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The Conservation hana hou: Hawaiʻi's specialty crops

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Courtesy Maui Olive Company

Today, we're revisiting conversations with local farmers to give the spotlight to some of Hawaiʻi's lesser-known specialty crops:

  • Jamie Woodburn of Maui Olive Company brings in a record harvest of olives from his Upcountry orchard | Full Story (Dec. 2024)
  • Clark Hashimoto of Hashimoto Persimmon Products tends to decades-old persimmon trees planted by his grandfather in Kula | Full Story (Nov. 2020)
  • Linda and Scott Neuman of Neu Mana Hui Farm cultivate cashews on Kauaʻi | Full Story (March 2021)
  • North Shore cashew farmer Frank Hinshaw encourages others to support niche crops
  • Kauaʻi farmer Jerry Ornellas works to revive rice as a stable crop in Hawaiʻi | Full Story (Nov. 2020)
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Catherine Cruz is the host of The Conversation. Contact her at ccruz@hawaiipublicradio.org.
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