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Data Dive: Hawaii Has The Oldest Farmers In The U.S.

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December 3, 2024

Data Dive: Hawaii Has The Oldest Farmers In The U.S.

Hawaii’s farmers are aging fast. The latest national agricultural census, conducted in 2022 and released earlier this year, shows that nearly half — 44% — of the state’s food producers are over the age of 65. Roughly 1 in 7 Hawaii farmers — just over 14% — are over 75.

Average age: 60.8 years

Aging farmers are a concern everywhere, with the average age of food producers steadily rising. But even in a national context, Hawaii is an outlier. The average age of farmers in the state is 60.8. That’s the highest of any state and above the national average of 58.1.

Why it matters

Hawaii faces numerous obstacles to increasing food production and easing the state’s dependency on imports. But if the state is unable to entice young people to begin farming, many of its current efforts may be pointless. Programs to increase the number of young farmers over the last decade appear to be bearing little fruit.

Only 6% of farmers in Hawaii are under the age of 35.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, State of Hawaii Data Book 2023

Data Dives are Civil Beat’s quick takes on numbers and data sets with a Hawaii angle.

“Hawaii Grown” is funded in part by grants from the Stupski Foundation, Ulupono Fund at the Hawaii Community Foundation and the Frost Family Foundation.

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2026 Sony Open field is announced. See who’s playing in Hawaii

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January 9, 2026

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2026 Sony Open field is announced. See who’s playing in Hawaii

The Sony Open in Hawaii has the honors of being the kickoff event to the 2026 PGA Tour season after the cancellation of The Sentry at Kapalua this season.

Instead of Maui, the Tour debuts in Honolulu on the island of Oahu, Jan. 15-18, at the Seth Raynor-designed Waialae Country Club, where Nick Taylor prevailed in a playoff over Nico Echavarria last year.

Among the changes this season is the field size, which was reduced from 144 to 120, and, there is no longer is a Monday qualifier offering four spots. Will that help with pace of play? Stay tuned.

The field includes the following notables in addition to Taylor and Echavarria: Daniel Berger, Keegan Bradley, Michael Brennan, Corey Conners, Tony Finau, Chris Gotterup, Brian Harman, Russell Henley, Billy Horschel, Robert MacIntyre, Collin Morikawa, Adam Scott, Jordan Spieth, Sahith Theegala, Gary Woodland and 62-year-old Vijay Singh.

Here’s the full field for the Sony Open, which will be live on Golf Channel all four days as well as NBC with early-round coverage on Saturday and Sunday.

This year’s Sony purse is $9.1 million and the winner also will receive 500 FedEx Cup points.

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Hawaii Pacific basketball teams split with Menlo | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

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January 9, 2026

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Hawaii County accepting applications for Summer Fun employees

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January 8, 2026

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Hawaii County accepting applications for Summer Fun employees

HAWAII ISLAND (HawaiiNewsNow) – The County of Hawaii Department of Parks and Recreation is now accepting applications for temporary positions in its 2026 Summer Fun program.

The two positions available are Activity Aide I ($17.50 per hour) and Activity Aide II ($19 per hour).

To be considered for employment, applicants must possess a valid first-aid certification, attend mandatory training June 2–5, and be available to work June 8–July 17.

Applications are available online on the Parks and Recreation website, and must be submitted to the Recreation Division Office at 799 Pi‘ilani St., Hilo, HI 96720, postmarked by Saturday, Feb. 28.

For more information, call the Recreation Division Office at (808) 961-8740.

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