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To the American people I say, awaken to what is happening. It is the duty of each citizen to be vigilant, to protect liberty, to speak out, left and right and disagree lest be trampled underfoot by misguided zealotry and extreme partisanship.
~ United States Senator Robert Byrd from West Virginia
“Politics and the pulpit are terms that have little agreement.”
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil
is for good men to do nothing.”
“It is not what a lawyer tells me I may do; but what humanity, reason, and justice tell me I ought to do.”
― Edmund Burke
As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others. ~ Bill Gates
Average leaders raise the bar on themselves; good leaders raise the bar for others; great leaders inspire others to raise their own bar. ~ Orrin Woodward
Real leadership is leaders recognizing that they serve the people that they lead. ~ Pete Hoekstra
The State of Hawaii has made significant progress toward achieving its Renewable Portfolio Standard goals. By 2010, 20.32% of electricity sold statewide came from renewable sources, meeting the 10% RPS requirement. Distributed renewable energy systems increased rapidly from 2006-2010. Hawaii generates more electricity from renewable sources than the national average. The state has aligned policies to encourage renewable development and over 75 projects are proposed. Hawaii ranks second nationally in installed solar capacity per capita. Key accomplishments in 2011 include assisting renewable projects, coordinating a smart grid demonstration project, and participating in biofuels development initiatives.
Essential Ingredients: Growing the Food and Beverage Cluster in the Milwaukee...Goetschh
The document provides a recommendation for growing the food and beverage cluster in the Milwaukee region. It evaluates four alternatives - developing a food campus, implementing an economic gardening strategy, re-branding Milwaukee for business attraction, and supporting local food and beverage businesses. The analysis finds that an economic gardening strategy, which focuses on supporting entrepreneurs, startups, and high-growth companies, best meets the evaluation criteria. The recommendation is to pursue this strategy while also implementing "buy local" campaigns and efforts to increase sales of organic and natural products.
Determinants of Micro Finance Accessibility among Tomato Farmers in Kokona Lo...AI Publications
This study was carried out to access the Determinants of micro finance accessibility among tomato farmers in Kokona Local Government Area in Nasarawa State. Primary data was collected from 60 tomato farmers from six Communities in Kokona Local Government Area using a structured questionnaire. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics such as mean, percentages, frequency distribution, range and regression analysis. The results indicated that most of the respondents were young and able-bodied who could be productive for agricultural production in a given conducive atmosphere. Majority of the respondents were married and had 30 years and above farming experience. Results of the findings revealed that majority (73.3%) had access to credit while only 26.7% had no access to credit. The result also indicated that majority (80.0%) of the respondents were males while only 20.0% were female. Results from the findings revealed that larger proportion (26.7%) of the respondents had annual income between the range of N100,001- N150,000, while 21.7% had annual income ranging between N200,001- N250,000 and N50,000- N100,000 respectively. The result showed that all of the respondents (100.0%) of the farmers engaged in tomato farming had no access to extension contact.Results also revealed that majority (70.0%) of the respondents had farm sizes ranging from 1-2 hectares. The results of the multiple regression analysis revealed that the value of the multiple regressions co-efficient (R2) was found to be 0.896, implying that the regression model accounted for about 89% of none zero variations in the study.The research work concluded by advocating the establishment of financial institutions in each local government headquarters of Nasarawa State for easy accessibility to loan by farmers.
This project aims to strengthen the local food system and economy in the Appalachian region of North Carolina. Over the next 5 years, it seeks to increase access to healthy local food, diversify livelihoods, and develop a financially sustainable regional food network. In year one, activities will include expanding season extension programs, aggregating and distributing local foods, establishing institutional buyers, providing business support, and growing a coalition of partners. Securing additional funding and technical assistance would allow the project to serve more farmers and communities across the Appalachian region.
Dealing with the threat of climate change to our water requires all sectors, public and private, working together.
- James Ekland, Esq., Eklund Hanlon LLC
One of the things I think we've learned over time is that a resource like water is best allocated through kind of a combination of market forces and regulatory oversight.
