Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023
Hawaiʻi Launches New Online Data Portal About Invasive Species
Lawmakers called on the agriculture department to create the dashboard so the public can keep an eye on what it’s doing to stem the spread of pests.
Thomas Heaton/Civil Beat/2025
Hawai‘i Farmers Are Investing In Tech To Protect Property And Livestock
Local farmers and ranchers are eager to invest more in technological solutions to their real world problems, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data.
Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat/2020
More Hawaiʻi Residents Are Going Hungry, New Statewide Report Shows
The report was produced at a time when food security was bad in Hawaiʻi. But now, advocates say, it’s even worse.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018
Young Brothers Wins 25% Rate Hike But Faces Stricter Oversight
The increase is expected to generate an extra $26 million in revenue, which the interisland barge service says will still leave it operating at a loss next year.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
This Hawaiian Fishpond Is Nearly Restored. All That’s Missing Is Fresh Water
The Heʻeia Fishpond relies on fresh water to create the right conditions to raise fish for the community, but the stream that feeds into it was diverted 85 years ago.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Another Destructive Beetle Is Spreading, Killing Hawaiʻi’s Trees
Big Island farmers want the state to tackle the Queensland longhorn beetle before it spreads to the rest of the state and wreaks havoc like the coconut rhinoceros beetle.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
A Deep Well May Bring Kunia Village’s Toxic Water Legacy To An End
The former Del Monte pineapple plantation camp’s water sources have been tainted by forever chemicals and crop fumigants.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Data Dive: Farmworkers Earn Well Over Minimum Wage But Not Enough For Hawai‘i
Farm and ranch workers made almost $22 an hour on average last year but still fell just below the state’s survival wage.
Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat/2020
Hawai‘i Food Banks And Farmers Are In ‘Real Trouble’ With Federal Cuts
Funding for food stamp programs and food banks are under threat, grants to boost farming have been slashed and, now, the state might step up to help.
Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025
Hawaiʻi DOE Wants Another $30M For A Facility That Hasn’t Been Built
The Department of Education is pinning its local food buying goals on a central facility, and the budget is getting bigger and bigger.