This year, we started creating our video interview series highlighting different regenerative farmers around the island. This will be the home for this video series as we develop it. The first farmer we interviewed is Alex Pinsky of Maui Organic Farm Tours. This is a series of six educational videos on his regenerative farming methods, […]
Protecting Agricultural Lands
Slide show talking about agricultural land protection in relation to community plans, zoning and the State Land Use Commission.
Hawai’i: 2nd Largest % of Foreign-owned Ag Land in U.S.
Nationwide, Hawai`i has the second-largest percentage of its agriculture land held by foreign investors, according to a recent survey by the US Department of Agriculture. (Maui Now). Once the government shutdown is over, you can see the data here.
Testimony to be taken on Ag Tax Changes
Public testimony will be taken on a bill that would change the way homes are taxed on agricultural property during meetings throughout Maui County this month. The Maui County Council Budget and Finance Committee meetings begin at 6 p.m. with the following dates and locations: * Wednesday, Lahaina Civic Center. * Friday, Lanai Community Center. […]
Update on Laulima Farm Stand
Update on Laulima Farm Stand. We have been told by DOH and the Governor’s Office that Laulima Farm Stand has not been shut down but has, instead, been asked to use County chlorinated water from Kipahulu Community Kitchen or bottled water to make smoothies. We understand this has not caused the stand to close. Maui […]
Maui High School Ag Program
The Maui News February 13, 2011 Pomai and Lani Weigert seek to revitalize agricultural studies at Maui High School. The Maui High School farm replanting effort started last month. Under the guidance of AKL owner and lavender farming expert Ali’i Chang, they are working closely with MHS officials and instructor Lowland, who has zero federal […]