- Grady Gammage Jr., Esq., Gammage & Burnham
The document provides information on best practices for regulating food uses in zoning codes based on a review of six case studies. The main food uses examined are urban agriculture, shared commercial kitchens, and mobile food vending. Key findings include:
- Definitions of urban agriculture differentiate between market gardens and urban farms based on scale and allowed activities.
- Allowed zoning districts vary but generally permit urban agriculture in commercial and industrial areas, with some also allowing in residential.
- Specific standards address site development, equipment, composting, accessory structures, signage, and parking to ensure compatibility.
“Politics and the pulpit are terms that have little agreement.”
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil
is for good men to do nothing.”
“It is not what a lawyer tells me I may do; but what humanity, reason, and justice tell me I ought to do.”
― Edmund Burke
As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others. ~ Bill Gates
Average leaders raise the bar on themselves; good leaders raise the bar for others; great leaders inspire others to raise their own bar. ~ Orrin Woodward
Real leadership is leaders recognizing that they serve the people that they lead. ~ Pete Hoekstra
The State of Hawaii has made significant progress toward achieving its Renewable Portfolio Standard goals. By 2010, 20.32% of electricity sold statewide came from renewable sources, meeting the 10% RPS requirement. Distributed renewable energy systems increased rapidly from 2006-2010. Hawaii generates more electricity from renewable sources than the national average. The state has aligned policies to encourage renewable development and over 75 projects are proposed. Hawaii ranks second nationally in installed solar capacity per capita. Key accomplishments in 2011 include assisting renewable projects, coordinating a smart grid demonstration project, and participating in biofuels development initiatives.
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The document provides a recommendation for growing the food and beverage cluster in the Milwaukee region. It evaluates four alternatives - developing a food campus, implementing an economic gardening strategy, re-branding Milwaukee for business attraction, and supporting local food and beverage businesses. The analysis finds that an economic gardening strategy, which focuses on supporting entrepreneurs, startups, and high-growth companies, best meets the evaluation criteria. The recommendation is to pursue this strategy while also implementing "buy local" campaigns and efforts to increase sales of organic and natural products.
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This study was carried out to access the Determinants of micro finance accessibility among tomato farmers in Kokona Local Government Area in Nasarawa State. Primary data was collected from 60 tomato farmers from six Communities in Kokona Local Government Area using a structured questionnaire. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics such as mean, percentages, frequency distribution, range and regression analysis. The results indicated that most of the respondents were young and able-bodied who could be productive for agricultural production in a given conducive atmosphere. Majority of the respondents were married and had 30 years and above farming experience. Results of the findings revealed that majority (73.3%) had access to credit while only 26.7% had no access to credit. The result also indicated that majority (80.0%) of the respondents were males while only 20.0% were female. Results from the findings revealed that larger proportion (26.7%) of the respondents had annual income between the range of N100,001- N150,000, while 21.7% had annual income ranging between N200,001- N250,000 and N50,000- N100,000 respectively. The result showed that all of the respondents (100.0%) of the farmers engaged in tomato farming had no access to extension contact.Results also revealed that majority (70.0%) of the respondents had farm sizes ranging from 1-2 hectares. The results of the multiple regression analysis revealed that the value of the multiple regressions co-efficient (R2) was found to be 0.896, implying that the regression model accounted for about 89% of none zero variations in the study.The research work concluded by advocating the establishment of financial institutions in each local government headquarters of Nasarawa State for easy accessibility to loan by farmers.
This project aims to strengthen the local food system and economy in the Appalachian region of North Carolina. Over the next 5 years, it seeks to increase access to healthy local food, diversify livelihoods, and develop a financially sustainable regional food network. In year one, activities will include expanding season extension programs, aggregating and distributing local foods, establishing institutional buyers, providing business support, and growing a coalition of partners. Securing additional funding and technical assistance would allow the project to serve more farmers and communities across the Appalachian region.
Dealing with the threat of climate change to our water requires all sectors, public and private, working together.
