To rebuild the economy, focus on a Hawaiʻi-grown infrastructure

Just Transition Hawaiʻi Coalition
From Honolulu Civil Beat

Excerpt:

The Green New Deal, with agriculture as Hawaiʻi’s “jewel in the crown,” is the best approach to creating a thriving food-secure economy. It would support a livable planet by creating an inclusive, decentralized, equitable economy that considers environment, labor, education, disability rights, women’s rights, veterans’ rights, and others.

Now is the time to craft an economy that works for everyone. Hawaii is already home to thousands of farmers; we must support them, instead of providing sweetheart deals to out-of-state corporations.

Our own farmers know, better than anyone, what they need to do to grow healthy local food. Yet farmers’ voices are rarely at the table in the halls of power. You will find many of those voices signed below.

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Young Progressives Demanding Action is an official member of the Just Transition Hawaiʻi Coalition.