A group from the University of Hawaii West Oahu sees planting coconut trees as a way of improving food security and cultural ties in Hawaii.
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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How Addressing Hawaii’s Affordable Housing Crisis Could Help Farming Efforts
Farmers say housing insecurity threatens their ability to retain employees and makes it difficult to ramp up production.
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Online Platform Lets Low-Income Shoppers Buy Local Farm Products
Farm Link Hawaii connects food stamp beneficiaries with local farmers. The next step: taking those transactions online.
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‘Fake Farms’ Are Squeezing Out Serious Agriculture Potential In Hawaii
Some developers have turned acreage earmarked for farming into high-end luxury homes with high prices and restrictions on what the land can be used for.
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Made In Hawaii? This Innovative Startup Can Help You Promote Your Product
When the pandemic hit, the start-up ditched its hospitality-focused components and zeroed in on a goal to help Hawaii food entrepreneurs reach a larger audience.
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Fewer Farmers Are Growing Hawaii’s ‘Miracle Food’ Taro Despite Growing Demand
Growing, cultivating and cooking the starchy root vegetable, which is used to make poi, is hard work that’s not always profitable.
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Seed Diversity Is Vital To The Future Of Food
The work of saving and breeding seed once made enormous contributions to Hawaii’s agriculture — and it must again.
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This Program Helped Big Island Farmers And Families. Now It’s Out Of Cash
Federal funding and private donations helped support local food producers and feed thousands of local families during the pandemic.
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PODCAST: This Kauai Nonprofit Has A Plan For Creating More Demand For Local Food
The state’s agriculture park program was set up with the agriculture economy, not local food, in mind. But one nonprofit is flipping that around.