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i wanted this to share a few things but i'm going to not share as much as i wanted to share because we are starting late i'd like to get this thing going so we all get home at a decent hour this this election is very important to

aɪ wɔntɪd ðɪs tu ʃɛɹ ʌ fju θɪŋz bʌt aɪ'ɛm ɡoʊɪŋ tu nɑt ʃɛɹ æz mʌtʃ æz aɪ wɔntɪd tu ʃɛɹ bɪkɔz wi ɑɹ stɑɹtɪŋ leɪt aɪ'di laɪk tu ɡɛt ðɪs θɪŋ ɡoʊɪŋ soʊ wi ɔl ɡɛt hoʊm æt ʌ disʌnt aʊɜ˞ ðɪs ðɪs ɪlɛkʃʌn ɪz vɛɹi ɪmpɔɹtʌnt tu

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state we support agriculture to the tune of point four percent no way i made a mistake this year they lowered it from point four percent to point three eight percent and in the same breath they're saying food

steɪt wi sʌpɔɹt æɡɹɪkʌltʃɜ˞ tu ðʌ tun ʌv pɔɪnt fɔɹ pɜ˞sɛnt noʊ weɪ aɪ meɪd ʌ mɪsteɪk ðɪs jɪɹ ðeɪ loʊɜ˞d ɪt fɹʌm pɔɪnt fɔɹ pɜ˞sɛnt tu pɔɪnt θɹi eɪt pɜ˞sɛnt ʌnd ɪn ðʌ seɪm bɹɛθ ðeɪ'ɹeɪ seɪɪŋ fud

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security so it doesn't feel very secure to me as a farmer to hear that and my family and i we've been farming here since nineteen ninety

sɪkjʊɹʌti soʊ ɪt 'ti fil vɛɹi sɪkjʊɹ tu mi æz ʌ fɑɹmɜ˞ tu hiɹ ðæt ʌnd maɪ fæmʌli ʌnd aɪ wi'vi bɪn fɑɹmɪŋ hiɹ sɪns naɪntin naɪnti

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three and we produce last year we produce twenty one thousand pounds of food for the community on two thousand square feet so unless we were that efficient to produce that much food

θɹi ʌnd wi pɹʌdus læst jɪɹ wi pɹʌdus twɛnti wʌn θaʊzʌnd paʊndz ʌv fud fɔɹ ðʌ kʌmjunʌti ɑn tu θaʊzʌnd skwɛɹ fit soʊ ʌnlɛs wi wɜ˞ ðæt ɪfɪʃʌnt tu pɹʌdus ðæt mʌtʃ fud

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commons here in the spirit of being able to grow our food here locally so we started as an organization in actually in two thousand and nine but really in two thousand and ten march of two thousand and ten we had our first meeting

kɑmʌnz hiɹ ɪn ðʌ spɪɹʌt ʌv biɪŋ eɪbʌl tu ɡɹoʊ aʊɜ˞ fud hiɹ loʊkʌli soʊ wi stɑɹtɪd æz æn ɔɹɡʌnʌzeɪʃʌn ɪn æktʃuʌli ɪn tu θaʊzʌnd ʌnd naɪn bʌt ɹɪli ɪn tu θaʊzʌnd ʌnd tɛn mɑɹtʃ ʌv tu θaʊzʌnd ʌnd tɛn wi hæd aʊɜ˞ fɜ˞st mitɪŋ

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on maui and now we have ten chapters across the islands and about nine hundred members so we are growing exponentially and we're fortunate to know that we have not only

ɑn maʊi ʌnd naʊ wi hæv tɛn tʃæptɜ˞z ʌkɹɔs ðʌ aɪlʌndz ʌnd ʌbaʊt naɪn hʌndɹʌd mɛmbɜ˞z soʊ wi ɑɹ ɡɹoʊɪŋ ɛkspoʊnɛnʃʌli ʌnd wi'ɹeɪ fɔɹtʃʌnʌt tu noʊ ðæt wi hæv nɑt oʊnli

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farmers but gardeners and foodies alike who value our mission and what we're what we're about in rejuvenating our lands and also at the same time advocating for our local food production so what we've done as an

fɑɹmɜ˞z bʌt ɡɑɹdʌnɜ˞z ʌnd ʌlaɪk hu vælju aʊɜ˞ mɪʃʌn ʌnd wʌt wi'ɹeɪ wʌt wi'ɹeɪ ʌbaʊt ɪn ɹidʒuvʌneɪtɪŋ aʊɜ˞ lændz ʌnd ɔlsoʊ æt ðʌ seɪm taɪm ædvʌkeɪtɪŋ fɔɹ aʊɜ˞ loʊkʌl fud pɹʌdʌkʃʌn soʊ wʌt wi'vi dʌn æz æn

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organisation is put together a five point plan you'll hear about that five point plan tonight in our questions and that five point plan basically deals with the whole system of agriculture what makes up the whole system of agriculture and as we see it is

ɔɹɡʌnɪzeɪʃʌn ɪz pʊt tʌɡɛðɜ˞ ʌ faɪv pɔɪnt plæn ju' hiɹ ʌbaʊt ðæt faɪv pɔɪnt plæn tʌnaɪt ɪn aʊɜ˞ kwɛstʃʌnz ʌnd ðæt faɪv pɔɪnt plæn beɪsɪkli dilz wɪð ðʌ hoʊl sɪstʌm ʌv æɡɹɪkʌltʃɜ˞ wʌt meɪks ʌp ðʌ hoʊl sɪstʌm ʌv æɡɹɪkʌltʃɜ˞ ʌnd æz wi si ɪt ɪz

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at forty years old getting into farming didn't know what i was doing i was a gardener you know but i had the passion and that's what i still have today and that's what's can sustain our family farm along with my wife's passion and our son who works full time on the farm and our

æt fɔɹti jɪɹz oʊld ɡɛtɪŋ ɪntu fɑɹmɪŋ 'ti noʊ wʌt aɪ wɑz duɪŋ aɪ wɑz ʌ ɡɑɹdʌnɜ˞ ju noʊ bʌt aɪ hæd ðʌ pæʃʌn ʌnd ðæt'ɛs wʌt aɪ stɪl hæv tʌdeɪ ʌnd ðæt'ɛs wʌt'ɛs kæn sʌsteɪn aʊɜ˞ fæmʌli fɑɹm ʌlɔŋ wɪð maɪ waɪf'ɛs pæʃʌn ʌnd aʊɜ˞ sʌn hu wɜ˞ks fʊl taɪm ɑn ðʌ fɑɹm ʌnd aʊɜ˞

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daughter who came out of it actually she designs and fabricate her own women's swimwear line so here she grew up in a farm family knew about being an entrepreneur and she went and got to go work for somebody else you know and design

dɔtɜ˞ hu keɪm aʊt ʌv ɪt æktʃuʌli ʃi dɪzaɪnz ʌnd fæbɹʌkeɪt hɜ˞ oʊn wɪmʌn'ɛs swɪmwɛɹ laɪn soʊ hiɹ ʃi ɡɹu ʌp ɪn ʌ fɑɹm fæmʌli nu ʌbaʊt biɪŋ æn ɑntɹʌpɹʌnɜ˞ ʌnd ʃi wɛnt ʌnd ɡɑt tu ɡoʊ wɜ˞k fɔɹ sʌmbɑdi ɛls ju noʊ ʌnd dɪzaɪn

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has her own business in that respect so there's a lot of benefits to our economy that represents a family farm the multiplier effect we like to call it so outside of work workforce development we support agricultural land trust we

hæz hɜ˞ oʊn bɪznʌs ɪn ðæt ɹɪspɛkt soʊ ðɛɹ'ɛs ʌ lɑt ʌv bɛnʌfɪts tu aʊɜ˞ ɪkɑnʌmi ðæt ɹɛpɹɪzɛnts ʌ fæmʌli fɑɹm ðʌ mʌltʌplaɪɜ˞ ɪfɛkt wi laɪk tu kɔl ɪt soʊ aʊtsaɪd ʌv wɜ˞k wɜ˞kfɔɹs dɪvɛlʌpmʌnt wi sʌpɔɹt æɡɹʌkʌltʃɜ˞ʌl lænd tɹʌst wi

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get out once they get it and that would be enforced in a way that we wouldn't have any quote unquote gentleman estates they would be active farms and so we have a man in our organization who's actually a board member of our five hundred one c three foundation tailbone our has been

ɡɛt aʊt wʌns ðeɪ ɡɛt ɪt ʌnd ðæt wʊd bi ɛnfɔɹst ɪn ʌ weɪ ðæt wi 'ti hæv ɛni kwoʊt ʌnkwoʊt dʒɛntʌlmʌn ɪsteɪts ðeɪ wʊd bi æktɪv fɑɹmz ʌnd soʊ wi hæv ʌ mæn ɪn aʊɜ˞ ɔɹɡʌnʌzeɪʃʌn hu'ɛs æktʃuʌli ʌ bɔɹd mɛmbɜ˞ ʌv aʊɜ˞ faɪv hʌndɹʌd wʌn si θɹi faʊndeɪʃʌn aʊɜ˞ hæz bɪn

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advocating advocating and working on developing that third thing is new treat recycling centers we're developing and advocating for those in our regions c the reason why we have so many chapters is because we want to