- James Ekland, Esq., Eklund Hanlon LLC
One of the things I think we've learned over time is that a resource like water is best allocated through kind of a combination of market forces and regulatory oversight.
- Grady Gammage Jr., Esq., Gammage & Burnham
The document provides information on best practices for regulating food uses in zoning codes based on a review of six case studies. The main food uses examined are urban agriculture, shared commercial kitchens, and mobile food vending. Key findings include:
- Definitions of urban agriculture differentiate between market gardens and urban farms based on scale and allowed activities.
- Allowed zoning districts vary but generally permit urban agriculture in commercial and industrial areas, with some also allowing in residential.
- Specific standards address site development, equipment, composting, accessory structures, signage, and parking to ensure compatibility.
'Aina' lies in the word sustainability as a reminder that sustainability is part of the land, an interdependent responsibility we share as one. As the land and sea provide sustenance for us, we can strive to be good stewards of our environment so that others may enjoy the life and beauty of the Earth. What we do now for the future of Hawaii can make a global impact.
̶ Governor David Y. Ige
“If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.”
--- St. Thomas Aquinas
“A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.”
--- John C. Maxwell
“If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade.”
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The UN World Commisssionon on Culture and Development
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1. Be forward thinking
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5. Be willing to change, to learn, to grow
6. Work hard and be yourself
7. Lead by example
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- Mahi Pono, a large agriculture company on Maui, has pivoted its operations due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, including increased shipping costs and changes in the restaurant and hotel markets. It is expanding production of crops that did well such as watermelon, broccolini, kale and green beans.
- The company is testing new crops at its Chef's Corner plot and will expand production of successful crops. It is also establishing a community farm program to provide land to local farmers.
- In 2021, Mahi Pono plans to plant over 3,500 new acres of crops as it works to diversify agriculture in Central Maui away from the previous mon
LEADership is the ability to translate vision into reality.
- Warren Bennis
Realize that if a door closed, it's because what was behind it wasn't meant for you.
- Mandy Hale
Leveraging State Agency Involvement in Transit-Oriented Development to Streng...Jesse Souki
This report recommends ways that Hawaii state agencies can leverage TOD to maximize benefits to the State of Hawaii and, by extension, the people of Hawaii.
2012 Annual Report: Rural Advancement Foundation International-USARAFI-USA
Annual report for fiscal year 2012 for Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA.
For more information contact:
RAFI-USA
PO Box 640
Pittsboro, NC 27312
www.rafiusa.org
Government is a trust, and the officers of the government are trustees; and both the trust and the trustees are created for the benefit of the people. - Henry Clay
File stamped motion and order granting tro, taal et al v mateo, exs a-j ...Honolulu Civil Beat
This document proposes an ordinance to place a temporary moratorium on the cultivation of genetically engineered organisms in Maui County. It finds that GE operations pose risks to the environment, public health, cultural heritage, and economy. It cites concerns over increased pesticide use, contamination, lack of oversight, and irreversible impacts. The proposed ordinance would protect public trust resources and apply the precautionary principle until a study is completed on the health and environmental impacts of GE cultivation. It asserts the county's authority to pass this law in order to protect residents from potential harms.
Complaint, taal et al v mateo, no 14 01-0506, exhs a-i (2d cir 9-5-2014)...Honolulu Civil Beat
This document proposes an ordinance to place a temporary moratorium on the cultivation of genetically engineered organisms in Maui County. It finds that GE operations pose risks to the environment, public health, cultural heritage, and economy. It cites concerns over increased pesticide use, contamination of non-GE crops, inadequate regulation, and irreversible environmental damage. The proposed ordinance would prohibit GE cultivation until an environmental impact study is completed and reviewed by the County Council. It asserts the county's authority to enact this under its police powers and residents' environmental rights.
