When the next Category 3 storm hits Honolulu, residents will need to survive on ketchup and M&M’s, because, if the port of Honolulu is shut down, there will be nothing else to eat. “Ketchup and M&M’s” is the premise and title of the third installment for a documentary series,
A Climate for Change by Green Island Films. It premieres on
KFVE on May 17, 7–9 p.m. and will also be livestreamed on all Hawaii News Now digital platforms. University of Hawaiʻi–West Oʻahu Assistant Professor of Sustainable Community Food Systems
Albie Miles served as an advisor for the documentary and was also interviewed for the film.
Hawaii Grown: The Islands Pastures And Croplands - Honolulu Civil Beat
The amount of land used for farming in Hawaii has shrunk dramatically since the 1930s.
Nearly half of Hawaii’s lands are designated for agriculture, but only a fraction of the state’s 4.1 million acres are used for farming.
Federal data shows that in 2017 when the most recent agricultural census was conducted only 8% of the state’s agricultural lands were used for growing crops. Another 18.5% was used for grazing animals, 8% was woodlands and another 8% was categorized as “other,” which includes farmsteads, homes, buildings and livestock facilities.
Although access to land is one of the biggest challenges for would-be farmers in Hawaii, an analysis of state and federal data shows no shortage of agricultural land.