ædvʌkeɪtɪŋ ædvʌkeɪtɪŋ ʌnd wɜ˞kɪŋ ɑn dɪvɛlʌpɪŋ ðæt θɜ˞d θɪŋ ɪz nu tɹit ɹisaɪkʌlɪŋ sɛntɜ˞z wi'ɹeɪ dɪvɛlʌpɪŋ ʌnd ædvʌkeɪtɪŋ fɔɹ ðoʊz ɪn aʊɜ˞ ɹidʒʌnz si ðʌ ɹizʌn waɪ wi hæv soʊ mɛni tʃæptɜ˞z ɪz bɪkɔz wi wɑnt tu

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build our agricultural strength regionally we want to you know when you're growing things in hama it's a lot different than you're growing in line where james is right now you know and so each region has its own issues and its own challenges and its own benefits

bɪld aʊɜ˞ æɡɹʌkʌltʃɜ˞ʌl stɹɛŋkθ ɹidʒʌnʌli wi wɑnt tu ju noʊ wɛn ju'ɹeɪ ɡɹoʊɪŋ θɪŋz ɪn hɑmʌ ɪt'ɛs ʌ lɑt dɪfɜ˞ʌnt ðæn ju'ɹeɪ ɡɹoʊɪŋ ɪn laɪn wɛɹ dʒeɪmz ɪz ɹaɪt naʊ ju noʊ ʌnd soʊ itʃ ɹidʒʌn hæz ɪts oʊn ɪʃuz ʌnd ɪts oʊn tʃælʌndʒɪz ʌnd ɪts oʊn bɛnʌfɪts

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and we want to highlight those and bring that to where we can have a supportive system in place so nutrient recycling our nutrients back on to the land to rejuvenate the soils that have been depleted by plantation agriculture over a long period of time

ʌnd wi wɑnt tu haɪlaɪt ðoʊz ʌnd bɹɪŋ ðæt tu wɛɹ wi kæn hæv ʌ sʌpɔɹtɪv sɪstʌm ɪn pleɪs soʊ nutɹiʌnt ɹisaɪkʌlɪŋ aʊɜ˞ nutɹiʌnts bæk ɑn tu ðʌ lænd tu ɹɪdʒuvʌneɪt ðʌ sɔɪlz ðæt hæv bɪn dɪplitɪd baɪ plænteɪʃʌn æɡɹɪkʌltʃɜ˞ oʊvɜ˞ ʌ lɔŋ pɪɹiʌd ʌv taɪm

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is an important aspect of what we represent and the fourth thing is food hubs have aggregates places where we can as farmers bring all our produce and then have that aggregate out whether it's fresh and

ɪz æn ɪmpɔɹtʌnt æspɛkt ʌv wʌt wi ɹɛpɹɪzɛnt ʌnd ðʌ fɔɹθ θɪŋ ɪz fud hʌbz hæv æɡɹʌɡɪts pleɪsʌz wɛɹ wi kæn æz fɑɹmɜ˞z bɹɪŋ ɔl aʊɜ˞ pɹʌdus ʌnd ðɛn hæv ðæt æɡɹʌɡʌt aʊt wɛðɜ˞ ɪt'ɛs fɹɛʃ ʌnd

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and it's so beautiful to see these kind of farms these boutique farms springing up all over the place so it's important that we support our farmers first and foremost making a living at what they love to do and secondly to put across

ʌnd ɪt'ɛs soʊ bjutʌfʌl tu si ðiz kaɪnd ʌv fɑɹmz ðiz butik fɑɹmz spɹɪŋɪŋ ʌp ɔl oʊvɜ˞ ðʌ pleɪs soʊ ɪt'ɛs ɪmpɔɹtʌnt ðæt wi sʌpɔɹt aʊɜ˞ fɑɹmɜ˞z fɜ˞st ʌnd fɔɹmoʊst meɪkɪŋ ʌ lɪvɪŋ æt wʌt ðeɪ lʌv tu du ʌnd sɛkʌndli tu pʊt ʌkɹɔs

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five point plan and you the folks that are running for office they can get into office to support us in this respect because we're poised to work with anyone who is willing to work with us so on that note i'd like to introduce our first

faɪv pɔɪnt plæn ʌnd ju ðʌ foʊks ðæt ɑɹ ɹʌnɪŋ fɔɹ ɔfɪs ðeɪ kæn ɡɛt ɪntu ɔfɪs tu sʌpɔɹt ʌs ɪn ðɪs ɹɪspɛkt bɪkɔz wi'ɹeɪ pɔɪzd tu wɜ˞k wɪð ɛniwʌn hu ɪz wɪlɪŋ tu wɜ˞k wɪð ʌs soʊ ɑn ðæt noʊt aɪ'di laɪk tu ɪntɹʌdus aʊɜ˞ fɜ˞st

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but domestic violence doesn't happen in a vacuum it's a lot of the community issues things like poverty homelessness housing all the different effects of of you know living on an island community and the cost of living and all those kinds

bʌt dʌmɛstɪk vaɪʌlʌns 'ti hæpʌn ɪn ʌ vækjum ɪt'ɛs ʌ lɑt ʌv ðʌ kʌmjunʌti ɪʃuz θɪŋz laɪk pɑvɜ˞ti hoʊmlʌsnʌs haʊzɪŋ ɔl ðʌ dɪfɜ˞ʌnt ɪfɛkts ʌv ʌv ju noʊ lɪvɪŋ ɑn æn aɪlʌnd kʌmjunʌti ʌnd ðʌ kɑst ʌv lɪvɪŋ ʌnd ɔl ðoʊz kaɪndz

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i know on a very small scale what farmers experience on a large scale aside from the having to make a living at it so i'm not doing it on that level i'm just trying to raise enough tomatoes for my grandson

aɪ noʊ ɑn ʌ vɛɹi smɔl skeɪl wʌt fɑɹmɜ˞z ɪkspɪɹiʌns ɑn ʌ lɑɹdʒ skeɪl ʌsaɪd fɹʌm ðʌ hævɪŋ tu meɪk ʌ lɪvɪŋ æt ɪt soʊ aɪ'ɛm nɑt duɪŋ ɪt ɑn ðæt lɛvʌl aɪ'ɛm dʒʌst tɹaɪɪŋ tu ɹeɪz ɪnʌf tʌmeɪtoʊz fɔɹ maɪ ɡɹændsʌn

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to eat every morning so i am here mostly to learn to i'm glad to know that the white farmers union is relatively young and so i'm not too far behind the curve and i'm grateful to be

tu it ɛvɜ˞i mɔɹnɪŋ soʊ aɪ æm hiɹ moʊstli tu lɜ˞n tu aɪ'ɛm ɡlæd tu noʊ ðæt ðʌ waɪt fɑɹmɜ˞z junjʌn ɪz ɹɛlʌtɪvli jʌŋ ʌnd soʊ aɪ'ɛm nɑt tu fɑɹ bɪhaɪnd ðʌ kɜ˞v ʌnd aɪ'ɛm ɡɹeɪtfʌl tu bi

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development sorry for the false start on that and there are comment on that is that with the average age of farmers in hawaii it at sixty we can all agree we need to grow a new generation of farmers equipped with the skills to create successful farming

dɪvɛlʌpmʌnt sɑɹi fɔɹ ðʌ fɔls stɑɹt ɑn ðæt ʌnd ðɛɹ ɑɹ kɑmɛnt ɑn ðæt ɪz ðæt wɪð ðʌ ævɜ˞ɪdʒ eɪdʒ ʌv fɑɹmɜ˞z ɪn hʌwaɪi ɪt æt sɪksti wi kæn ɔl ʌɡɹi wi nid tu ɡɹoʊ ʌ nu dʒɛnɜ˞eɪʃʌn ʌv fɑɹmɜ˞z ɪkwɪpt wɪð ðʌ skɪlz tu kɹieɪt sʌksɛsfʌl fɑɹmɪŋ

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also having gotten grants from the county i know that they have a lot of requirements but i think when you're looking at a program like this you're looking at something new and something different so i think everyone could come with a different set of

ɔlsoʊ hævɪŋ ɡɑtʌn ɡɹænts fɹʌm ðʌ kaʊnti aɪ noʊ ðæt ðeɪ hæv ʌ lɑt ʌv ɹɪkwaɪɹmʌnts bʌt aɪ θɪŋk wɛn ju'ɹeɪ lʊkɪŋ æt ʌ pɹoʊɡɹæm laɪk ðɪs ju'ɹeɪ lʊkɪŋ æt sʌmθɪŋ nu ʌnd sʌmθɪŋ dɪfɜ˞ʌnt soʊ aɪ θɪŋk ɛvɹiwʌn kʊd kʌm wɪð ʌ dɪfɜ˞ʌnt sɛt ʌv

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goals and they might all be very very worthy right because you might have somebody who's trying to create a farm you might have somebody who are who has a farm was trying to get a bigger farm you might have somebody with a big farm that's trying to invest in and infrastructure more

ɡoʊlz ʌnd ðeɪ maɪt ɔl bi vɛɹi vɛɹi wɜ˞ði ɹaɪt bɪkɔz ju maɪt hæv sʌmbɑdi hu'ɛs tɹaɪɪŋ tu kɹieɪt ʌ fɑɹm ju maɪt hæv sʌmbɑdi hu ɑɹ hu hæz ʌ fɑɹm wɑz tɹaɪɪŋ tu ɡɛt ʌ bɪɡɜ˞ fɑɹm ju maɪt hæv sʌmbɑdi wɪð ʌ bɪɡ fɑɹm ðæt'ɛs tɹaɪɪŋ tu ɪnvɛst ɪn ʌnd ɪnfɹʌstɹʌktʃɜ˞ mɔɹ

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equipment or something like that so i think those kinds of grants shouldn't be too restrictive because you need to be able to be creative with new projects so i would support that because i think the need is here and it's huge

ɪkwɪpmʌnt ɔɹ sʌmθɪŋ laɪk ðæt soʊ aɪ θɪŋk ðoʊz kaɪndz ʌv ɡɹænts 'ti bi tu ɹistɹɪktɪv bɪkɔz ju nid tu bi eɪbʌl tu bi kɹieɪtɪv wɪð nu pɹɑdʒɛkts soʊ aɪ wʊd sʌpɔɹt ðæt bɪkɔz aɪ θɪŋk ðʌ nid ɪz hiɹ ʌnd ɪt'ɛs hjudʒ

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question and the statement and i think of the programs that we have in place programs that we grew up with like f if a and things like that i noticed as an adult i don't see as much participation when we were in

kwɛstʃʌn ʌnd ðʌ steɪtmʌnt ʌnd aɪ θɪŋk ʌv ðʌ pɹoʊɡɹæmz ðæt wi hæv ɪn pleɪs pɹoʊɡɹæmz ðæt wi ɡɹu ʌp wɪð laɪk ɛf ɪf ʌ ʌnd θɪŋz laɪk ðæt aɪ noʊtʌst æz æn ʌdʌlt aɪ dɑn'ti si æz mʌtʃ pɑɹtɪsʌpeɪʃʌn wɛn wi wɜ˞ ɪn

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much anymore and that's something that we need to start to support more in our schools to support our fund i'd like to see that apprenticeship programs incorporate alternative farming practices i

mʌtʃ ɛnimɔɹ ʌnd ðæt'ɛs sʌmθɪŋ ðæt wi nid tu stɑɹt tu sʌpɔɹt mɔɹ ɪn aʊɜ˞ skulz tu sʌpɔɹt aʊɜ˞ fʌnd aɪ'di laɪk tu si ðæt ʌpɹɛntʌsʃɪp pɹoʊɡɹæmz ɪnkɔɹpɜ˞eɪt ɔltɜ˞nʌtɪv fɑɹmɪŋ pɹæktʌsʌz aɪ

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you would want a beginning farmer program to have in order to win your support absolutely absolutely in my thoughts in a farm apprenticeship program in any apprenticeship program is importance of diversity in their training as a young farmer

ju wʊd wɑnt ʌ bɪɡɪnɪŋ fɑɹmɜ˞ pɹoʊɡɹæm tu hæv ɪn ɔɹdɜ˞ tu wɪn jɔɹ sʌpɔɹt æbsʌlutli æbsʌlutli ɪn maɪ θɔts ɪn ʌ fɑɹm ʌpɹɛntʌsʃɪp pɹoʊɡɹæm ɪn ɛni ʌpɹɛntʌsʃɪp pɹoʊɡɹæm ɪz ɪmpɔɹtʌns ʌv dɪvɜ˞sɪti ɪn ðɛɹ tɹeɪnɪŋ æz ʌ jʌŋ fɑɹmɜ˞

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diversity in pest control in soil maintenance which is a big issue that will be discussing in a little bit and especially i think a lot of people when they think about farm apprenticeships they think about manual labor so i that's why i would like to see more training and

dɪvɜ˞sɪti ɪn pɛst kʌntɹoʊl ɪn sɔɪl meɪntʌnʌns wɪtʃ ɪz ʌ bɪɡ ɪʃu ðæt wɪl bi dɪskʌsɪŋ ɪn ʌ lɪtʌl bɪt ʌnd ʌspɛʃli aɪ θɪŋk ʌ lɑt ʌv pipʌl wɛn ðeɪ θɪŋk ʌbaʊt fɑɹm ʌpɹɛntʌsʃɪps ðeɪ θɪŋk ʌbaʊt mænjuʌl leɪbɜ˞ soʊ aɪ ðæt'ɛs waɪ aɪ wʊd laɪk tu si mɔɹ tɹeɪnɪŋ ʌnd

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more education in the program so that the farmers that we produce are going to be able to accept and be able to deal with some of the change in diversity in the market thank

mɔɹ ɛdʒʌkeɪʃʌn ɪn ðʌ pɹoʊɡɹæm soʊ ðæt ðʌ fɑɹmɜ˞z ðæt wi pɹʌdus ɑɹ ɡoʊɪŋ tu bi eɪbʌl tu æksɛpt ʌnd bi eɪbʌl tu dil wɪð sʌm ʌv ðʌ tʃeɪndʒ ɪn dɪvɜ˞sɪti ɪn ðʌ mɑɹkʌt θæŋk

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thank you all our next question is strangely enough on the same theme only it's about nutrient cycling centers and soil health and regenerative agriculture so our lead in comment currently many of our hawaii

θæŋk ju ɔl aʊɜ˞ nɛkst kwɛstʃʌn ɪz stɹeɪndʒli ɪnʌf ɑn ðʌ seɪm θim oʊnli ɪt'ɛs ʌbaʊt nutɹiʌnt saɪkʌlɪŋ sɛntɜ˞z ʌnd sɔɪl hɛlθ ʌnd æɡɹɪkʌltʃɜ˞ soʊ aʊɜ˞ lɛd ɪn kɑmɛnt kɜ˞ʌntli mɛni ʌv aʊɜ˞ hʌwaɪi

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farmers months purchased imported nutrient farm amendments is an expense for farmers that's passed down to the consumer in the meantime we accept twenty thousand tons of food waste at the maui county dump that could

fɑɹmɜ˞z mʌnθs pɜ˞tʃʌst ɪmpɔɹtɪd nutɹiʌnt fɑɹm ʌmɛndmʌnts ɪz æn ɪkspɛns fɔɹ fɑɹmɜ˞z ðæt'ɛs pæst daʊn tu ðʌ kʌnsumɜ˞ ɪn ðʌ mintaɪm wi æksɛpt twɛnti θaʊzʌnd tʌnz ʌv fud weɪst æt ðʌ maʊi kaʊnti dʌmp ðæt kʊd

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one of the barriers is definitely that many of our leaders are not maybe not privy to the background of all the different farming

wʌn ʌv ðʌ bæɹiɜ˞z ɪz dɛfʌnʌtli ðæt mɛni ʌv aʊɜ˞ lidɜ˞z ɑɹ nɑt meɪbi nɑt pɹɪvi tu ðʌ bækɡɹaʊnd ʌv ɔl ðʌ dɪfɜ˞ʌnt fɑɹmɪŋ

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practices in the last two years of my degree i focused on the anthropology of agriculture and how different countries throughout the world are now reverting back to their indigenous agriculture systems in brazil

pɹæktʌsʌz ɪn ðʌ læst tu jɪɹz ʌv maɪ dɪɡɹi aɪ foʊkʌst ɑn ðʌ ænθɹʌpɑlʌdʒi ʌv æɡɹɪkʌltʃɜ˞ ʌnd haʊ dɪfɜ˞ʌnt kʌntɹiz θɹuaʊt ðʌ wɜ˞ld ɑɹ naʊ ɹɪvɜ˞tɪŋ bæk tu ðɛɹ ɪndɪdʒʌnʌs æɡɹɪkʌltʃɜ˞ sɪstʌmz ɪn bɹʌzɪl

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in korea and learning that the system that worked all along was the best system for the place which makes perfect sense but we've been i think in a in a place where we've

ɪn kɔɹiʌ ʌnd lɜ˞nɪŋ ðæt ðʌ sɪstʌm ðæt wɜ˞kt ɔl ʌlɔŋ wɑz ðʌ bɛst sɪstʌm fɔɹ ðʌ pleɪs wɪtʃ meɪks pɜ˞fɛkt sɛns bʌt wi'vi bɪn aɪ θɪŋk ɪn ʌ ɪn ʌ pleɪs wɛɹ wi'vi

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we have multiple hotels here who do these huge catering jobs and have all this extra food and i actually know that because sometimes the food ends about our shelter when it's good but you know there's all this byproduct you know when you're prepping food

wi hæv mʌltʌpʌl hoʊtɛlz hiɹ hu du ðiz hjudʒ keɪtɜ˞ɪŋ dʒɑbz ʌnd hæv ɔl ðɪs ɛkstɹʌ fud ʌnd aɪ æktʃuʌli noʊ ðæt bɪkɔz sʌmtaɪmz ðʌ fud ɛndz ʌbaʊt aʊɜ˞ ʃɛltɜ˞ wɛn ɪt'ɛs ɡʊd bʌt ju noʊ ðɛɹ'ɛs ɔl ðɪs baɪpɹɑdʌkt ju noʊ wɛn ju'ɹeɪ pɹɛpɪŋ fud

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all that stuff there's so much food just from the hotels and catering companies that could end up in composting that makes perfect sense to me i think part of the problem and the barrier is that we similar

ɔl ðæt stʌf ðɛɹ'ɛs soʊ mʌtʃ fud dʒʌst fɹʌm ðʌ hoʊtɛlz ʌnd keɪtɜ˞ɪŋ kʌmpʌniz ðæt kʊd ɛnd ʌp ɪn kɑmpoʊstɪŋ ðæt meɪks pɜ˞fɛkt sɛns tu mi aɪ θɪŋk pɑɹt ʌv ðʌ pɹɑblʌm ʌnd ðʌ bæɹiɜ˞ ɪz ðæt wi sɪmʌlɜ˞