“Of all that is good sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautiful. Furtherance is the agreement of all that is just. Perseverance is the foundation of all actions.” ~ Lao Tzu
Bay Area Food economy white paper finalOscarOrtiz174
This document provides an overview of the Bay Area food economy, including its economic contributions and challenges. It defines the regional food economy using NAICS industry codes, covering production, manufacturing, wholesale, warehousing, retail, and food services. The food economy employs over 450,000 people and has an annual value of $113 billion, though average wages are lower than other industries. While the food economy has grown in establishments and remains important to the regional identity, farmland is being lost to development and some sectors face challenges around affordability and workforce shortages. The document recommends strategies like protecting farmland, increasing investment, and developing collective action to strengthen the food economy.
“The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.”̶ ~ Ronald Reagan
The document discusses a proposal by the Hawaii Department of Agriculture's Agribusiness Development Corporation (ADC) to develop a food hub complex in Whitmore Village, Oahu. It summarizes the findings of a cultural impact assessment and environmental assessment of the proposed project. The assessment found that while the project area itself shows signs of extensive previous disturbance and does not contain historic properties, it is located within a larger traditional cultural property significant to Native Hawaiians. As such, the assessment recommends the project incorporate acknowledgement and representation of the cultural significance of the area and that the ADC collaborate with local community and cultural practitioners to develop a culturally sensitive approach.
The Viability of Agricultural Value Chain Financing in the Province of Nueva ...IJAEMSJORNAL
Agriculture is one of the main industries in the Philippines, and Nueva Ecija is known as the country's "Rice Granary." However, many farmers in the province face financial constraints that limit their ability to invest in their farms and improve their yields. This descriptive study aimed to explore the viability of agricultural value chain financing in Nueva Ecija. The researchers used convenience sampling and a survey questionnaire with a consent form to collect data from farmers, traders, and other actors in the agricultural value chain. The researchers analyzed the data using frequency count, percentages, and weighted mean. The study found that agricultural value chain financing is viable in Nueva Ecija, but only if there is an entity that can act as a link between the different actors in the chain. This could be a government agency, a non-governmental organization, or a private sector company. The link entity would need to provide financial and other support services to farmers, such as training and technical assistance, as well as facilitate connections between farmers and other actors in the value chain, such as traders and processors. This study provides valuable insights into the potential of agricultural value chain financing in Nueva Ecija. By highlighting the importance of link entities, the findings can inform the development of policies and programs that support agricultural development and poverty reduction in the province and beyond.
The 13th OECD Rural Development Conference was held in Cavan, Ireland on 28-30 September 2022 under the theme "Bulding Sustainable, Resilient and Thriving Rural Places".
These are the presentations from the Pre-conference session "Empowering SMEs in Rural Places". This presentation is by Karama Neal.
For more information visit https://www.oecd.org/rural/rural-development-conference/.
Local food coordinators play an important role in developing local food systems by bringing together producers, consumers, and other stakeholders. They facilitate partnerships and distribution networks to strengthen local economies and connect farmers with markets. The document outlines the responsibilities of local food coordinators, which include education, outreach, marketing, funding, and evaluating local food systems. Regional funding models have proven effective in establishing stable coordinator positions that are essential to building sustainable regional food systems.
The document outlines strategies that the Treasure Valley Food Coalition in Idaho uses to engage public officials on supporting local food systems. Some key strategies include:
1) Appealing to tradition and history by using historical data and images to show the economic importance of local agriculture.
2) Using targeted economic studies and data from other regions to make the case.
3) Engaging with state legislature through resolutions and presentations to build support.
4) Organizing a grassroots campaign called "Year of Idaho Food" to celebrate local foods and bring awareness to their economic and social impacts.
5) Partnering with various organizations through events and initiatives to promote local food projects.
4 - Stronger Local Partnerships-Karama Neal.pdfOECDregions
This document summarizes the USDA's Rural Development priorities and programs. It discusses the USDA's mission to serve all Americans through agriculture, food, and rural development programs. The USDA's strategic goals include combating climate change, ensuring an equitable food system, and expanding economic opportunities in rural communities. It then describes the Rural Development agency and its three sub-agencies that provide funding and assistance for housing, utilities, businesses and cooperatives. Maps show the geographic presence of Rural Development offices across states and areas. Finally, it discusses partnerships with other agencies like the SBA and DOE to coordinate support for rural communities.
