A long-awaited version of the farm bill is heading for the Senate this week. HPR’s Molly Solomon reports on the 5 year, $500 billion package, and how it will be felt here in Hawaii.
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.
There's pushback against a request to use taxpayer funds to help the recovery effort for Aloun Farms and Kauaʻi Shrimp following the recent storms that struck the state.
Aloun Kauaʻi Farming is making the request to the Agribusiness Development Corporation for the three-year recovery package. It would help AKF with more than 530 acres of land used for farming, and about 140 acres for the Kauaʻi Shrimp farm.