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USDA Program Helps Hawaii Farmers Offset High Shipping Costs 0 Of the $3 million allotted to the federal program last year, farmers in Hawaii received over $1.2 million.

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USDA Program Helps Hawaii Farmers Offset High Shipping Costs

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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.

March 24, 2026 0

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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.

February 24, 2026 0

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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.

December 26, 2025 0

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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.

October 27, 2025 0

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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.

October 3, 2025 0

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

September 30, 2025 0

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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.

August 14, 2025 0

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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.

December 24, 2024 0

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This New Technology Uses Sound Waves To Put Out Fires In Seconds

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How The Legislature Is Violating A 187-Year-Old Constitutional Right The Legislature has always acted quickly on petitions. Why is it delaying this one? Especially in the face of strong citizen support.

April 16, 2026 0

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Wahiawā Dam Takeover: State Signs Off On Acquisition The state is one step closer to acquiring the dam, which has a price tag for repairs in excess of $60 million.

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Kaua‘i Community Beetle-Mapping Project May Be A Model For Hawai‘i Funded by a county grant, the project tracks coconut rhinoceros beetle feeding, breeding, treatment and trap sites.

April 16, 2026 0

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How To Stop Your North Shore Farm From Flooding? Move, Developer Says Waialua farmers were flooded again last weekend, the fifth time since February. A local developer says it’s time to look for new land, but for many that’s unfathomable.

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HAWAIʻI DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION ANNOUNCES CHARGES IN TAX CASE; DEFENDANT ARRESTED

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BIIF boys basketball: Kauka, Huihui lead All-League selections; Kapeliela, Awa named Coaches of the Year

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Tree maintenance project begins in Lili‘uokalani Gardens

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Hearing set for two East Hawaii men accused of smuggling fireworks

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