Excuses kill solutions and dilute passion. Kill excuses before it kills you. Focus is key! Obstacles will always exist on your path, but it's important to remember that it is not these challenges that stop us from becoming the amazing people we can be, it is often our own excuses that stop us. - Vijay Eswaran
Audit success comes from service, not from status. The true standards of audit practice are found within the auditor's character: honesty, integrity, self control and high ethical values. The printed standards are merely guidelines for trying to make the art of auditing into a profession. - Michael L. Piazza
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Hawaii Governor David Ige - Agricultural Development Corporation - Grassroot Institute of Hawaii - Missguided Navigation Error Hawaii Legislature - The Perfect Storm - Elections 2018
1. STATE OF HAWAII
DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE
GOVERNOR DAVID IGE
DOUBLING LOCAL FOOD PRODUCION BY 2020
AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JAMES NAKATANI
WORDS OF WISDOM
KELI`I AKINA, PH.D., PRESIDENT AND CEO
GRASSROOT INSTITUTE OF HAWAII
THE MISSGUIDED – NAVIGATIONAL ERRORS
HAWAII LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES
THE PERFECT STORM
HAWAII 2018 GENERAL ELECTIONS
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GOVERNOR DAVID IGE
FINDING THE GAME-CHANGERS FOR LOCAL FOOD PRODUCTION
Ofce of the Governor
July 25, 2018, accessed October 22, 2018
https://governor.hawaii.gov/main/fnding-the-game-changers-for-local-food-production/
“Farm to table” sounds fresh and appealing — like going to your nearest
farmer’s market — but how many of us really know the hard work it takes to
grow food? So when Governor Ige set doubling local food production as one
of his administration’s goals, skeptics wondered, “Is that even possible?” The
answer is yes, say state agriculture ofcials — with the right combination of
available land and water, public-private investment, more support for current
and future farmers, and new technology, such as high-tech, climate-controlled
greenhouses on a scale that can make a diference for diversifed ag.
2. It's a complex matrix of pieces and a far cry from the days when large
plantations took care of everything — from housing the workforce to quality
assurance and distribution. Increasing local production includes supporting
current growers as well as planning for a new kind of farming that relies less on
back-breaking labor and more on “smart” technology to increase productivity.
Determined farmers, aquaculture entrepreneurs and ag innovators are working
with the state to increase Hawai‘i’s food security, but they need more support.
“Currently, only 15 percent of food consumed in Hawai'i is actually produced
here,” said the governor. “We need to move island agriculture from the
plantation era into the 21st century. That means combining sustainable
practices with new technology to help current small farmers and attract a new
generation of growers.”
{Emphasis in Original]
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Don't tell people how to do things,
Tell them what to do and
Let them surprise you with their results
General George S. Patton, United States Army
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AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (ADC)
The ADC is ATTACHED to the Hawaii Department of Agriculture for
Administrative Purposes. Funding and Personnel Resources cited in 2007 Hawaii
Legislative Reference Bureau Report as shortcomings for the ADC's expanded roles
and missions remain unresolved today.
ADC Funding and Resources
While this study did not entail providing a detailed analysis of the annual
appropriations granted to ADC by the Legislature, virtually all respondents
urged that ADC be provided with more funding to aford it the resources to
continue and expand its eforts.
3. It should be noted that these are many of the same voices that have called for a
redefning and possible reduction in the role ADC plays within the industry.
At its inception, it was envisioned that ADC would be a much larger, robust
organization.
According to DOA [Hawaii Department of Agriculture] , ADC was to be stafed
with a total of eight persons, including managers, program specialists, and
clerical support. Presently, the ofce staf of ADC is comprised of three persons:
an executive director, an administrative services ofcer, and a secretary.
Additionally, when it acquired the Waiahole water system in 1999, ADC
“inherited” seven employees who were working for the prior owner of the
Waiahole water system. These seven positions included managers, supervisors,
and system workers.