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we don't know better yet like we're just learning about that that we could take all that food and turn it into wonderful rich soil is it's not a new concept by any means is a very old concept but we've gotten used to doing

wi dɑn'ti noʊ bɛtɜ˞ jɛt laɪk wi'ɹeɪ dʒʌst lɜ˞nɪŋ ʌbaʊt ðæt ðæt wi kʊd teɪk ɔl ðæt fud ʌnd tɜ˞n ɪt ɪntu wʌndɜ˞fʌl ɹɪtʃ sɔɪl ɪz ɪt'ɛs nɑt ʌ nu kɑnsɛpt baɪ ɛni minz ɪz ʌ vɛɹi oʊld kɑnsɛpt bʌt wi'vi ɡɑtʌn juzd tu duɪŋ

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educate us as county council and as leaders throughout the state about the importance of that thank you thank you very much all of you thank you i don't know if we mention this this race actually has four people running but we

ɛdʒʌkeɪt ʌs æz kaʊnti kaʊnsʌl ʌnd æz lidɜ˞z θɹuaʊt ðʌ steɪt ʌbaʊt ðʌ ɪmpɔɹtʌns ʌv ðæt θæŋk ju θæŋk ju vɛɹi mʌtʃ ɔl ʌv ju θæŋk ju aɪ dɑn'ti noʊ ɪf wi mɛnʃʌn ðɪs ðɪs ɹeɪs æktʃuʌli hæz fɔɹ pipʌl ɹʌnɪŋ bʌt wi

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we need an empty seat ok food helps across the nation food hubs are becoming solutions for centralizing food processing and distribution increasing food production capabilities for small farmers by paving the way for

wi nid æn ɛmpti sit oʊkeɪ fud hɛlps ʌkɹɔs ðʌ neɪʃʌn fud hʌbz ɑɹ bɪkʌmɪŋ sʌluʃʌnz fɔɹ sɛntɹʌlaɪzɪŋ fud pɹɑsɛsɪŋ ʌnd dɪstɹʌbjuʃʌn ɪnkɹisɪŋ fud pɹʌdʌkʃʌn keɪpʌbɪlʌtiz fɔɹ smɔl fɑɹmɜ˞z baɪ peɪvɪŋ ðʌ weɪ fɔɹ

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cooperatives our five point plan is working with the state wide farm to school initiative for growing food for the dio we school lunch program all three of you you have one minute please describe benefits you can imagine

koʊɑpɹʌtɪvz aʊɜ˞ faɪv pɔɪnt plæn ɪz wɜ˞kɪŋ wɪð ðʌ steɪt waɪd fɑɹm tu skul ɪnɪʃʌtɪv fɔɹ ɡɹoʊɪŋ fud fɔɹ ðʌ wi skul lʌntʃ pɹoʊɡɹæm ɔl θɹi ʌv ju ju hæv wʌn mɪnʌt pliz dɪskɹaɪb bɛnʌfɪts ju kæn ɪmædʒʌn

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for the citizens of maui that would result from the maui county facilitating in funding a food hub let me repeat that please describe benefits you can imagine for the citizens of maui that would result from maui county

fɔɹ ðʌ sɪtʌzʌnz ʌv maʊi ðæt wʊd ɹɪzʌlt fɹʌm ðʌ maʊi kaʊnti fʌsɪlʌteɪtɪŋ ɪn fʌndɪŋ ʌ fud hʌb lɛt mi ɹɪpit ðæt pliz dɪskɹaɪb bɛnʌfɪts ju kæn ɪmædʒʌn fɔɹ ðʌ sɪtʌzʌnz ʌv maʊi ðæt wʊd ɹɪzʌlt fɹʌm maʊi kaʊnti

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fishermen up there selling for fresh fish you've got people growing and cooking with their own food and and selling wonderful fresh food at the market so something like that i i also think that oh and one of the biggest things that

fɪʃɜ˞mɪn ʌp ðɛɹ sɛlɪŋ fɔɹ fɹɛʃ fɪʃ ju'vi ɡɑt pipʌl ɡɹoʊɪŋ ʌnd kʊkɪŋ wɪð ðɛɹ oʊn fud ʌnd ʌnd sɛlɪŋ wʌndɜ˞fʌl fɹɛʃ fud æt ðʌ mɑɹkʌt soʊ sʌmθɪŋ laɪk ðæt aɪ aɪ ɔlsoʊ θɪŋk ðæt oʊ ʌnd wʌn ʌv ðʌ bɪɡʌst θɪŋz ðæt

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happened for my family is this fresh eggs you know getting our gannett eggs that cost goes great by getting locally grown eggs that are all different sizes and colors and and when there's a huge difference so that was an

hæpʌnd fɔɹ maɪ fæmʌli ɪz ðɪs fɹɛʃ ɛɡz ju noʊ ɡɛtɪŋ aʊɜ˞ ɡænɪt ɛɡz ðæt kɑst ɡoʊz ɡɹeɪt baɪ ɡɛtɪŋ loʊkʌli ɡɹoʊn ɛɡz ðæt ɑɹ ɔl dɪfɜ˞ʌnt saɪzʌz ʌnd kʌlɜ˞z ʌnd ʌnd wɛn ðɛɹ'ɛs ʌ hjudʒ dɪfɜ˞ʌns soʊ ðæt wɑz æn

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education for me and you know one of my things that i'm i keep saying is you know i grew up in a time where things were different and going to the supermarket became a luxury and that if you had any status you go to the market you don't have to have your own chickens but we're reclaiming that now and i think

ɛdʒʌkeɪʃʌn fɔɹ mi ʌnd ju noʊ wʌn ʌv maɪ θɪŋz ðæt aɪ'ɛm aɪ kip seɪɪŋ ɪz ju noʊ aɪ ɡɹu ʌp ɪn ʌ taɪm wɛɹ θɪŋz wɜ˞ dɪfɜ˞ʌnt ʌnd ɡoʊɪŋ tu ðʌ supɜ˞mɑɹkɪt bɪkeɪm ʌ lʌɡʒɜ˞i ʌnd ðæt ɪf ju hæd ɛni stætʌs ju ɡoʊ tu ðʌ mɑɹkʌt ju dɑn'ti hæv tu hæv jɔɹ oʊn tʃɪkʌnz bʌt wi'ɹeɪ ɹikleɪmɪŋ ðæt naʊ ʌnd aɪ θɪŋk

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and what happened people grew their own food people worked on barter systems people were able to have their own food hubs in their communities where they were able to trade and barter their goods for the things they needed why do i think food hubs are important because a food hub for sustainable

ʌnd wʌt hæpʌnd pipʌl ɡɹu ðɛɹ oʊn fud pipʌl wɜ˞kt ɑn bɑɹtɜ˞ sɪstʌmz pipʌl wɜ˞ eɪbʌl tu hæv ðɛɹ oʊn fud hʌbz ɪn ðɛɹ kʌmjunʌtiz wɛɹ ðeɪ wɜ˞ eɪbʌl tu tɹeɪd ʌnd bɑɹtɜ˞ ðɛɹ ɡʊdz fɔɹ ðʌ θɪŋz ðeɪ nidʌd waɪ du aɪ θɪŋk fud hʌbz ɑɹ ɪmpɔɹtʌnt bɪkɔz ʌ fud hʌb fɔɹ sʌsteɪnʌbʌl

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training that would be involved with that education for these people this is part of the five point plan for the farmers union in my mind to bring apart this new change in our agricultural system and how we view our food how what we eat and how we eat it so i would be completely

tɹeɪnɪŋ ðæt wʊd bi ɪnvɑlvd wɪð ðæt ɛdʒʌkeɪʃʌn fɔɹ ðiz pipʌl ðɪs ɪz pɑɹt ʌv ðʌ faɪv pɔɪnt plæn fɔɹ ðʌ fɑɹmɜ˞z junjʌn ɪn maɪ maɪnd tu bɹɪŋ ʌpɑɹt ðɪs nu tʃeɪndʒ ɪn aʊɜ˞ æɡɹʌkʌltʃɜ˞ʌl sɪstʌm ʌnd haʊ wi vju aʊɜ˞ fud haʊ wʌt wi it ʌnd haʊ wi it ɪt soʊ aɪ wʊd bi kʌmplitli

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for developing these food hubs for the idea of training apprenticeship programs bringing healthy food into our community and developing through the county of maui ways that we can use and certify these are getting farms so that a food can be given

fɔɹ dɪvɛlʌpɪŋ ðiz fud hʌbz fɔɹ ðʌ aɪdiʌ ʌv tɹeɪnɪŋ ʌpɹɛntʌsʃɪp pɹoʊɡɹæmz bɹɪŋɪŋ hɛlθi fud ɪntu aʊɜ˞ kʌmjunʌti ʌnd dɪvɛlʌpɪŋ θɹu ðʌ kaʊnti ʌv maʊi weɪz ðæt wi kæn jus ʌnd sɜ˞tʌfaɪ ðiz ɑɹ ɡɛtɪŋ fɑɹmz soʊ ðæt ʌ fud kæn bi ɡɪvʌn

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so we're going to switch to policy a little bit and we're going to have a separate question for each of you we have specific questions with each of you in mind our topic is the farm land zoning and affordable land trusts in other words

soʊ wi'ɹeɪ ɡoʊɪŋ tu swɪtʃ tu pɑlʌsi ʌ lɪtʌl bɪt ʌnd wi'ɹeɪ ɡoʊɪŋ tu hæv ʌ sɛpɜ˞eɪt kwɛstʃʌn fɔɹ itʃ ʌv ju wi hæv spʌsɪfɪk kwɛstʃʌnz wɪð itʃ ʌv ju ɪn maɪnd aʊɜ˞ tɑpɪk ɪz ðʌ fɑɹm lænd zoʊnɪŋ ʌnd ʌfɔɹdʌbʌl lænd tɹʌsts ɪn ʌðɜ˞ wɜ˞dz

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this you have two minutes so here's your question our organization supports the concepts of farmers living on the land they farm and lease through an agricultural land trust what

ðɪs ju hæv tu mɪnʌts soʊ hiɹ'ɛs jɔɹ kwɛstʃʌn aʊɜ˞ ɔɹɡʌnʌzeɪʃʌn sʌpɔɹts ðʌ kɑnsɛpts ʌv fɑɹmɜ˞z lɪvɪŋ ɑn ðʌ lænd ðeɪ fɑɹm ʌnd lis θɹu æn æɡɹʌkʌltʃɜ˞ʌl lænd tɹʌst wʌt

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ideas would you propose in moving in this direction so that it would be actualized in other words how can we make it so that people can lease farm lands and actually live on them it's a wonderful question it's interesting thing is i think we're looking at

aɪdiʌz wʊd ju pɹʌpoʊz ɪn muvɪŋ ɪn ðɪs dɜ˞ɛkʃʌn soʊ ðæt ɪt wʊd bi ɪn ʌðɜ˞ wɜ˞dz haʊ kæn wi meɪk ɪt soʊ ðæt pipʌl kæn lis fɑɹm lændz ʌnd æktʃuʌli laɪv ɑn ðɛm ɪt'ɛs ʌ wʌndɜ˞fʌl kwɛstʃʌn ɪt'ɛs ɪntɹʌstɪŋ θɪŋ ɪz aɪ θɪŋk wi'ɹeɪ lʊkɪŋ æt

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housing start developing more sustainable lands that these farmers are actually putting more interest into their land as they're developing the cost and the resources that they can be gained from that as we're developing that we need to look i think we need to look at that

haʊzɪŋ stɑɹt dɪvɛlʌpɪŋ mɔɹ sʌsteɪnʌbʌl lændz ðæt ðiz fɑɹmɜ˞z ɑɹ æktʃuʌli pʌtɪŋ mɔɹ ɪntɹʌst ɪntu ðɛɹ lænd æz ðeɪ'ɹeɪ dɪvɛlʌpɪŋ ðʌ kɑst ʌnd ðʌ ɹisɔɹsɪz ðæt ðeɪ kæn bi ɡeɪnd fɹʌm ðæt æz wi'ɹeɪ dɪvɛlʌpɪŋ ðæt wi nid tu lʊk aɪ θɪŋk wi nid tu lʊk æt ðæt

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community is to start getting on some big business to say what is your plan especially alexander bald how are you planning on developing this for as you they have stated for use for individual farmland once that is together then i think we can move forward as a group towards a project to

kʌmjunʌti ɪz tu stɑɹt ɡɛtɪŋ ɑn sʌm bɪɡ bɪznʌs tu seɪ wʌt ɪz jɔɹ plæn ʌspɛʃli ælʌɡzændɜ˞ bɔld haʊ ɑɹ ju plænɪŋ ɑn dɪvɛlʌpɪŋ ðɪs fɔɹ æz ju ðeɪ hæv steɪtɪd fɔɹ jus fɔɹ ɪndʌvɪdʒʌwʌl fɑɹmlænd wʌns ðæt ɪz tʌɡɛðɜ˞ ðɛn aɪ θɪŋk wi kæn muv fɔɹwɜ˞d æz ʌ ɡɹup tʌwɔɹdz ʌ pɹɑdʒɛkt tu

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speaking with right now so these are three of the four candidates for the a country consul seat a stacey you have your own question two minutes what are your ideas for changing eggs zoning that will allow for more options for farm

spikɪŋ wɪð ɹaɪt naʊ soʊ ðiz ɑɹ θɹi ʌv ðʌ fɔɹ kændʌdeɪts fɔɹ ðʌ ʌ kʌntɹi kɑnsʌl sit ʌ steɪsi ju hæv jɔɹ oʊn kwɛstʃʌn tu mɪnʌts wʌt ɑɹ jɔɹ aɪdiʌz fɔɹ tʃeɪndʒɪŋ ɛɡz zoʊnɪŋ ðæt wɪl ʌlaʊ fɔɹ mɔɹ ɑpʃʌnz fɔɹ fɑɹm

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worker dwellings including temporary structures such as the new trend of tiny houses in your i think that's an excellent idea i love the title house idea and i think that we do need to change some of our

wɜ˞kɜ˞ dwɛlɪŋz ɪnkludɪŋ tɛmpɜ˞ɛɹi stɹʌktʃɜ˞z sʌtʃ æz ðʌ nu tɹɛnd ʌv taɪni haʊsʌz ɪn jɔɹ aɪ θɪŋk ðæt'ɛs æn ɛksʌlʌnt aɪdiʌ aɪ lʌv ðʌ taɪtʌl haʊs aɪdiʌ ʌnd aɪ θɪŋk ðæt wi du nid tu tʃeɪndʒ sʌm ʌv aʊɜ˞

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regulations if you will to allow for that because right now it's kind of complicated you really can't just put up a year you still need a permit if you have a tidy house you need to put it on wheels i mean it's kind of silly but i think that as a county if

ɹɛɡjʌleɪʃʌnz ɪf ju wɪl tu ʌlaʊ fɔɹ ðæt bɪkɔz ɹaɪt naʊ ɪt'ɛs kaɪnd ʌv kɑmplʌkeɪtʌd ju ɹɪli kæn'ti dʒʌst pʊt ʌp ʌ jɪɹ ju stɪl nid ʌ pɜ˞mɪt ɪf ju hæv ʌ taɪdi haʊs ju nid tu pʊt ɪt ɑn wilz aɪ min ɪt'ɛs kaɪnd ʌv sɪli bʌt aɪ θɪŋk ðæt æz ʌ kaʊnti ɪf

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we're really committed to one affordable housing which we keep saying we are and if we are really committed to farming and growing our food and supporting local businesses these are all very small businesses we're trying to support we keep saying we

wi'ɹeɪ ɹɪli kʌmɪtɪd tu wʌn ʌfɔɹdʌbʌl haʊzɪŋ wɪtʃ wi kip seɪɪŋ wi ɑɹ ʌnd ɪf wi ɑɹ ɹɪli kʌmɪtɪd tu fɑɹmɪŋ ʌnd ɡɹoʊɪŋ aʊɜ˞ fud ʌnd sʌpɔɹtɪŋ loʊkʌl bɪznʌsʌz ðiz ɑɹ ɔl vɛɹi smɔl bɪznʌsʌz wi'ɹeɪ tɹaɪɪŋ tu sʌpɔɹt wi kip seɪɪŋ wi

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are and we need to find ways to make that happen and so i would support that i think the concern is that sometimes people will say that it's workforce housing and build a mansion on their land so i think that we would

ɑɹ ʌnd wi nid tu faɪnd weɪz tu meɪk ðæt hæpʌn ʌnd soʊ aɪ wʊd sʌpɔɹt ðæt aɪ θɪŋk ðʌ kʌnsɜ˞n ɪz ðæt sʌmtaɪmz pipʌl wɪl seɪ ðæt ɪt'ɛs wɜ˞kfɔɹs haʊzɪŋ ʌnd bɪld ʌ mænʃʌn ɑn ðɛɹ lænd soʊ aɪ θɪŋk ðæt wi wʊd

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want to monitor that and have an enforcement part of this as well to make sure it's one thing yes we absolutely want to support workforce housing if you're working on the farm that's very important and we all have to have support and housing

wɑnt tu mɑnʌtɜ˞ ðæt ʌnd hæv æn ɛnfɔɹsmʌnt pɑɹt ʌv ðɪs æz wɛl tu meɪk ʃʊɹ ɪt'ɛs wʌn θɪŋ jɛs wi æbsʌlutli wɑnt tu sʌpɔɹt wɜ˞kfɔɹs haʊzɪŋ ɪf ju'ɹeɪ wɜ˞kɪŋ ɑn ðʌ fɑɹm ðæt'ɛs vɛɹi ɪmpɔɹtʌnt ʌnd wi ɔl hæv tu hæv sʌpɔɹt ʌnd haʊzɪŋ

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you know looking at not everybody's paying their fair share sometimes on taxes some people are paying too much some people are not paying enough so to have an a foresman piece to make sure everybody's paying their fair share that's really important to me i think we need to look at that and that that would actually pay for itself

ju noʊ lʊkɪŋ æt nɑt ɛvɹibɑdi'ɛs peɪɪŋ ðɛɹ fɛɹ ʃɛɹ sʌmtaɪmz ɑn tæksʌz sʌm pipʌl ɑɹ peɪɪŋ tu mʌtʃ sʌm pipʌl ɑɹ nɑt peɪɪŋ ɪnʌf soʊ tu hæv æn ʌ fɔɹsmʌn pis tu meɪk ʃʊɹ ɛvɹibɑdi'ɛs peɪɪŋ ðɛɹ fɛɹ ʃɛɹ ðæt'ɛs ɹɪli ɪmpɔɹtʌnt tu mi aɪ θɪŋk wi nid tu lʊk æt ðæt ʌnd ðæt ðæt wʊd æktʃuʌli peɪ fɔɹ ɪtsɛlf

