Hawaiʻi Needs Good Soil To Grow More Food. Here’s How That Can Happen

There’s a renewed focus among lawmakers and scientists as the state faces a “quantum moment” to develop a more self-reliant and sustainable system

A growing number of local scientists and farmers are focusing on soil for the future of Hawaii’s food system and for the state’s resilience against climate change.

That group has grown to include lawmakers who have introduced a suite of bills this session that directly and indirectly relate to the health of the state’s soils.

Soil’s potential to help address climate change was previously understated, according to a 2017 study. Soil stores about 2,500 gigatons of carbon worldwide, more than three times the amount in the atmosphere and four times what’s in plants and animals.

Many feel that developing better soil in Hawaii is the key to a more self-reliant and sustainable food system

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