Food And Power In Hawaiʻi: Visions Of Food Democracy Project Muse Upcc Books

In Food and Power in Hawai`i, island scholars and writers from backgrounds in academia, farming, and community organizations discuss new ways of looking at food policy and practices in terms of social justice and sustainability. Each of the nine essays describes Hawai`i's foodscapes and collectively makes the case that food is a focal point for public policy making, social activism, and cultural mobilization. With its rich case studies, the volume aims to further debate on the agrofood system and extends the discussion of food problems in Hawai`i. Given the island geography, high dependency on imported food has often been portrayed as the primary challenge in Hawai`i, and the traditional response has been localized food production. The book argues, however, that aspects such as differentiated access, the history of colonization, and the neoliberalized nature of the economy also need to be considered for the right transformation of our food system. The essays point out the diversity of food challenges that Hawai`i faces. They include controversies over land use policies, a gendered and racialized farming population, benefits and costs of biotechnology, stratified access to nutritious foods, as well as ensuring the economic viability of farms. Defying the reductive approach that looks only at calories or tonnage of food produced and consumed as indicators of a sound food system, Food and Power in Hawai`i shows how food problems are necessarily layered with other sociocultural and economic problems, and uses food democracy as the guiding framework. By linking the debate on food explicitly to the issues of power and democracy, each contributor seeks to reframe a discourse, previously focused on increasing the volume of locally grown food or protecting farms, into the broader objectives of social justice, ecological sustainability, and economic viability. What are the challenges to the food system in Hawai'i? Food and Power in Hawai'i explores issues facing the way we eat and produce (or do not produce) food in Hawai'i. Given its island geography, high dependence on imported food has been portrayed as the primary problem, and localization has been proposed as the dominant solution in Hawai'i. But the book argues that much more is needed to transform the food system into one that is just, equitable, secure, and healthy. The book points out the diversity of the challenges Hawai'i faces-energy-intensive farming; gendered and racialized farming populations; controversies over the ownership, costs, and benefits of biotechnology; high food insecurity for marginalized communities; and stratified access to nutritious foods. Defying the reductive approach that looks only at calories or tonnage of food produced and/or consumed in the state as the indicator of the soundness of the food system, the book points out how the food problems are necessarily layered with other sociocultural and economic problems and uses food democracy as the guiding framework. "Food and Power in Hawai'i" explores various issues, including agriculture, land use, colonialism, biotechnology, agricultural tourism, and farmers' markets; and explains how these issues relate to movements toward food democracy What are the challenges to the food system in Hawai‘i? __Food and Power__ explores issues facing the way we eat and produce (or do not produce) food in Hawai‘i. Given Hawai‘i’s island geography, high dependence on imported food has been portrayed as the primary problem and localization has been the dominant solution proposed. But the book argues that much more is needed to transform the food system to something that is just, equitable, as well as secure and healthy. The chapters in this book point out that the challenges are much more diverse: energy-intensive farming, gendered and racialized farming population, controversies over the ownership and benefits/costs of biotechnology, high food insecurity for marginalized communities, and stratified access to nutritious foods. Defying the reductive approach that looks only at calories or tonnage of food produced/consumed in the state as the indicator of the soundness of food system, the book points out how food problems are necessarily layered with other socio-cultural and economic problems and uses food democracy as the guiding framework. The chapters explore various issues, from agriculture, land use, and colonialism to biotechnology, agricultural tourism, and farmers' markets, and explore how these issues relate to movements toward food democracy. Cover 1 Contents 6 Acknowledgments 8 Introduction / Aya Hirata Kimura and Krisnawati Suryanata 12 1. Tangled Roots: The Paradox of Important Agricultural Lands in Hawai‘i / Krisnawati Suryanata and Kem Lowry 28 2. Food Security in Hawai‘i / George Kent 47 3. Kaulana O‘ahu me he ‘Āina Momona / Lilikalā K. Kame‘eleihiwa 65 Hi‘ilei Kawelo 92 4. Farmers’ Markets in Hawai‘i: A Local/Global Nexus / Monique Mironesco 96 5. Is the Transgene a Grave? On the Place of Transgenic Papaya in Food Democracy in Hawai‘i / Neal K. Adolph Akatsuka 127 6. Seeds of Contestation: The Emergence of Hawai‘i’s Seed Corn Industry / Benjamin Schrager and Krisnawati Suryanata 149 7. Farming on the Margin: Women Organic Farmers in Hawai‘i / Aya Hirata Kimura 167 Michelle Galimba 189 8. Labor of Meaning, Labor of Need: Organic Farm Volunteering in Hawai‘i / Mary Mostafanezhad, Krisnawati Suryanata, Saleh Azizi, and Nicole Milne 196 Chris Robb 214 Dean Okimoto 218 9. Epilogue / Aya Hirata Kimura and Krisnawati Suryanata 222 Contributors 226 Index 230 A 230 B 230 C 230 D 231 E 231 F 231 G 232 H 232 I 232 K 232 L 233 M 233 N 233 O 234 P 234 R 234 S 234 T 235 U 235 V 235 W 236 Z 236 Tangled Roots : The Paradox Of Important Agricultural Lands In Hawaiʻi / Krisnawati Suryanata And Kem Lowry -- Food Security In Hawaiʻi / George Kent -- Kaulana Oʻahu Me He ʻaina Momona / Lilikala K. Kameʻeleihiwa -- Farmers' Markets In Hawaiʻi : A Local/global Nexus / Monique Mironesco -- Is The Transgene A Grave? : On The Place Of Transgenic Papaya In Food Democracy In Hawaiʻi / Neal K. Adolph Akatsuka -- Seeds Of Contestation : The Emergence Of Hawaiʻi's Seed Corn Industry / Benjamin Schrager And Krisnawati Suryanata -- Farming On The Margin : Women Organic Farmers In Hawaiʻi / Aya Hirata Kimura -- Labor Of Meaning, Labor Of Need : Organic Farm Volunteering In Hawaiʻi / Mary Mostafanezhad, Krisnawati Suryanata, Saleh Azizi, And Nicole Milne -- Epilogue / Aya Hirata Kimura And Krisnawati Suryanata. Edited By Aya Hirata Kimura And Krisnawati Suryanata. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. What are the challenges to the food system in Hawai'i? 'Food and Power in Hawai'i' explores issues facing the way we eat and produce (or do not produce) food in Hawai'i. High dependence on imported food has been portrayed as the primary problem, and localization has been proposed as the dominant solution. But the book argues that much more is needed to make the food system just, equitable, secure, and healthy