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July 16, 2023 (Yahoo Life) When Diane Ragone travels around the Hawaiian Islands these days, it’s not hard for her to spot breadfruit. It is there in the farmers markets,...

The University of Hawaiʻi is launching the Climate-Resilient Food Innovation Network (CliRFIN) will combine traditional island knowledge and modern science to identify the best ways to grow and distribute food locally. 

The Hawaiʻi Department of Education is advising schools not to apply for federal funding to purchase local food, despite previously assisting with the funding application, raising concerns among farm-to-school advocates and stakeholders.

Kālisi Mausio and her sister, Angela Fa‘anunu created Hawaii Farm Trails closing the gap between local farmers and the agritourism industry.

Breadfruit, or ulu as it is called in Hawaii, is a shining star among Hawaiian crops that is largely unknown to mainland chefs. Nutritionally, it is a complete protein with all of the essential amino acids, is a good source of complex carbohydrates and contains such minerals as potassium, calcium, iron, magnesium and more.

The fruit’s cream-colored flesh is soft and starchy — in fact, it’s the only staple starch that literally grows on trees — and it’s often substituted for rice or potatoes. Like rice or potatoes, breadfruit is gluten-free, while also being full of fiber, high in antioxidants, and rich with potassium and calcium.

A Hawaiʻi farmer, Emiko Chantal Chung, is transforming island waste into a composting community, promoting sustainability and environmental consciousness.

The Food Basket recognizes they play an important role in the healthcare landscape and continue to explore ways to partner with the community to make healthy food affordable and accessible for all.

The department is focused on centralizing food operations, arguing the current model is ineffective when it comes to getting local food into schools