Related Diane Ragone works in a food forest that she has spent many years cultivating at the National Tropical Botanical Garden on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. From the ground to mid-canopy, the forest is home to more than 100 plant species, but there is one ancient, enormous tree that stands out: breadfruit.
The melon-sized, lizard-skinned fruit, also known as ‘ulu, has been at the center of Ragone’s research and advocacy for nearly four decades and for good reason. The flowering tree is native to the Pacific Islands and can also be found in tropical regions throughout the developing world. When cooked, it develops a starchy, dense consistency similar to that of a potato.
Hawaii s Food Hubs Find Strength In Numbers - Honolulu Civil Beat
Hawaii’s Food Hubs Find Strength In Numbers
A group of food hubs came together to support legislation that would win them new access to grant money. The bill failed, but the networking is paying off. Reading time: 7 minutes.
A bright spot in the COVID-19 pandemic has been how the virus catapulted Hawaii food hubs to popularity.
Now food hubs statewide are collaborating to help each other grow successfully, sharing resources, advice, gripes, grant money opportunities and, of course, food. They’re trying to build capacity to meet the growing demands of businesses, institutions and families that want customized orders of locally grown food.
How Scientists Are Pivoting In Their Quest To Save Hawaii s Crows - Honolulu Civil Beat
Conservationists are looking to Maui as a possible short-term solution for reestablishing alala in the wild. Reading time: 5 minutes.
When the last pair of alala vanished from the South Kona forest in 2002, scientists gave one of Hawaii’s most threatened native birds the dismal distinction of being extinct in the wild.
Then, in 2016, conservationists began gradually releasing captive-bred alala into the wild in a delicate attempt to reestablish a Hawaiian crow population outside the bounds of an aviary.
Now Hawaii’s native crow is extinct in the wild once again after a five-year effort to reintroduce the clever, black-feathered creature to its natural habitat led researchers to pull the bird back into captivity last December due to concerns over a startling number of deaths. For the first time conservationists say they are looking to release the imperiled bird on Maui, where a leadin
Saying goodbye to Sears retail stores
The retail giant Sears is closing its stores in Pearl Ridge and Hilo, and there are signs the retailer may close the Maui and Kona stores as well. Kay Day, a longtime leasing agent for Ala Moana Shopping Center, spoke with us about the history of Sears on the islands and the changing retail climate. We also spoke to people shopping at the Pearl Ridge store who remember Sears as their reliable one-stop shop.
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