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Proponent Ashley Lukens, Hawaii Center for Food Safety Director said, "Hawaii hosts more genetic engineering test sites than any other state. We had 1,124 field tests last year. California had 184." [15] Opposing group Citizens Against the Maui County Farming Ban Initiative claimed that the measure was 'anti-farming' and would cost the county ...
Hawaii is one of the few U.S. states where coffee production is a significant economic industry – coffee is the second largest crop produced there. The 2019–2020 coffee harvest in Hawaii was valued at $102.9 million. [8] As of the 2019-2020 harvest, coffee production in Hawaii accounted for 6,900 acres of land. [9]
The new company, Haliʻimaile Pineapple Company, Ltd. (HPC), continued to grow and market fresh pineapple under the Maui Gold Brand to the Hawaii market. [21] HPC purchased and licensed key assets, and leased farm land, equipment, and buildings from ML&P. [22] [23] The new company kept 65 of the old employees. [23]
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Ulupono Initiative is a Hawai‘i-based and -focused [3] organization that uses impact investing, [4] non-profit grant-making, and advocacy [3] with the stated goals of "increasing the amount of locally produced food, renewable energy and clean transportation, and improving water and waste management."
Hawaiian Agriculture Research Center (HARC) is an American non-profit 501(c)(3) organization based in Aiea, Hawaii. [1] Established in 1996, it took over the operations of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association Experiment Station and increased the scope of services beyond sugarcane. [2]
Hawaii is an island in the Pacific Ocean 2,000 mi (3,200 km) off the coast of the United States. The majority of environmental issues affecting Hawaii today are related to pressures from increasing human and animal population and urban expansion both directly on the islands as well as overseas.
Some of its assets and employees are involved in the Haliʻimaile Pineapple Company startup and Kapalua Farms organic pineapple operation was taken over by Ulupono Sustainable Agriculture Development with backing from Pierre Omidyar. Beer producer Kona Brewing Company and the Volcano Winery are active. Local eateries include the Zippy's chain.