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Hawai'i Aquaponic Products Conference, March 22nd

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Wayne Yoshioka

Published March 13, 2014 at 4:10 PM HST

More than 3,000 Tilapia are raised in this 13,000-gallon tank on Lau's farm.

The State Department of Agriculture is taking the first step in developing large scale aquaponic farming, the fresh-water system that grows fish and plants, simultaneously. HPR’s Wayne Yoshioka visited one of the largest aquaponic farms in Central O’ahu.

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Wayne Yoshioka

Wayne Yoshioka is an award-winning journalist who has worked in television, print and radio in Hawaiʻi. He also has been on both sides of politics as a state departmental appointee and political/government reporter. He covered Hurricane Iwa (1982) as a TV reporter; was the State Department of Defense/Civil Defense spokesperson for Hurricane Iniki (1992); and, commanded a public affairs detachment in Afghanistan (2006). He has a master's degree in Communication from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and is a decorated combat veteran (Legion of Merit, Bronze Star and 22 other commendation/service medals). He resides in Honolulu.