DOA, DBEDT [Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development &
Tourism], CTAHR [University of Hawaii at Mānoa, College of Tropical
Agriculture and Human Resources], HFBF [Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation],
HC&S [Hawaiian Commercial Sugar Company (Alexander & Baldwin)], and
three individual respondents all called for more funding for ADC to allow it
more resources to pursue its mandate, even though it may become a more
limited or focused one.
DOA, while calling for ADC to focus primarily on the preservation of
agricultural infrastructure abandoned by former plantations, states: “It is
evident that ADC is understafed.”
CTAHR, while stating that the mission of ADC should be focused on managing
large tracts of land and the irrigation and related infrastructure to support
agricultural enterprises on those lands, comments: “Even with a more focused
mission, ADC is still understafed and additional stafng is needed.”
[Clarifcation Supplied, Footnotes Omitted]
Source: Agribusiness Development Corporation: Revisited Report No. 3, 2007.
By Eric Maehara, Research Attorney. Legislative Reference Bureau, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Accessed October 22, 2018 http://lrbhawaii.org/reports/legrpts/lrb/rpts07/agri.pdf
4. JAMES NAKATANI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ADC
New greenhouse technology – The game-changer for the future may be
increased use of climate-controlled greenhouses that can grow more produce
on a small amount of land. “This is the new generation of farming,” said James
Nakatani, executive director of the Agribusiness Development Corporation
(ADC).
We're assembling the pieces for a foundation we can take into the future,”
said Nakatani.”With the threat of climate change and new federal food safety
regulations, we're focusing on sustainable, “green,” energy-efcient technology
and strategies that can beneft farmers statewide to increase productivity and
create jobs.”
Source: Ofce of the Governor, Finding The Game-Changers For Local Food Production,
cited above. [Emphasis in Original]
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NEW AGRICULTURE INITIATIVES
List of the current projects and programs involving the Hawaii Department of
Agriculture and its partners to tackle the major challenges in agriculture and help to
grow Hawaii's future
➢ 2017-2027 Hawaii Interagency Biosecurity Plan
➢ Organic Foods Production Tax Credit
➢ Joint Fact Finding Report: Pesticide Use by Large Agribusinesses on
Kauai
➢ Kauai Good Neighbor Program Database
➢ Statewide Agricultural Land Use Baseline 2015 report (February 2016)
➢ Boosting Hawaii’s Ability to Grow Animal Feedstock
5. ➢ Addressing the Workforce Needs of Hawaii Agriculture
➢ Important Agricultural Land (IAL) Information
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The mission of the Agribusiness Development Corporation (ADC) is to acquire, and
manage in partnership with farmers, ranchers, and aquaculture groups, selected
high-value lands, water systems, and infrastructure for commercial agricultural use
and to direct research into areas that will lead to the development of new crops,
markets, and lower production costs. http://hdoa.hawaii.gov/chair/adc10/
Its main goals are:
Goal 1: Transition former plantation land and water systems for diversifed
agriculture.
Goal 2: Initiate development of facilities and provide support as necessary for
successful diversifed agriculture.
Goal 3: Provide solutions to certain bottleneck issues facing the agriculture industry.
Currently ADC has projects on all the main islands of Hawaii.
KEKAHA MAUKA LANDS
The Agribusiness Development Corporation (ADC), an attached agency to the
Hawaii Department of Agriculture, desires to license 740 acres of vacant land
in Kekaha, Mauka on the West end of the island of Kauai. This is former sugar
cane land located mauka of the Mana Plain. The acreage has available water
(source, amount, and distribution system) would be subject to negotiation with
the Kekaha Agriculture Association (KAA).
