Promoting Agriculture and Solving Homelessness in Waimanalo
Waimanalo has everything needed to thrive and prosper. It has mountains, beaches, agricultural land and friendly communities.
To have a steadily improving standard of living and to defend Waimanalo’s unique culture means a greater commitment to developing a prosperous agricultural industry.
Access to agricultural methods and markets that can support family farms and provide greater financial incentive to bring more fallow land into production will keep Waimanalo open and build prosperity.
One possible example to consider is Brazil’s method of increasing farm output which took them from a basic food importer to a major exporter.
The method presents technical recommendations for integrated systems in Acre and allows for grain production combined with the renovation of pastures and introduction of tree species. It includes different arrangements of ICLF systems, livestock-forest behavior of native and exotic tree species in Acre, methods of implementation, maintenance, management and economic viability. One of the proposed arrangements includes planting the native tree species Calycophyllum spruceanum (of commercial value) and Samanea tubulosa (source of nitrogen and shade) alongside corn in-between the rows for two years, including during the harvest and mid-season harvest. The forage plant is sown with the third corn harvest. Read More>>
Creating a similar level of commitment to agriculture means more wealth for farmers and preserving agricultural land for locally grown produce.
Why Fast Truly Affordable Housing Matters
The people of Waimanalo have to be empowered to deal with local issues.
Dealing with the homeless people living along Kalanianaole Hwy has a simple answer that has not been allowed to happen:
A small mobile home park on somewhere on much of the unused land would treat people with dignity and as well it is per square foot incredible cheap after infrastructure cost. Fast affordable housing is a important tool to give people a leg up in building a better life.
On Oahu you can only get modular constructed shelter designed to be used for office space but not for living space.