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There is a new look to the middle of Maui island, and I for one am very grateful for it.
With the planting of more than 1 million trees, there is finally a look of stability to the often dust-blown lands which were at one time a sprawling complex serving sugar. Trees — what a concept. Trees change the environment in fundamental and profound ways.
With almost all of our food flown or shipped in, we are on a very narrow edge regarding food sustainability. The stewards of the land in the middle of the island, Mahi Pono, plan to produce 2 million pounds of local produce for Hawaii’s people this year along with their other crops. This is huge.
I am happy to see stable, non-GMO crops on this land, and look forward to the next years of hard work it will take to develop and steward it into a mature resource for our islands.
Sean Lester
Kihei, Maui
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