GALBRAITH LAND (THE WHITMORE VILLAGE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT)
https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/memberfles/senate/delacruz/Documents/Whitmore%20Village%20Agricultural
%20Development%20Plan%20Presentation.pdf
6. ADC CONTECT MAP http://hdoa.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/ADC-Contect-Map.pdf
ADC GAMEPLAN http://hdoa.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/ADC-Gameplan.pdf
SPECIAL REPORTS
Wahiawa Irrigation System Economic Impact Study
Interisland Shipping Report
Solar Pasteurization of Fruit & Vegetable Wash Water
Economic Impact of the Waiahole Irrigation System
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Words Of Wisdom
Keli`i Akina, Ph.D., President and CEO
Grassroot Institute Of Hawaii
http://www.grassrootinstitute.org/2017/03/doubling-hawaiis-food-production/
When Governor Ige frst announced his plan to double local food production,
people wondered whether he was speaking broadly about general goals, much
in the way that political leaders talk about space exploration. But then he
doubled down and repeated it: Hawaii will double local food production by
2020.
The funny thing is that Grassroot Institute is among those who agree with the
goal of increasing local food production, even while we critique the ham-
handed way in which it is being pursued.
Turns out that the best way to improve the state’s agriculture sector is through
less government involvement, not more.
Why not let the free market help meet Hawaii's goal of increased food
production? We could encourage investment in Hawaii by ending the
interventionist economic policies.
7. THE MISSGUIDED – NAVIGATIONAL ERRORS
HAWAII LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES
Don't tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and
let them surprise you with their results
General George S. Patton, United States Army
Truth will always be truth,
regardless of lack of understanding, disbelief or ignorance.
W. Clement Stone
HAWAII LEGISLAURE – 2018 SESSION
SB2522 SD1 HD1
Agriculture Accelerator Program; Agribusiness Development Corporation;
Special Fund
Establishes the Agriculture Accelerator Program (Program) to authorize the
Agribusiness Development Corporation (ADC) to invest in existing or new
agriculture businesses approved by the Board of Directors of ADC in return for
equity in those agriculture businesses.
Establishes an Agriculture Accelerator Special Fund to provide moneys that
ADC may invest in agriculture businesses under the Program. (SB2522 HD1)
INTRODUCED: 1/19/2018
COMMITTEES DISCHARGED: 4/27/2018
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SB3087 SD2 HD1
Agribusiness Development Corporation; Papaya; Federal Pacifc Basin
Agricultural Research Center; Audit; Appropriation ($)
8. Appropriates moneys to the Agribusiness Development Corporation (ADC) to
fund the federal Pacifc Basin Agricultural Research Center eforts to address
issues and concerns of the Hawaii Papaya Industry Association. Requires the
Auditor to conduct a management and fnancial audit of ADC. (SB3087 HD1)
INTRODUCED: 1/24/2018 COMMITTEES DISCHARGED: 4/27/2018
_______________________________________________________________
THE PERFECT STORM
HAWAII 2018 GENERAL ELECTIONS
EXCERCISE YOUR RIGHT TO VOTE
The image of the “perfect storm” has been invoked to conjure up the awesome
and mysterious forces of nature in a variety of contexts to serve one or more of
several diferent rhetorical purposes. In some cases, the allusion is to the
devastating power of the storm; in others cases, perhaps most often, it is to the
convergence of circumstances creating the storm; and in others, to the
unforeseeable or highly unusual nature of that convergence.
When used to convey all of those attributes of the storm, the metaphor ofers a
complete explanation of the consequences of the storm in a way that absolves a
human actor of all blame. No individual can be responsible for bad
consequences when the end is inevitable and its causes unforeseeable.
The perfect storm is the perfect culprit because it requires no action from
anyone except its victims. By conjuring up the awesome and mysterious
forces of nature, the metaphor may work to absolve individuals of
responsibility for their own actions.
[Emphasis Supplied, Citations Omitted]
Source: The Perfect Storm, the Perfect Culprit. By Carol McCrehan Parker, Esq.,
Professor of Law and Associate Dean for Academic Afairs, University of Tennessee
College of Law. Published in 43 McGeorge L. Rev. 323 (August 2012) University of the
Pacifc, McGeorge School of Law. https://www.lwionline.org/sites/default/fles/2016-09/v5%20Parker
%20The%20Perfect%20Storm%20the%20Perfect%20Culprit.pdf