Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
ʻUlu On The Up: Hawaiʻi Breadfruit Production Keeps Booming
This year’s stormy weather might drive a dip in production. But if longer-term forecasts are accurate, breadfruit could get closer to resuming its status as a Hawaiian staple.
Thomas Heaton/Civil Beat/2024
Hawaiʻi Ag Leaders Planned To Oust Official Despite Public Praise
Agribusiness Development Corp. Executive Director Wendy Gady resigned days after the agency’s board celebrated progress.
(Courtesy: Olin Lagon)
Olin Lagon: The Government Decided This Food Was Dirty
After a cholera outbreak, it took 100 years to make it legal to sell unregulated and hand-pounded kalo again.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Honolulu And Dole Sued By Residents Over Negligence In Kona Low Floods
They allege an unkempt stream and inadequate drainage from Lake Wilson caused the flooding of their homes.
(Thomas Heaton/Civil Beat/2026)
Hawaiʻi Ranchers Welcome Rain But Endure Weather Whiplash
Broken fences, destroyed roads, new gulches, dead cattle and lost land may soon be the price to pay for greener grass as climate change aggravates extreme weather events.
‘Locked Out’: 30-Year Maui Water Lease Back On The Table For Private Company
As the Board of Land and Natural Resources meets to vote on the lease for Mahi Pono, water advocates bemoan the lost opportunity for county management.
(Screenshot/2023)
Federal Government Abruptly Cut These Hawaiʻi Markets From Food Stamps Program
USDA moves leave customers who use SNAP with less access to food, and mean that stores can’t buy as much product from the local farmers who supply them.
Thomas Heaton/Civil Beat/2026
As Flood Aid Trickles Out For North Shore, Southeast Asian Farmers Are Left Behind
For some Thai and Laotian farmers, language barriers and immigration status stand in the way of seeking help they need after the Kona lows.
Thomas Heaton/Civil Beat/2026
Want To Plant A Community Garden in Honolulu? Get Ready To Wait A Decade
Waitlists are growing for Oʻahu’s community garden program as residents seek green spaces for food, fun and friends.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026
Palm-Killing Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle’s Discovery In Hilo Stokes Fear
The Hilo community has been crying out for better protections from the state Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity.