Hawaii Public Radio Interview on the History of Food Crisis in Hawaii
I had the pleasure of speaking with Hawaii Public Radio‘s Art’s & Culture reporter Noe Tanigawa about food systems response and data efforts. Hunter Heaivilin has been acting as food resilience coordinator for the Hawaii Public Health Institute since the…
Testing? Testing? 1, 2. Testing, Testing, Where Are You?
Tl;dr: Hawaii COVID-19 testing location data is hard to find, here is a far from complete map to make it a little easier. View full screen or check out the data But it is August! Why isn’t this information regularly…
Co-Developing Strategies & Programs to Meet Increased Demand – Webinar
A recent webinar with O’ahu RC&D. A great watch overall, and I jump in around 16:19. My section covers a bit on the history of food system disruptions, the roots of the current crisis, efforts to address food disruptions, and…
PPP Loans in Hawaii
Exploring Paycheck Protection Program Loans to Hawaii In early July the Small Business Administration released data on Paycheck Protection Program loans across the country. Data for Paycheck Protection Program Loans under and over $150,000 were separated and provided different levels…
COVID-19 Public Health Action Webinar: Food Access and Food Sustainability in Hawai’i
A recent webinar about food access and security at the state and county levels. Panelists provide an overview of food insecurity issues in Hawai?i, specific roles played by their organizations, and how Hawaii?s food sustainability work has pivoted in response…
Column: Coronavirus pandemic reveals food-supply fragility
My recent column on Hawaii’s food system & COVID-19, published in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Hawaii COVID-19 Screening Sites (3/16/20)
Hawaii COVID-19 Screening Sites (as of 4:30 p.m., March 16, 2020) via Hawaii Dept. of Health To help manage available healthcare resources for the public statewide, the DOH advises everyone to take the following steps: 1. Stay home if you…
Agricultural Land Use Mapping in Hawaii
Building a spatial crop land cover timeline of the Hawaiian Islands