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Hawai‘i Farmers Confront $11M In Flood Damage Without A Safety Net Crop insurance is hard to attain in Hawaiʻi, and federal programs are tailored to mainland agriculture.

More Local Food? These State Agencies Aren’t Buying It Few departments met the official 10% goal last year. While cost, quality and lack of consistent supply are concerns, the current pace doesn’t bode well for the larger push to wean the islands off imported food.

Hawaiʻi Farmers Are Fighting To Keep Their Soil From Flushing Out To Sea From kalo to cacao, farmers are adapting to effects of a changing climate by fusing traditional Hawaiian practices with new, regenerative agricultural techniques to save soils, streams and reefs.

Where To Get Help With Food In Hawaiʻi During The Shutdown While the state government formalizes its plans to help SNAP recipients, local assistance organizations are stepping up, too.

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.

Changing Course, Honolulu Is Now Planting Food In Public Spaces Advocates envision free food for local commuters at rail stations and beyond.

As Mainland Egg Prices Drop, Waialua Fresh Eggs Invests In Hawaiʻi When migratory birds take flight, experts say that could prompt a resurgence in bird flu cases across the country, again spiking prices.

Want Hawaii To Be Less Dependent On Imported Food? Change Your Diet Hawaii will never be a big producer of wheat or rice, but there are plenty of homegrown alternatives.

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Alert: Special Weather Statement issued April 21 at 12:41PM

Astronomers Determine Brown Dwarf Age Using Tiny Stellar Pulsations

Water Restriction Notice Issued for Downtown Hilo Customers AFFECTED AREA: DOWNTOWN HILO; SOUTH HILO

‘They Made Us Feel Like Royalty’: Tornado Forces Joyful Merging Of Wedding And Volleyball Tournament

Honolulu Cyclists Lament Safety Barriers, Green Paint In Bike Lanes New asphalt along South King Street meant bike path safety features had to be removed temporarily. They are taking too long to be replaced, cyclists say.

Hawaiʻi Transportation Officials Want A New Military Partnership A bill being considered by the Legislature would allow the state DOT to act as a military contractor to expedite federal projects for improvements to airports and roads.

Auditor Issues Urgent Warning About Key Hawaiʻi Homeless Program A Civil Beat investigation prompted a review, which found problems in the homeless program requiring “immediate attention.”

ʻŌhiʻa Trees, Invasive Species: Years Of Research Could Be Lost The Forest Service is looking to close its Big Island labs — the only ones of their kind, researchers say, that help protect the Pacific’s unique tropical forests.

DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL CHARGES DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION EMPLOYEE WITH FRAUD-, THEFT- RELATED CRIMES

Kauai Man Sentenced to Federal Prison and Ordered to Repay $1.4 Million for Stealing from Federal COVID-19 Relief Program

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