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The state has evolved from a plantation system into another extractive economy: Tourism and luxury homes.

Our Hawaii island sailors have demonstrated food sovereignty is possible.

Hawaii’s commercial salt producers say bulk salt shipped in from elsewhere and sold as ‘Made in Hawaii’ is hurting their business.

Wildfires don’t just burn farmland. They can contaminate the water farmers use to irrigate crops and support livestock.

My son’s garden was raided by wild pigs, but it wasn’t enough to squelch his farming ambitions. We should encourage young people to help create food security.

Subsistence farmers on the Big Island say recent changes to county agricultural laws threaten their ability to keep farming.

Money to manage feral chickens and educate the public are among the items zeroed out of the budget. Millions of dollars have been cut from other programs for pest management.

The Hawaii Department of Education is responsible for spending the bulk of a federal grant that would support local farmers, but it has yet to touch the funding.

Beekeepers, kennels and livestock owners say a proposed change to Honolulu’s land use ordinance would drive them out of business.

There are many ways to impart how to be Hawaiian — one of them is the importance of sharing.