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Farmland becoming food vs. fuel battleground

COURTESY WREN WESCOATT
                                Sheep graze on a solar farm developed on farmland with good soil productivity in Waipio.
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COURTESY WREN WESCOATT

Sheep graze on a solar farm developed on farmland with good soil productivity in Waipio.

COURTESY LARRY JEFTS 
                                Larry Jefts, who farms bananas, bell peppers and tomatoes, received a letter saying he had to quit growing some of his crops in advance of work on Hanwha Energy Holdings Corp.’s Ho‘ohana Solar project, which is not yet permitted. Above, Jefts’ farmland that is normally used for growing tomatoes.
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COURTESY LARRY JEFTS

Larry Jefts, who farms bananas, bell peppers and tomatoes, received a letter saying he had to quit growing some of his crops in advance of work on Hanwha Energy Holdings Corp.’s Ho‘ohana Solar project, which is not yet permitted. Above, Jefts’ farmland that is normally used for growing tomatoes.

COURTESY WREN WESCOATT
                                Sheep graze on a solar farm developed on farmland with good soil productivity in Waipio.
COURTESY LARRY JEFTS 
                                Larry Jefts, who farms bananas, bell peppers and tomatoes, received a letter saying he had to quit growing some of his crops in advance of work on Hanwha Energy Holdings Corp.’s Ho‘ohana Solar project, which is not yet permitted. Above, Jefts’ farmland that is normally used for growing tomatoes.