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pretty quickly i also wanted to say that you know the we have a big housing crisis here so this is a solution i think to several problems

pɹɪti kwɪkli aɪ ɔlsoʊ wɔntɪd tu seɪ ðæt ju noʊ ðʌ wi hæv ʌ bɪɡ haʊzɪŋ kɹaɪsʌs hiɹ soʊ ðɪs ɪz ʌ sʌluʃʌn aɪ θɪŋk tu sɛvɹʌl pɹɑblʌmz

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the housing and the ag and the growing food so i think it's a good solutions i'm really glad you're asking those questions thank you

ðʌ haʊzɪŋ ʌnd ðʌ æɡ ʌnd ðʌ ɡɹoʊɪŋ fud soʊ aɪ θɪŋk ɪt'ɛs ʌ ɡʊd sʌluʃʌnz aɪ'ɛm ɹɪli ɡlæd ju'ɹeɪ æskɪŋ ðoʊz kwɛstʃʌnz θæŋk ju

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thank you have two minutes and your question is completely different given what it costs for the average farmer to rent a house lease farmland pay for equipment pay for imported amendments and import irrigation costs etc in other words

θæŋk ju hæv tu mɪnʌts ʌnd jɔɹ kwɛstʃʌn ɪz kʌmplitli dɪfɜ˞ʌnt ɡɪvʌn wʌt ɪt kɑsts fɔɹ ðʌ ævɜ˞ɪdʒ fɑɹmɜ˞ tu ɹɛnt ʌ haʊs lis fɑɹmlænd peɪ fɔɹ ɪkwɪpmʌnt peɪ fɔɹ ɪmpɔɹtɪd ʌmɛndmʌnts ʌnd ɪmpɔɹt ɪɹʌɡeɪʃʌn kɑsts ɛtsɛtɜ˞ʌ ɪn ʌðɜ˞ wɜ˞dz

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there's a lot of cost if you want to farm what do you think it will take to make farming more successful enterprise and what could you do about it if you're elected i think it is going to take the corporation

ðɛɹ'ɛs ʌ lɑt ʌv kɑst ɪf ju wɑnt tu fɑɹm wʌt du ju θɪŋk ɪt wɪl teɪk tu meɪk fɑɹmɪŋ mɔɹ sʌksɛsfʌl ɛntɜ˞pɹaɪz ʌnd wʌt kʊd ju du ʌbaʊt ɪt ɪf ju'ɹeɪ ɪlɛktʌd aɪ θɪŋk ɪt ɪz ɡoʊɪŋ tu teɪk ðʌ kɔɹpɜ˞eɪʃʌn

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of county and state government to be able to put aside those funds you know in just touching on the other questions i think i believe in order for us to change what

ʌv kaʊnti ʌnd steɪt ɡʌvɜ˞mʌnt tu bi eɪbʌl tu pʊt ʌsaɪd ðoʊz fʌndz ju noʊ ɪn dʒʌst tʌtʃɪŋ ɑn ðʌ ʌðɜ˞ kwɛstʃʌnz aɪ θɪŋk aɪ bɪliv ɪn ɔɹdɜ˞ fɔɹ ʌs tu tʃeɪndʒ wʌt

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is acceptable and that's going to take a change to what you revert by statutes or change to our county charter but that's something as policymakers that is in our power to do and i think we need to be able to look at the

ɪz æksɛptʌbʌl ʌnd ðæt'ɛs ɡoʊɪŋ tu teɪk ʌ tʃeɪndʒ tu wʌt ju ɹɪvɜ˞t baɪ stætʃuts ɔɹ tʃeɪndʒ tu aʊɜ˞ kaʊnti tʃɑɹtɜ˞ bʌt ðæt'ɛs sʌmθɪŋ æz pɑlʌsimeɪkɜ˞z ðæt ɪz ɪn aʊɜ˞ paʊɜ˞ tu du ʌnd aɪ θɪŋk wi nid tu bi eɪbʌl tu lʊk æt ðʌ

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policies that have been in place for ever and and reexamine if they truly suit us today and if they don't then we need to look at what our community really needs and funding i would be able to bring different

pɑlʌsiz ðæt hæv bɪn ɪn pleɪs fɔɹ ɛvɜ˞ ʌnd ʌnd ɹiɛɡzæmʌn ɪf ðeɪ tɹuli sut ʌs tʌdeɪ ʌnd ɪf ðeɪ dɑn'ti ðɛn wi nid tu lʊk æt wʌt aʊɜ˞ kʌmjunʌti ɹɪli nidz ʌnd fʌndɪŋ aɪ wʊd bi eɪbʌl tu bɹɪŋ dɪfɜ˞ʌnt

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parts of our community together i think one of my strengths is being able to reach out to those who are the experts in their field i readily know that i am not in experts in off field and i am aware

pɑɹts ʌv aʊɜ˞ kʌmjunʌti tʌɡɛðɜ˞ aɪ θɪŋk wʌn ʌv maɪ stɹɛŋkθs ɪz biɪŋ eɪbʌl tu ɹitʃ aʊt tu ðoʊz hu ɑɹ ðʌ ɛkspɜ˞ts ɪn ðɛɹ fild aɪ ɹɛdʌli noʊ ðæt aɪ æm nɑt ɪn ɛkspɜ˞ts ɪn ɔf fild ʌnd aɪ æm ʌwɛɹ

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of that and i i very much honor and respect the expertise of those people who are experts when i was on the state land use commission i did vote against of very controversial development on awful because

ʌv ðæt ʌnd aɪ aɪ vɛɹi mʌtʃ ɑnɜ˞ ʌnd ɹɪspɛkt ðʌ ɛkspɜ˞tiz ʌv ðoʊz pipʌl hu ɑɹ ɛkspɜ˞ts wɛn aɪ wɑz ɑn ðʌ steɪt lænd jus kʌmɪʃʌn aɪ dɪd voʊt ʌɡɛnst ʌv vɛɹi kɑntɹʌvɜ˞ʃʌl dɪvɛlʌpmʌnt ɑn ɑfʌl bɪkɔz

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how much the cost of irrigation would be to develop a new site and so as policy makers as government leaders we need to be able to protect those people who are producing food we need to be able to protect those

haʊ mʌtʃ ðʌ kɑst ʌv ɪɹʌɡeɪʃʌn wʊd bi tu dɪvɛlʌp ʌ nu saɪt ʌnd soʊ æz pɑlʌsi meɪkɜ˞z æz ɡʌvɜ˞mʌnt lidɜ˞z wi nid tu bi eɪbʌl tu pɹʌtɛkt ðoʊz pipʌl hu ɑɹ pɹʌdusɪŋ fud wi nid tu bi eɪbʌl tu pɹʌtɛkt ðoʊz

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places that they are currently farming those places that are currently in ag and we need to to put aside those funds and invest if security food sustainability is our goal like water

pleɪsʌz ðæt ðeɪ ɑɹ kɜ˞ʌntli fɑɹmɪŋ ðoʊz pleɪsʌz ðæt ɑɹ kɜ˞ʌntli ɪn æɡ ʌnd wi nid tu tu pʊt ʌsaɪd ðoʊz fʌndz ʌnd ɪnvɛst ɪf sɪkjʊɹʌti fud sʌsteɪnʌbɪlɪti ɪz aʊɜ˞ ɡoʊl laɪk wɔtɜ˞

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infrastructure like all those things like like housing affordable housing we need to be able to prioritize and give funding to those places thank you so much

ɪnfɹʌstɹʌktʃɜ˞ laɪk ɔl ðoʊz θɪŋz laɪk laɪk haʊzɪŋ ʌfɔɹdʌbʌl haʊzɪŋ wi nid tu bi eɪbʌl tu pɹaɪɔɹʌtaɪz ʌnd ɡɪv fʌndɪŋ tu ðoʊz pleɪsʌz θæŋk ju soʊ mʌtʃ

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third party a completely one of the thoughts that i've had is maybe it should be a separate entity that just doing the public trust maybe not necessarily a nonprofit but it could be a nonprofit but it could be a completely separate

θɜ˞d pɑɹti ʌ kʌmplitli wʌn ʌv ðʌ θɔts ðæt aɪ'vi hæd ɪz meɪbi ɪt ʃʊd bi ʌ sɛpɜ˞eɪt ɛntʌti ðæt dʒʌst duɪŋ ðʌ pʌblɪk tɹʌst meɪbi nɑt nɛsʌsɛɹʌli ʌ nɑnpɹɑfʌt bʌt ɪt kʊd bi ʌ nɑnpɹɑfʌt bʌt ɪt kʊd bi ʌ kʌmplitli sɛpɜ˞eɪt

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corporation that runs and maintains that system because right now the the challenge is you know we have a big corporation who has used that water system for its very existence and sugar you know

kɔɹpɜ˞eɪʃʌn ðæt ɹʌnz ʌnd meɪnteɪnz ðæt sɪstʌm bɪkɔz ɹaɪt naʊ ðʌ ðʌ tʃælʌndʒ ɪz ju noʊ wi hæv ʌ bɪɡ kɔɹpɜ˞eɪʃʌn hu hæz juzd ðæt wɔtɜ˞ sɪstʌm fɔɹ ɪts vɛɹi ɛɡzɪstʌns ʌnd ʃʊɡɜ˞ ju noʊ

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so and they you know they built it and they've maintained it but they've also read their investment many times over so now it's time to share the water with everyone re stores some of the streams that have

soʊ ʌnd ðeɪ ju noʊ ðeɪ bɪlt ɪt ʌnd ðeɪ'vi meɪnteɪnd ɪt bʌt ðeɪ'vi ɔlsoʊ ɹɛd ðɛɹ ɪnvɛstmʌnt mɛni taɪmz oʊvɜ˞ soʊ naʊ ɪt'ɛs taɪm tu ʃɛɹ ðʌ wɔtɜ˞ wɪð ɛvɹiwʌn ɹeɪ stɔɹz sʌm ʌv ðʌ stɹimz ðæt hæv

