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Lee Cataluna: Hawaii Legislature Should Focus On One Thing - Honolulu Civil Beat
Anything other than the COVID-19 pandemic is off-topic this year.
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Lee Cataluna is a columnist for Civil Beat. You can reach her by email at lcataluna@civilbeat.org
There’s the old “rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic” analogy to describe useless activity in the middle of a crisis.
Some of what the Legislature is considering is worse than that. It’s more like ordering hors d’oeuvres and trying to get comfy while the Hawaii economy is sinking.
Every year at the start of the legislative session, a favorite game is to comb through the bills and look for the ones that stand out for being particularly egregious and self-serving.
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Mahi Ponoâs fields in Central Maui. Multiple crops are being grown on lands formerly used for sugar cane. â The Maui News / MATTHEW THAYER photo
PUUNENE Wind. Drought. Pests. Farming in Central Maui already holds a unique set of challenges. Add a global pandemic and agriculture operations are tested in a whole new way.
So Mahi Pono, the largest agriculture company on Maui, has made key changes to its operations in light of coronavirus.
The pandemic affected everything from shipping costs a 46 percent increase in Young Brothers rates took effect last year to in-field work that needed COVID-19 safety protocols. Restaurants and hotels major markets for local produce closed, causing the company to look at the type and scale of its crops.
The Maui News
Mahi Pono’s Senior Vice President of Operations Shan Tsutsui has been promoted to chief operating officer, the company announced Wednesday.
Tsutsui succeeds Tim O’Laughlin who will be relocating to California to focus on new initiatives for both Mahi Pono and Pomona Farming, according to a news release.
In his new role, Tsutsui will be responsible for all day-to-day operations for the Maui-based farming company which includes management operations, business strategy, community leadership, government relations and sales and distribution. Tsutsui joined Mahi Pono in January of 2018.
Prior to joining the company, Tsutsui served as Hawaii’s lieutenant governor and a state senator representing Maui, in addition to with being a business owner and financial advisor.
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