On March 19, one of the most important bills in recent history regarding the native people of Hawaii will come before our legislature. This bill proposes to place a ban on any genetic cultivation or experimentation of taro for 10 years.
PHOTOS OF HANALEI TARO
Taro has served as a source of sustenance and a staple to [...]

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Gay & Robinson Inc., which plans to build Hawaii’s first ethanol plant, is hopeful that its financial and logistical stumbling blocks are now behind it, but there remains a level of tension at the company as it moves ahead with plans to shift from producing sugar to distilling fuel.
Several difficult issues remain in launching [...]

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The Ag Moratorium Bill was killed at Wednesday’s Council meeting by way of Council Member Rapozo making a motion “to receive” and Kouchi seconding immediately (vote tally below).
How the Public Testified
Every person to testify during the public comment period was IN SUPPORT of the temporary moratorium bill. A council member later stated that there were [...]

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After more than 25 years of delay, the use of a 75-acre agricultural park in Kilauea will be determined by stakeholders with the help of county-hired Kimura International, an O‘ahu-based firm.
The project gained ground when acreage in the Crater Hill area was transferred to the county in the fall of 2006. The donation of the [...]

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