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Mahi'ai Match-Up: Making Ag Dreams A Reality

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Molly Solomon

Published May 20, 2013 at 6:29 PM HST

Mahi‘ai Matchup

A local contest is making it easier to kickstart a career in agriculture. An open call for land proposals on some of the state’s prime ag lands could result in a five year land lease…for free! HPR’s Molly Solomon reports.

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Molly Solomon

Molly Solomon joined HPR in May 2012 as an intern for the morning talk show The Conversation. She has since worn a variety of hats around the station, doing everything from board operator to producer.

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