What It Actually Takes to Pass a Food Bill in Hawaiʻi - Reflections from inside the 2026 legislative session
By Beverly Patton| 2026 Hawaiʻi Food+ Policy Intern Recent graduate, UH West Oʻahu's Sustainable Community Food Systems To become familiar with statewide efforts to advance sustainable agriculture in Hawaii. Further, I wish to learn the legislative process that advances bills for sustainable agriculture, and what the roadblocks are to achieving these actions. When asked what my learning objectives were for the Food+ Policy legislative internship, I replied with the above goals. As the 2026...
