With the Maui fires and Covid pandemic in mind, advocates cite progress in bolstering the food system but recognize there’s work to do.
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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Hawaiʻi Launches New Online Data Portal About Invasive Species
Lawmakers called on the agriculture department to create the dashboard so the public can keep an eye on what it’s doing to stem the spread of pests.
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Hawai‘i Farmers Are Investing In Tech To Protect Property And Livestock
Local farmers and ranchers are eager to invest more in technological solutions to their real world problems, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data.
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This Hawaiian Fishpond Is Nearly Restored. All That’s Missing Is Fresh Water
The Heʻeia Fishpond relies on fresh water to create the right conditions to raise fish for the community, but the stream that feeds into it was diverted 85 years ago.
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Another Destructive Beetle Is Spreading, Killing Hawaiʻi’s Trees
Big Island farmers want the state to tackle the Queensland longhorn beetle before it spreads to the rest of the state and wreaks havoc like the coconut rhinoceros beetle.
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Hawaiʻi DOE Wants Another $30M For A Facility That Hasn’t Been Built
The Department of Education is pinning its local food buying goals on a central facility, and the budget is getting bigger and bigger.
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Half Of UH Students Struggle To Get Food
For students at the University of Hawaiʻi, skipping a meal or going hungry isn’t uncommon, according to new data.
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Waiʻanae Goes All In With New $17M Facility To Boost Food Security
A 15-acre campus is expected to include a food bank, fruit trees, community kitchen, wastewater treatment center and more.
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Invasive Beetles Are Overrunning Oʻahu. Could New Methods Offer Relief?
The agriculture department has been focusing on coconut rhinoceros beetles on other Hawaiian islands, leaving Oʻahu largely to fend for itself.