agriculture

For the first time since the pandemic shutdown, key players in our food network will gather at a conference to reflect on our response to the COVID shutdown because our vulnerabilities — our food insecurities — were exposed.

Hawaiʻi Foodservice Alliance talks food insecurities, upcoming Ag conference; HPR reporter Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi breaks down the impact of Hawaiian language influencers on social media; Manu Minute features the song - or is it the cackle? - of the Erckel's francolin; and the director of UH's new theatre production discusses what it means to be Asian in 2022

Hawaiʻi Foodservice Alliance talks food insecurities, upcoming Ag conference; HPR reporter Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi breaks down the impact of Hawaiian language influencers on social media; Manu Minute features the song - or is it the cackle? - of the Erckel's francolin; and the director of UH's new theatre production discusses what it means to be Asian in 2022

Coffee farmers across the state are bracing for what could be one of their worst years for production, according to the Kona Coffee Farmers Association. That will likely mean higher prices for coffee drinkers as well. The Conversation's Catherine Cruz has more.

Researchers from the School of Travel Industry Management at UH Mānoa asked visitors about their willingness to pay more for locally-grown ingredients at a restaurant or hotel dining room.

A pilot project melding traditional knowledge and western science is underway on the Big Island. The Conversation sat down with NOAA Coordinator Pua Kamaka and Maile Lu`uwai, president of the Keaukaha Pana`ewa Farmers Association, to talk about food security and akamai agriculture.

Papua New Guinea’s prime minister has announced his cabinet. And the positions include two that are believed to be the world’s first – ministers for coffee and palm oil. With the Pacific News Minute, HPR’s Derrick Malama reports.

A statistic most people in Hawaiʻi know is that 85% to 90% of our food is imported. To help Hawaiʻi families shake their dependence on imported staples like rice, the Hawaiʻi ʻUlu Cooperative is working to provide recipe-ready packs of locally grown staples like ‘ulu or breadfruit. HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi has more.

The state Department of Agriculture has $3 million in federal grants to help small-scale gardeners and livestock operators grow local. It’s the second year the Micro-Grants for Food Security Program is being offered to Hawaiʻi residents, with a maximum award of $5,000.

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