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been you know they've cut the streams off so the life cycles there have completely changed and there are farmers along the way we need to if our commitment is to diversify agriculture we're going to need to share that water

bɪn ju noʊ ðeɪ'vi kʌt ðʌ stɹimz ɔf soʊ ðʌ laɪf saɪkʌlz ðɛɹ hæv kʌmplitli tʃeɪndʒd ʌnd ðɛɹ ɑɹ fɑɹmɜ˞z ʌlɔŋ ðʌ weɪ wi nid tu ɪf aʊɜ˞ kʌmɪtmʌnt ɪz tu daɪvɜ˞sʌfaɪ æɡɹɪkʌltʃɜ˞ wi'ɹeɪ ɡoʊɪŋ tu nid tu ʃɛɹ ðæt wɔtɜ˞

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invested interests in it owning it maybe it's the state i mean maybe that's the best answer maybe it's a third party i i would like to investigate that more thank you very much

ɪnvɛstʌd ɪntɹʌsts ɪn ɪt oʊnɪŋ ɪt meɪbi ɪt'ɛs ðʌ steɪt aɪ min meɪbi ðæt'ɛs ðʌ bɛst ænsɜ˞ meɪbi ɪt'ɛs ʌ θɜ˞d pɑɹti aɪ aɪ wʊd laɪk tu ɪnvɛstʌɡeɪt ðæt mɔɹ θæŋk ju vɛɹi mʌtʃ

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system that needs repair and or replacement how do you as a candidate see the needed infrastructure being put in while dealing with the multiple entities out there that wish to control the water should i repeat that

sɪstʌm ðæt nidz ɹɪpɛɹ ʌnd ɔɹ ɹɪpleɪsmʌnt haʊ du ju æz ʌ kændʌdeɪt si ðʌ nidʌd ɪnfɹʌstɹʌktʃɜ˞ biɪŋ pʊt ɪn waɪl dilɪŋ wɪð ðʌ mʌltʌpʌl ɛntɪtiz aʊt ðɛɹ ðæt wɪʃ tu kʌntɹoʊl ðʌ wɔtɜ˞ ʃʊd aɪ ɹɪpit ðæt

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was the legislature approved alexander bottom to keep the water rights for the next thirteen years that's a complete travesty that should have that should be immediately really looked at and changed so that we're not it's not under corporate control i believe all of that water and that infrastructure that was built

wɑz ðʌ lɛdʒʌsleɪtʃɜ˞ ʌpɹuvd ælʌɡzændɜ˞ bɑtʌm tu kip ðʌ wɔtɜ˞ ɹaɪts fɔɹ ðʌ nɛkst θɜ˞tin jɪɹz ðæt'ɛs ʌ kʌmplit tɹævʌsti ðæt ʃʊd hæv ðæt ʃʊd bi ɪmidiʌtli ɹɪli lʊkt æt ʌnd tʃeɪndʒd soʊ ðæt wi'ɹeɪ nɑt ɪt'ɛs nɑt ʌndɜ˞ kɔɹpɜ˞ʌt kʌntɹoʊl aɪ bɪliv ɔl ʌv ðæt wɔtɜ˞ ʌnd ðæt ɪnfɹʌstɹʌktʃɜ˞ ðæt wɑz bɪlt

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supplies water to the plantation not counting your game and there was water by is everywhere i think we need to get control back of our water system so we can use it to get back to the streams to get back to our the people who need it with that we need to deal with our water quality

sʌplaɪz wɔtɜ˞ tu ðʌ plænteɪʃʌn nɑt kaʊntɪŋ jɔɹ ɡeɪm ʌnd ðɛɹ wɑz wɔtɜ˞ baɪ ɪz ɛvɹiwɛɹ aɪ θɪŋk wi nid tu ɡɛt kʌntɹoʊl bæk ʌv aʊɜ˞ wɔtɜ˞ sɪstʌm soʊ wi kæn jus ɪt tu ɡɛt bæk tu ðʌ stɹimz tu ɡɛt bæk tu aʊɜ˞ ðʌ pipʌl hu nid ɪt wɪð ðæt wi nid tu dil wɪð aʊɜ˞ wɔtɜ˞ kwɑlʌti

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we have to get back to looking at the old system you know we have great groups at the watershed partnerships we have to make sure that the water coming from the mountain is safe healthy and clean for our farmers to use i think we need to look at it as this top down system

wi hæv tu ɡɛt bæk tu lʊkɪŋ æt ðʌ oʊld sɪstʌm ju noʊ wi hæv ɡɹeɪt ɡɹups æt ðʌ wɔtɜ˞ʃɛd pɑɹtnɜ˞ʃɪps wi hæv tu meɪk ʃʊɹ ðæt ðʌ wɔtɜ˞ kʌmɪŋ fɹʌm ðʌ maʊntʌn ɪz seɪf hɛlθi ʌnd klin fɔɹ aʊɜ˞ fɑɹmɜ˞z tu jus aɪ θɪŋk wi nid tu lʊk æt ɪt æz ðɪs tɑp daʊn sɪstʌm

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protect our water resources and again to reclaim the water that's here on the island to the people who really deserve it and not the large corporations who abused it thank you thank you

pɹʌtɛkt aʊɜ˞ wɔtɜ˞ ɹisɔɹsɪz ʌnd ʌɡɛn tu ɹikleɪm ðʌ wɔtɜ˞ ðæt'ɛs hiɹ ɑn ðʌ aɪlʌnd tu ðʌ pipʌl hu ɹɪli dɪzɜ˞v ɪt ʌnd nɑt ðʌ lɑɹdʒ kɔɹpɜ˞eɪʃʌnz hu ʌbjuzd ɪt θæŋk ju θæŋk ju

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there and not in use and it's it's shameful it's disgraceful when so many people need it that we hear so often about the need of all the different parts of our community that no one entity should be able to

ðɛɹ ʌnd nɑt ɪn jus ʌnd ɪt'ɛs ɪt'ɛs ʃeɪmfʌl ɪt'ɛs dɪsɡɹeɪsfʌl wɛn soʊ mɛni pipʌl nid ɪt ðæt wi hiɹ soʊ ɔfʌn ʌbaʊt ðʌ nid ʌv ɔl ðʌ dɪfɜ˞ʌnt pɑɹts ʌv aʊɜ˞ kʌmjunʌti ðæt noʊ wʌn ɛntʌti ʃʊd bi eɪbʌl tu

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waste that way and so i would be very active in looking at the policies that concern this thank you very much

weɪst ðæt weɪ ʌnd soʊ aɪ wʊd bi vɛɹi æktɪv ɪn lʊkɪŋ æt ðʌ pɑlʌsiz ðæt kʌnsɜ˞n ðɪs θæŋk ju vɛɹi mʌtʃ

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economic efficiency with the hope that this would replace currently employed practices that the farmers union doesn't really support so knowing that we have a few questions for you starting with eric

ɛkʌnɑmɪk ɪfɪʃʌnsi wɪð ðʌ hoʊp ðæt ðɪs wʊd ɹipleɪs kɜ˞ʌntli ɛmplɔɪd pɹæktʌsʌz ðæt ðʌ fɑɹmɜ˞z junjʌn 'ti ɹɪli sʌpɔɹt soʊ noʊɪŋ ðæt wi hæv ʌ fju kwɛstʃʌnz fɔɹ ju stɑɹtɪŋ wɪð ɛɹɪk

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what would you do to empower the hawaii department of agriculture in hawaii health department by supporting bills that monitor pesticide drift to protect our health and environment such as things like product testing soil

wʌt wʊd ju du tu ɪmpaʊɜ˞ ðʌ hʌwaɪi dɪpɑɹtmʌnt ʌv æɡɹɪkʌltʃɜ˞ ɪn hʌwaɪi hɛlθ dɪpɑɹtmʌnt baɪ sʌpɔɹtɪŋ bɪlz ðæt mɑnʌtɜ˞ pɛstʌsaɪd dɹɪft tu pɹʌtɛkt aʊɜ˞ hɛlθ ʌnd ɪnvaɪɹʌnmʌnt sʌtʃ æz θɪŋz laɪk pɹɑdʌkt tɛstɪŋ sɔɪl

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citizens in maui county need to take the helm on that and start doing their own tests there are organizations the department of water supply there's other groups where you can swab your screens i think we need to find out especially if you're living next to an agricultural area where there is spring or you

sɪtʌzʌnz ɪn maʊi kaʊnti nid tu teɪk ðʌ hɛlm ɑn ðæt ʌnd stɑɹt duɪŋ ðɛɹ oʊn tɛsts ðɛɹ ɑɹ ɔɹɡʌnʌzeɪʃʌnz ðʌ dɪpɑɹtmʌnt ʌv wɔtɜ˞ sʌplaɪ ðɛɹ'ɛs ʌðɜ˞ ɡɹups wɛɹ ju kæn swɑb jɔɹ skɹinz aɪ θɪŋk wi nid tu faɪnd aʊt ʌspɛʃli ɪf ju'ɹeɪ lɪvɪŋ nɛkst tu æn æɡɹʌkʌltʃɜ˞ʌl ɛɹiʌ wɛɹ ðɛɹ ɪz spɹɪŋ ɔɹ ju

