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Dean of UH Hilo’s College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resource Management:
Ultimately, revitalizing Hawaiʻi’s agriculture will depend on strong and productive relationships among farmers, consumers, agricultural scientists, and governmental and non-governmental agencies related to food production and distribution.
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Bruce Mathews, Dean of the College of Agricultural, Forestry, and Natural Resource Management, UH Hilo.
On January 21, the University of Hawai‘i Economic Research Organization (UHERO) published a brief by Sumner La Croix and James Mak entitled “Reviving Agriculture to Diversify Hawai‘i’s Economy,” describing limited potential for agriculture to be a major source of economic growth in Hawaiʻi over the next 10 to 15 years. This report noted that doubling food production would only increase state GDP by 0.15 percent, however there are certainly a host of other factors for Hawaiʻi to consider besides GDP such as c
NEW Health Expands Thursday COVID-19 Testing Hours
With the COVID-19 positive test rate increasing dramatically across the city following the Thanksgiving holiday, North End Waterfront Health (NEW Health) announced it is expanding testing hours at its Hannover Street site for Charlestown and North End residents and NEW Health patients.
“The North End site has extended its Thursday hours, with an additional testing session from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.,” said NEW Health’s Mary Zanor. Zanor explained that the Thursday testing session ended at 12 p.m. but the need to increase testing and a citywide COVID spike made NEW Health decide to expand hours to help more people get tested.