Shiva has to wake up pretty early to pull one on me.

it must be pretty nice out there.

but expensive, right?

i like 'wicked awesome' and 'hoosier daddy'

Overall, I would have to say that Maui has the best quality (on the planet!) Names like Kauai Electric, Puna Butter, and Maui Wowie are plentiful, and some of them are actual stable strains that kick ass when grown in the Hawaiian climate. If you take a killer Californian strain however, and grow it in Hawaii, the first few generations usually don't do so well. After a while, the strain acclimatizes and will begin to produce da kine!
http://www.cannabisculture.com/articles/1427.html

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About the Hawai‘i State Public Seed Initiative

The Hawai‘i Public Seed Initiative (HSPI), a program of The Kohala Center made possible with support from Ceres Trust, is designed to help our state’s farmers and gardeners select, grow, harvest, store, and improve seed varieties that will thrive in Hawai‘i.

HSPI held “Seed Production Basics for Farmers and Gardeners” workshops on Kaua‘i in 2011, and on O‘ahu, Maui, Moloka‘i, and Hawai‘i Island in 2012. 180 enthusiastic gardeners, farmers, and students from throughout the state attended these workshops.

The two-day workshops were designed to impart practical working knowledge of seed growing, botany and biology, plant selection, seed harvesting, cleaning, and saving. Each workshop included hands-on fieldwork, with a focus on growing lettuce and tomato to seed, as well as taro propagation. Participants practiced harvesting, selecting, cleaning, and storing fresh seed. Strategies were discussed to account for differences in elevation, weather patterns, and rainfall. Participants developed ideas for creating seed networks in their local areas.
http://kohalacenter.org/publicseedinitiative/about.html

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http://www.chow.com/food-news/54965/10-vegetable-seed-suppliers/

http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/seed/seeds.asp

Since 2009, the federal government has increased the number of loans to beginning farmers and ranchers from 11,000 loans in 2008 to 15,000 loans in 2011.

The interest rate for the new loan program changes monthly, and is currently 1.25 percent, according to the USDA, and the loan does not have to be repaid for seven years.
http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/187024991.html

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Earlier, as the session convened, a group of protesters gathered outside the Senate and House floors to chant, sing and wave signs. Many demonstrators urged lawmakers to support local agriculture and criticized the management of public lands.

Earlier, Senate Majority Leader Brickwood Galuteria, said voters can expect sweeping legislation to help Hawaii rely less on imports and more on local foods. That shift won't be easy, Galuteria told The Associated Press.

"Farming is not sexy," he said.

More than 85 percent of food in Hawaii comes from out-of-state, according to a state report published in October.

The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism found Hawaii consumers spent about $3.1 billion every two years on imported food. Replacing 10 percent of imported food with local food would add more than $300 million to Hawaii's economy every two years, the report said.
http://washingtonexaminer.com/hawaii-legislature-begins-leadership-chosen/article/feed/2064015#.UPievWcYOTw