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State lawmakers are asked to find a little more funding now to save a lot more money later in order to protect the islands' fragile ecosystems and ag lands.
Small community meetings across the islands will help develop the first state plan to guide local food resiliency and production.
The federal legislation would enable research funding to be used to address current and emerging threats to the crops.
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.