A proposed hydro project the first of its kind in the world could supply up to a quarter of the island’s power by diverting 4 billion gallons a year from the Waimea River.
Lawmakers Must Fix The Agribusiness Development Corporation - Honolulu Civil Beat
Lawmakers Must Fix The Agribusiness Development Corporation
Two new reports reveal that the government agency has failed miserably in its critical mission to diversify ag.
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In 1992 Dole Food ended pineapple production on Lanai. Just two years later, Hilo Coast Processing shuttered its sugar operations for good, as did Hamakua Sugar, both on the Big Island.