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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.

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This book provides an analysis of the food and agricultural system of Hawai'i, offering insightful historical details, personal stories, and research results that give a well-rounded synopsis of on-the-ground issues that are affecting farmers, local residents, and native peoples. [It] is highly recommended for students (both undergraduate and graduate), scholars, and professionals who are teaching and engaging in discussions on the issues of food justice, democracy, and security.--Celize Christy Rural Sociology, 83:2 (June 2018) After the introduction, which includes a brief history of food production in Hawaii, welcome and compelling narratives from practitioners are interspersed with high-quality analytical essays from diverse disciplines--geography, political science, history, anthropology, sociology, and agriculture. The result is a multi-faceted look at a complex food system leading to a plea for participatory food democracy.-- CHOICE

"This book provides an analysis of the food and agricultural system of Hawai'i, offering insightful historical details, personal stories, and research results that give a well-rounded synopsis of on-the-ground issues that are affecting farmers, local residents, and native peoples. [It] is highly recommended for students (both undergraduate and graduate), scholars, and professionals who are teaching and engaging in discussions on the issues of food justice, democracy, and security.--Celize Christy ""Rural Sociology, 83:2 (June 2018)"" After the introduction, which includes a brief history of food production in Hawaii, welcome and compelling narratives from practitioners are interspersed with high-quality analytical essays from diverse disciplines--geography, political science, history, anthropology, sociology, and agriculture. The result is a multi-faceted look at a complex food system leading to a plea for participatory food democracy.-- ""CHOICE"""

After the introduction, which includes a brief history of food production in Hawaii, welcome and compelling narratives from practitioners are interspersed with high-quality analytical essays from diverse disciplines--geography, political science, history, anthropology, sociology, and agriculture. The result is a multi-faceted look at a complex food system leading to a plea for participatory food democracy.-- CHOICE

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Aya Hirata Kimura is associate professor of women’s studies at the University of Hawai‘i at M?noa. Krisnawati Suryanata is associate professor of geography at the University of Hawai‘i at M?noa.

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