How to keep agriculture/farming viable in Hawaii?

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Thanks for the follow up Carey, and point taken.

So how do we convince the local restaraunts to buy more local product?

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The Advertiser Today has followed up on this.

of note:

...that includes the international buffet of take-out: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, salads, and more. And state health director Dr. Chiyome Fukino said that information puts a whole different look to what's for dinner in Hawai'i"When you hear (the survey data) a lot of people will think of McDonald's only, those hamburger places," Fukino said. "But here in Hawai'i, fast food is much more diverse.".....

So once again I ask, how do we convince the local restaurants to buy more local agricultural products?

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quote:

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Originally posted by Rob Tucker

There is a recommendation (as well as a number of them for agriculture) from the Puna Community Development Plan (PCDP) to down zone large areas of Puna to reduce or eliminate the ability to subdivide ag land for housing....

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Did you catch HB2522?

Allows county land use decision-making authority to reclassify lands not more than fifty acres. Allows for the consolidation of the boundary amendment process with county proceedings to amend land use maps contained in county plans.

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