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suspect to look at what the chemicals are in the area with that i have to say that i think a lot of it is up to the individual landowner i'm against pesticides you know in my in my career and i have a large stand as a farmer

sʌspɛkt tu lʊk æt wʌt ðʌ kɛmɪkʌlz ɑɹ ɪn ðʌ ɛɹiʌ wɪð ðæt aɪ hæv tu seɪ ðæt aɪ θɪŋk ʌ lɑt ʌv ɪt ɪz ʌp tu ðʌ ɪndʌvɪdʒʌwʌl lændoʊnɜ˞ aɪ'ɛm ʌɡɛnst pɛstʌsaɪdz ju noʊ ɪn maɪ ɪn maɪ kɜ˞ɪɹ ʌnd aɪ hæv ʌ lɑɹdʒ stænd æz ʌ fɑɹmɜ˞

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stacey one minute again when it's been proven that there are biological applications that can provide solutions to agricultural production issues what is your position on promoting these over practices that

steɪsi wʌn mɪnʌt ʌɡɛn wɛn ɪt'ɛs bɪn pɹuvʌn ðæt ðɛɹ ɑɹ baɪʌlɑdʒɪkʌl æplʌkeɪʃʌnz ðæt kæn pɹʌvaɪd sʌluʃʌnz tu æɡɹʌkʌltʃɜ˞ʌl pɹʌdʌkʃʌn ɪʃuz wʌt ɪz jɔɹ pʌzɪʃʌn ɑn pɹʌmoʊtɪŋ ðiz oʊvɜ˞ pɹæktʌsʌz ðæt

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use other substances which which are well known hormonal disruptors and possible carcinogens and might cause physical harm to both people and the environment so the question is about

jus ʌðɜ˞ sʌbstʌnsʌz wɪtʃ wɪtʃ ɑɹ wɛl noʊn hɔɹmoʊnʌl ʌnd pɑsʌbʌl kɑɹsɪnʌdʒʌnz ʌnd maɪt kɑz fɪzɪkʌl hɑɹm tu boʊθ pipʌl ʌnd ðʌ ɪnvaɪɹʌnmʌnt soʊ ðʌ kwɛstʃʌn ɪz ʌbaʊt

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if there are proven biological applications what your position on promoting the over you know our business as usual practices again i think it comes back to when you know better and i have to do better so

ɪf ðɛɹ ɑɹ pɹuvʌn baɪʌlɑdʒɪkʌl æplʌkeɪʃʌnz wʌt jɔɹ pʌzɪʃʌn ɑn pɹʌmoʊtɪŋ ðʌ oʊvɜ˞ ju noʊ aʊɜ˞ bɪznʌs æz juʒʌwʌl pɹæktʌsʌz ʌɡɛn aɪ θɪŋk ɪt kʌmz bæk tu wɛn ju noʊ bɛtɜ˞ ʌnd aɪ hæv tu du bɛtɜ˞ soʊ

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part of the i sat on the resolutions committee for the democratic party last year or last convention two years ago and one of the big things that came up from koichi was that people children were being born with horrible birth defects you couldn't deny it

pɑɹt ʌv ðʌ aɪ sæt ɑn ðʌ ɹɛzʌluʃʌnz kʌmɪti fɔɹ ðʌ dɛmʌkɹætɪk pɑɹti læst jɪɹ ɔɹ læst kʌnvɛnʃʌn tu jɪɹz ʌɡoʊ ʌnd wʌn ʌv ðʌ bɪɡ θɪŋz ðæt keɪm ʌp fɹʌm koʊitʃi wɑz ðæt pipʌl tʃɪldɹʌn wɜ˞ biɪŋ bɔɹn wɪð hɔɹʌbʌl bɜ˞θ difɛkts ju 'ti dɪnaɪ ɪt

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there was such a high level of that that was proving to be connected to pesticides and runoff and things like that and so the party created a position saying that that need to stop that we need to be informed and that people need to know what

ðɛɹ wɑz sʌtʃ ʌ haɪ lɛvʌl ʌv ðæt ðæt wɑz pɹuvɪŋ tu bi kʌnɛktɪd tu pɛstʌsaɪdz ʌnd ɹʌnɔf ʌnd θɪŋz laɪk ðæt ʌnd soʊ ðʌ pɑɹti kɹieɪtʌd ʌ pʌzɪʃʌn seɪɪŋ ðæt ðæt nid tu stɑp ðæt wi nid tu bi ɪnfɔɹmd ʌnd ðæt pipʌl nid tu noʊ wʌt

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was happening in their areas because it was so dramatic i would absolutely support that too i think the least that we can expect is to know what's going on in our especially near schools and there are homes near parks and if there are

wɑz hæpʌnɪŋ ɪn ðɛɹ ɛɹiʌz bɪkɔz ɪt wɑz soʊ dɹʌmætɪk aɪ wʊd æbsʌlutli sʌpɔɹt ðæt tu aɪ θɪŋk ðʌ list ðæt wi kæn ɪkspɛkt ɪz tu noʊ wʌt'ɛs ɡoʊɪŋ ɑn ɪn aʊɜ˞ ʌspɛʃli nɪɹ skulz ʌnd ðɛɹ ɑɹ hoʊmz nɪɹ pɑɹks ʌnd ɪf ðɛɹ ɑɹ

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biological ways that will work then we need to look at that if we if there are proven ways then we need to use that instead because i know that there are ways that are we're just not using because we're not being sort of sold by dow chemical you know

baɪʌlɑdʒɪkʌl weɪz ðæt wɪl wɜ˞k ðɛn wi nid tu lʊk æt ðæt ɪf wi ɪf ðɛɹ ɑɹ pɹuvʌn weɪz ðɛn wi nid tu jus ðæt ɪnstɛd bɪkɔz aɪ noʊ ðæt ðɛɹ ɑɹ weɪz ðæt ɑɹ wi'ɹeɪ dʒʌst nɑt juzɪŋ bɪkɔz wi'ɹeɪ nɑt biɪŋ sɔɹt ʌv soʊld baɪ daʊ kɛmʌkʌl ju noʊ

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parks and our our highways our department of parks and rec our our county managing director if we can be able to show through experience through through it works that these these alternative

pɑɹks ʌnd aʊɜ˞ aʊɜ˞ haɪweɪz aʊɜ˞ dɪpɑɹtmʌnt ʌv pɑɹks ʌnd ɹɛk aʊɜ˞ aʊɜ˞ kaʊnti mænʌdʒɪŋ dɜ˞ɛktɜ˞ ɪf wi kæn bi eɪbʌl tu ʃoʊ θɹu ɪkspɪɹiʌns θɹu θɹu ɪt wɜ˞ks ðæt ðiz ðiz ɔltɜ˞nʌtɪv

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methods and methods that are better for us where then then they're more apt to use them and i would want to create policies to make us use them thank you thank you very much we have one last

mɛθʌdz ʌnd mɛθʌdz ðæt ɑɹ bɛtɜ˞ fɔɹ ʌs wɛɹ ðɛn ðɛn ðeɪ'ɹeɪ mɔɹ æpt tu jus ðɛm ʌnd aɪ wʊd wɑnt tu kɹieɪt pɑlʌsiz tu meɪk ʌs jus ðɛm θæŋk ju θæŋk ju vɛɹi mʌtʃ wi hæv wʌn læst

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you one last question and this one's labeled other but it's for all three of you and we'll give you one minute we have noticed that many of the candidates running this year are freshman in a field of potentially seasoned council

ju wʌn læst kwɛstʃʌn ʌnd ðɪs wʌn'ɛs leɪbʌld ʌðɜ˞ bʌt ɪt'ɛs fɔɹ ɔl θɹi ʌv ju ʌnd wi' ɡɪv ju wʌn mɪnʌt wi hæv noʊtʌst ðæt mɛni ʌv ðʌ kændʌdeɪts ɹʌnɪŋ ðɪs jɪɹ ɑɹ fɹɛʃmʌn ɪn ʌ fild ʌv pʌtɛnʃʌli sizʌnd kaʊnsʌl

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potentially seasoned council members how do you see working together with others that may not share your values or point of view in how to address our agricultural needs and eric you can go first one minute

pʌtɛnʃʌli sizʌnd kaʊnsʌl mɛmbɜ˞z haʊ du ju si wɜ˞kɪŋ tʌɡɛðɜ˞ wɪð ʌðɜ˞z ðæt meɪ nɑt ʃɛɹ jɔɹ væljuz ɔɹ pɔɪnt ʌv vju ɪn haʊ tu ædɹɛs aʊɜ˞ æɡɹʌkʌltʃɜ˞ʌl nidz ʌnd ɛɹɪk ju kæn ɡoʊ fɜ˞st wʌn mɪnʌt

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issues and be involved in any kind of negotiations and any kind of a planning there is always a need for mediation because there are always conflicting views as council member my goal would be to be there as that mediator to help bring

ɪʃuz ʌnd bi ɪnvɑlvd ɪn ɛni kaɪnd ʌv nʌɡoʊʃieɪʃʌnz ʌnd ɛni kaɪnd ʌv ʌ plænɪŋ ðɛɹ ɪz ɔlweɪz ʌ nid fɔɹ midieɪʃʌn bɪkɔz ðɛɹ ɑɹ ɔlweɪz kʌnflɪktɪŋ vjuz æz kaʊnsʌl mɛmbɜ˞ maɪ ɡoʊl wʊd bi tu bi ðɛɹ æz ðæt midieɪtɜ˞ tu hɛlp bɹɪŋ