Local businesses are getting big funding boosts to help make farmed algae part of the solution in addressing the amount of methane cattle produce.
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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Hawaii Wants Home Cooks To Play A Bigger Role In Growing The State’s Food System
New legislation awaiting the governor’s signature would help businesses operate out of home kitchens.
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Live Coconut Rhinoceros Beetles Found On Big Island
The destructive beetles pose a serious threat to palm trees and culturally important plants in Hawaii.
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Retired State Ag Official’s Return To The Agency Has Critics Concerned Over Conflicts Of Interest
Carol Okada had been sidelined at the Department of Agriculture because of personality clashes and her relationship with nurseries.
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The Hawaii DOE Has Defaulted On Rent Owed To Another State Agency
The Department of Education has been planning to build a “mega kitchen” that would eventually go to the Agribusiness Development Corp. But it has yet to pay the security deposit.
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Losing North Kohala’s Irrigation System Was ‘Catastrophic.’ Will It Ever Be Fixed?
The Kohala Ditch was built in the early 1900s to water sugarcane fields, then it fed ranches and small farmers’ operations. But it has languished since breaking in 2021.
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Hawaii Farmers Need More Help Accessing Funding
Proponents of a more sustainable, resilient Hawaii are strategizing how to attract more grant money for the local agricultural sector.
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Federal Farm Census Shows Hawaii’s Agriculture Is Still In Decline
The U.S. Department of Agriculture census paints a sorry picture for Hawaii’s goals of increasing food production.
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Oahu’s Construction Waste Could Become Food For Crops At A New Kapolei Facility
An innovative recycling plant also hopes to provide a process to turn invasive weeds and grasses into something more useful.