Severe flooding in March caused an estimated $50 million in damage to nearly 2,000 Hawaii farms, destroying crops and equipment across Oahu’s North Shore agricultural areas.
- Back-to-back March storms brought Hawaii’s worst flooding in 20 years, wiping out entire farms just weeks before harvest.
- Nearly 2,000 farms sustained damage with losses estimated at $50 million in crops, livestock, and equipment.
- Most affected farms are small, diversified operations that lack crop insurance and generate less than $10,000 annually.
- Many farmers are immigrants who were already struggling financially before the storms hit.
- Officials are urging farmers not to abandon their operations, emphasizing local agriculture’s importance for the isolated islands.
Source: Wandtv
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