Hawaii Island Food Summit

Time to mark your calendars. Hawaiʻi Island Food Summit: How can Hawaii Feed Itself? is an upcoming conference to,

"...generate wide-spread awareness of local food security issues and garner support for strategic actions that will improve the viability of sustainable island agricultural ventures. Although Hawaii is the most isolated land mass in the world, we only have an 8-day supply of food in the islands and rely on imports for more than 90% of the food we consume. For the people of Hawaii to truly be prepared, safe, and secure we must increase the amount of food we produce and consume locally."

Translation: people are going to talk about the whys and hows of growing more of our food supply here in Hawaii. The two day event will be held at the Sheraton Keahou Bay on October 5th and 6th. I won't be able to make it over to the Big Island for the event, but it looks like a good one.