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New Rule Helps Hawaii’s Agriculture Department Stop The Spread Of Little Fire Ants David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

New Rule Helps Hawaii’s Agriculture Department Stop The Spread Of Little Fire Ants

The interim rule has been signed by the Department of Agriculture in a bid to curb the spread of the stinging ants on Oahu.

The Hawaii DOE Has Defaulted On Rent Owed To Another State Agency Nick Grube/Civil Beat/2014

The Hawaii DOE Has Defaulted On Rent Owed To Another State Agency

The Department of Education has been planning to build a “mega kitchen” that would eventually go to the Agribusiness Development Corp. But it has yet to pay the security deposit.

Losing North Kohala’s Irrigation System Was ‘Catastrophic.’ Will It Ever Be Fixed? Courtesy: Kohala Ditch Co-Op/2006

Losing North Kohala’s Irrigation System Was ‘Catastrophic.’ Will It Ever Be Fixed?

The Kohala Ditch was built in the early 1900s to water sugarcane fields, then it fed ranches and small farmers’ operations. But it has languished since breaking in 2021.

Federal Farm Census Shows Hawaii’s Agriculture Is Still In Decline Kuʻu Kauanoe/Civil Beat/2020

Federal Farm Census Shows Hawaii’s Agriculture Is Still In Decline

The U.S. Department of Agriculture census paints a sorry picture for Hawaii’s goals of increasing food production.

Want To Boost Hawaii Aquaculture? Remove The Barriers Courtesy: Blue Ocean Mariculture

Want To Boost Hawaii Aquaculture? Remove The Barriers

The state has significant potential for tropical aquaculture production but the industry needs more investment and less bureaucratic red tape.

Catherine Toth Fox: The Demand For Community Gardens Is Intense Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation

Catherine Toth Fox: The Demand For Community Gardens Is Intense

There are more than 600 people on the waiting list to get a plot at one of the city’s community gardens.

Oahu’s Construction Waste Could Become Food For Crops At A New Kapolei Facility Thomas Heaton/Civil Beat/2024

Oahu’s Construction Waste Could Become Food For Crops At A New Kapolei Facility

An innovative recycling plant also hopes to provide a process to turn invasive weeds and grasses into something more useful.

Taxpayers Are On The Hook For $1.25 Million After The State Failed To Provide Water To An Oahu Farmer Courtesy: Peter Savio Realty

Taxpayers Are On The Hook For $1.25 Million After The State Failed To Provide Water To An Oahu Farmer

The Legislature is poised to pay the settlement along with dozens of others totaling more than $13 million.

The Hawaii Department Of Education Is Nowhere Close To Meeting Its Mandate To Buy More Local Food Courtesy: Lt. Governor's Office/2017

The Hawaii Department Of Education Is Nowhere Close To Meeting Its Mandate To Buy More Local Food

The DOE has also failed to deliver a required annual update to state lawmakers on progress so far.

The Game Management Advisory Commission Was Created To Be The Voice Of Hawaii’s Hunters. Is Anyone Listening? Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2022

The Game Management Advisory Commission Was Created To Be The Voice Of Hawaii’s Hunters. Is Anyone Listening?

The state is developing new rules to address mounting problems with goats, pigs and deer but the group representing a crucial stakeholder has been floundering.