This City & County of Honolulu press release summarizes a recent project. http://www.honolulu.gov/cms-csd-menu/site-csd-sitearticles/1305-site-csd-news-2020-cat/40422-12-17-20-urban-gardens-created-to-address-food-insecurity-in-vulnerable-communities.html O‘AHU — Working together with residents across O‘ahu, the Honolulu Department of Community Services (DCS) organized the creation of urban gardens at seven City-owned, special needs housing…
CARES funds spent by the Honolulu Police Department on new technologies impact how police work with our citizenry. These purchases come with new questions, and stir up old ones, about technology, law enforcement, oversight of and by the public, and…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
My recent column on Hawaii’s food system & COVID-19, published in the Honolulu Star-Advertiser
