Agriculture

A research team from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa found that highly diverse areas help ecosystems thrive and help boost the nutritional value for humans.

Today, we're giving the spotlight to Hawaiʻi's lesser-known specialty crops.

Nearly 75 acres at the heart of a family farm near Hilo have been set aside in perpetuity for agriculture. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote has more.

United States Postal Service spokesperson John Hyatt shares highlights from 250 years of mail delivery; Fernanda Camarena with the Poynter Institute discusses the consequences of media blackouts

Six Maui County businesses got a boost through a grant contest. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol shares more from the top winner.

Advocates for food production are looking for alternate funding sources for farmers after the federal government slashed $400 million from the nationwide Regional Food Business Centers program.

In a Friday bill-signing ceremony, Gov. Josh Green enacted Act 242, or House Bill 496, the vehicle for the new māmaki labeling rules. The law went into effect Tuesday.

HPR's Maddie Bender and Mark Ladao report on a law regulating māmaki tea that takes effect today.

University of Hawaiʻi's Institute for Astronomy Director Doug Simons discusses the proposed federal funding cuts to science; Former Gov. Ben Cayetano reflects on the origin of the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority as the agency faces restructuring

Gov. Josh Green signed various agriculture and biosecurity bills into law, including one that the governor had previously intended to veto.