Council For Native Hawaiian Advancement/2022
How Philippine Gardening Culture Inspired Efforts To Promote Food Security In Hawaii
A new partnership enabling the planting of food gardens aims to bring sustainable, healthy, free produce and seedlings to 1,000 backyards throughout Hawaii.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2022
Is Your Cup Of Kona Real? Coffee Growers Want Hawaii To Do More To Protect The Brand
Hawaii farmers plan to ask the Legislature to be more aggressive about laws that support the state’s most valuable cash crops.
Courtesy of Jackie Freitas
Leeward Community College Has Big Plans For Training A New Generation Of Food Innovators
The Wahiawa facility will support the development of new food products for local and export markets.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022
Maui County Considers Leasing Land On Lanai That Larry Ellison ‘Won’t Have A Say In’
The opportunity for a leaseholder change on 100 undeveloped acres could revive long stalled plans for a promised agricultural park on Lanai.
David Croxford/Civil Beat/2022
Honolulu Burger Joint And Meat Company Are Beefing Over This Trademark
Haleiwa’s decades-old Kua Aina burger spot is suing upstart Honolulu Meat Co. over the latter’s use of the name Kua Aina on burger patties and other meat products.
Courtesy: Maui Invasive Species Committee
Hawaii Plans To Update Its Noxious Weeds List. Local Environmentalists Aren’t Waiting
The list, which targets invasive species for eradication, hasn’t been revised in 30 years.
Thomas Heaton/Civil Beat/2022
Farmers And Ranchers Buoyed By New Contingent Of Food-Focused Politicians
A cohort of farming legislators looks to bolster Hawaii’s food systems and build on momentum from 2022.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021
Wahiawa’s New ‘Ad Hoc Mayor’ Has The Vision And The Power To Help His Hometown
Sen. Donovan Dela Cruz has used his political clout to set in motion a major revitalization of the former plantation town.
Stewart Yerton/Civil Beat/2022
Hawaii Farmers Struggle As Worldwide Macadamia Market Goes Nuts
Ad campaigns and DNA testing seek to drive buyers toward real Hawaiian macadamias.
Marina Riker/Civil Beat/2022
Maui Trout Farmer Is Closing Up Shop After A Rough Year
Kulahaven Farms is now running into one of the most common obstacles for Hawaii’s food producers — land. But the owner hopes to find new land to make a fresh start.