The Food Is Medicine program could bring more than $100 million into the economy, drop healthcare costs, create almost 1,000 jobs and boost agriculture, advocates say.
Hawaiʻi Grown
Civil Beat is delving deeply into what it would take for Hawaii to decrease its dependence on imported food and be better positioned to grow its own.
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Mission Unclear: A $1 Million Contract Involving Invasive Species
Hawaiʻi has ponied up tens of millions of dollars to fight the plague of invasive species across the islands. But the state’s choice of contractors is raising serious concerns.
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Kaua‘i Shrimp Seeks State Bailout After Hurricane Damage
The company plans to close Saturday but its parent company is leaving the door open to restarting operations if the Agribusiness Development Corp. agrees to help by waiving fees and reducing rent.
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Federal Regulations Are Crippling Hawaiʻi Farmers, Report Says
A new report from the Hawaii Institute for Public Affairs estimates the state could more than double the value of its agricultural industry if federal biosecurity processes were less burdensome.
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Coqui Frogs: Coming To Your Oʻahu Neighborhood Soon?
As coqui frogs threaten to blanket Oʻahu, residents are once again calling on the state to better regulate plant nurseries, which bear much of the blame for the frogs’ spread.
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Farmers Wanted: Hawai‘i Tries To Fix Its Unique ‘Ulu Problem
Breadfruit advocates from around the Pacific and farther afield are all trying to iron out supply chain issues to get more people eating — and growing — the canoe crop.
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Hawaiʻi Ag Leaders Planned To Oust Official Despite Public Praise
Agribusiness Development Corp. Executive Director Wendy Gady resigned days after the agency’s board celebrated progress.
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As Flood Aid Trickles Out For North Shore, Southeast Asian Farmers Are Left Behind
For some Thai and Laotian farmers, language barriers and immigration status stand in the way of seeking help they need after the Kona lows.
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Community Control Of Kauaʻi Fishery Is Showing ‘Remarkable’ Results
Ten years in, Native Hawaiian fishermen, North Shore nonprofit leaders and scientists are encouraged by what they see in the state’s first Community-Based Subsistence Fishing Area.