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Kona Earthquake Left Catastrophic Water Supply Damage For Hundreds

Kona Earthquake Left Catastrophic Water Supply Damage For Hundreds

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.

Fine Print Reveals Who’s To Blame For North Shore Flooding — To An Extent Thomas Heaton/Civil Beat/2026

Fine Print Reveals Who’s To Blame For North Shore Flooding — To An Extent

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

Hawaiʻi Is Sending These Animals To The Mainland In Record Numbers Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2023

Hawaiʻi Is Sending These Animals To The Mainland In Record Numbers

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

Amid Funding Fears, Food And Farming Bills Fared Better Than Expected (Thomas Heaton/Civil Beat/2026)

Amid Funding Fears, Food And Farming Bills Fared Better Than Expected

Lawmakers, farmers and agriculture advocates found tens of millions of dollars for key infrastructure projects this legislative session.

Honolulu Homeowners Turn To Goats, Sheep To Mow Yard Ahead Of Fire Season Thomas Heaton/Civil Beat/2026

Honolulu Homeowners Turn To Goats, Sheep To Mow Yard Ahead Of Fire Season

Flocks of livestock are not a typical city sight. But with wildfire season looming, they’re becoming an increasingly attractive prevention measure.

Beginner Farmers Need Look No Further Than West Kauaʻi Noelle Fujii-Oride/Civil Beat/2026

Beginner Farmers Need Look No Further Than West Kauaʻi

Few instructional opportunities exist for Kaua‘i residents to get into commercial farming, and this program connects participants to a ready market. 

One Of Hawaiʻi’s Most Lucrative Crops Might Surprise You Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

One Of Hawaiʻi’s Most Lucrative Crops Might Surprise You

Millions of pounds of Hawaiʻi-grown basil are exported to Canada and the U.S. mainland. The herb is now more profitable than some of the state’s most iconic crops.

Oʻahu’s North Shore: Where The Buffalo Roam? Courtesy of Ian Nelson/2018

Oʻahu’s North Shore: Where The Buffalo Roam?

If the state Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity approves, American bison from Montana will soon be on a plane to Hawaiʻi.

Honolulu’s Right To Food, A Trailblazing Proposal, Faces The Axe Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Honolulu’s Right To Food, A Trailblazing Proposal, Faces The Axe

More than a dozen groups are calling on the Honolulu Charter Commission to disregard recommendations to kill a proposal to make food an inalienable right.

How To Stop Your North Shore Farm From Flooding? Move, Developer Says David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

How To Stop Your North Shore Farm From Flooding? Move, Developer Says

Waialua farmers were flooded again last weekend, the fifth time since February. A local developer says it’s time to look for new land, but for many that’s unfathomable.