Edge - I grew a few short rows of a 1940’s strawberry variety, Fairfax*...
Well to tap your strawberry expertise, are there any strains suited for Puna? I gave up on strawberries long ago after too many experiences like kalianna's (maybe they'd make a good ground cover? ;) and the only people I know that have had success are those that grow them hydroponically or in isolated containers with potting soil (which to me falls in the "more inputs than they're worth" category). The only strawberries that thrive around here appear to be of the guava variety...
Meanwhile, some organizations are having to tap into resiliency funds similar to during the height of the covid pandemic. Probably not a good sign of things to come.
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2025/10/0...ding-cuts/
"The Hawaii Community Foundation has reactivated its Hawaii Resilience Fund to confront what leaders say is one of the most severe threats to the state’s nonprofit sector in decades: the loss of federal funding that sustains food programs, housing assistance, child welfare and other essential services for hundreds of thousands of residents.
According to HCF, more than $97 million in federal grants to Hawaii nonprofits has already been cut, frozen or delayed, with as much as $300 million more at risk. The fallout could affect more than 500,000 residents who rely on nonprofits for daily support — from children to elders — and trigger layoffs across a sector that employs 80,000 people, or roughly one in eight workers in the state." (more at link)
Well to tap your strawberry expertise, are there any strains suited for Puna? I gave up on strawberries long ago after too many experiences like kalianna's (maybe they'd make a good ground cover? ;) and the only people I know that have had success are those that grow them hydroponically or in isolated containers with potting soil (which to me falls in the "more inputs than they're worth" category). The only strawberries that thrive around here appear to be of the guava variety...
Meanwhile, some organizations are having to tap into resiliency funds similar to during the height of the covid pandemic. Probably not a good sign of things to come.
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2025/10/0...ding-cuts/
"The Hawaii Community Foundation has reactivated its Hawaii Resilience Fund to confront what leaders say is one of the most severe threats to the state’s nonprofit sector in decades: the loss of federal funding that sustains food programs, housing assistance, child welfare and other essential services for hundreds of thousands of residents.
According to HCF, more than $97 million in federal grants to Hawaii nonprofits has already been cut, frozen or delayed, with as much as $300 million more at risk. The fallout could affect more than 500,000 residents who rely on nonprofits for daily support — from children to elders — and trigger layoffs across a sector that employs 80,000 people, or roughly one in eight workers in the state." (more at link)