeable future.

Local cattle are moving offshore despite state efforts to boost slaughterhouse capacity in the islands.