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This push to propose a Maui County Department of Agriculture is not an idea born overnight, this is a compilation of years of studies, field work and thousands of individuals across the island in the State and County trying to shine a light on the perils within our state and  local agricultural systems. These are just some of the studies that were examined before proposing this initiative. 
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We wish that we could cite every conversation, workshop and meeting that has been had, and all of the individuals who have been a part of making this effort possible, but that is just not possible because there are so many wonderful individuals doing amazing work. Thank you to all of the community members and advocates for agriculture in Hawaii, we appreciate all of the hard work our community has done to show that agriculture in Maui County is worth fighting for. 
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Below is a list of resources that were taken into consideration in the writing of this charter amendment. 
 
 
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Resources

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Altieri, Miguel A. "Agroecology, small farms, and food sovereignty." Monthly review 61.3 (2009). 

 https://monthlyreview.org/2009/07/01/agroecology-small-farms-and-food-sovereignty/

                                                                                                                              
Antle, John M., and Bocar Diagana. "Creating incentives for the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices in developing countries: the role of soil carbon sequestration." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 85.5 (2003).  https://academic.oup.com/ajae/article-abstract/85/5/1178/84505?redirectedFrom=fulltext                                                                                                                                   
Antle, John M., and Jetse J. Stoorvogel. "Agricultural carbon sequestration, poverty, and sustainability." Environment and Development Economics 13.03 2008).  https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/environment-and-development-economics/article/agricultural-carbon-sequestration-poverty-and-sustainability/9DF26D6A2CC74B901E9AE975DC4B28B7

                                                                                                                                      
Badgley, Catherine, et al. "Organic agriculture and the global food supply." Renewable agriculture and food systems 22.2 (2007). https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/renewable-agriculture-and-food-systems/article/organic-agriculture-and-the-global-food-supply/93DD2635AC706B08EE68B881D17A143B

                                                                                                                                     
Bosselman, Fred, and David Callies. "The quiet revolution in land use control." (1971).  https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED067272                                                                                                            

                             
Burke, Kelly, and Kelvin Sewake. "Adoption of computer and internet technologies in small firm agriculture: A study of flower growers in Hawaii." Journal of extension (2008).   http://agris.fao.org/agris-search/search.do?recordID=US201300915388         

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Carpenter, Stephen R., et al. "Nonpoint pollution of surface waters with phosphorus and nitrogen." Ecological applications 8.3 (1998). https://www.esa.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/issue3.pdf

                                                                                                                  
Common Ground: Advancing Agriculture in Hawaii. Hawaii Business Magazine Special Report. 2012.                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                               
Department of Agriculture. Hawaii Department of Agriculture Overview Strategic Plan. 2008.     https://hdoa.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/HDOA-Strategic-Plan-12.16.08-final.pdf

                                                                                                                                         
Department of Agriculture. State Agriculture Functional Plan. 1991.       http://files.hawaii.gov/dbedt/op/docs/Agriculture.pdf                                                                                                                                   
Department of Agriculture. Statistics of Hawaiian Agriculture. Annual.     https://www.nass.usda.gov/Quick_Stats/Ag_Overview/stateOverview.php?state=HAWAII

                                                                                                                                
Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism. Hawaii Economic Development Task Force Report. December 29, 2011.     http://files.hawaii.gov/dbedt/annuals/2011/2011-hedtf.pdf                                                                                                                                 
Derrickson, Joda P., et al. "An assessment of various household food security measures in Hawaii has implications for national food security research and monitoring." The Journal of nutrition 131.3 (2001). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11238755

                                                                                                                                        
Fry, Christine, and Heather Wooten. "'Complete Eats’ Legislation: The Farm Bill and Food Systems Planning." Planning & Environmental Law 64.4 (2012).   https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15480755.2012.673880

                                                                                                                        
Fujii, Edwin T., and James Mak. "The impact of alternative regional development strategies on crime rates: Tourism vs. agriculture in Hawaii." The Annals of Regional Science 13.3 (1979).   https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF01287746

                                                                                                                               
Heinrich, K. M., et al. "Food security issues for low-income Hawaii residents." Asia Pac J Public Health S 20 (2008).   https://www.researchgate.net/publication/26299011_Food_security_issues_for_low-income_Hawaii_residents

                                                                                                                                     
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Kakazu, Hiroshi. Sustainable development of small island economies. Westview Press, Inc., 1994.     https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/1693UNEP.pdf                                                     

Kleinschmit, Jim, and Anna Claussen. "Rural Development, Energy, and Conservation in the Farm Bill." Planning & Environmental Law 64.4 (2012).    https://www.iatp.org/documents/this-land-our-land-rural-development-energy-and-conservation-in-the-farm-bill                                                                                                                                         
Leung, PingSun, and Matthew Loke. "Economic Impacts of Improving Hawaii's Food Self-sufficiency." (2008).

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Loke, Matthew K., and PingSun Leung. "Hawai ‘i’s food consumption and supply sources: benchmark estimates and measurement issues." Agricultural and Food Economics 1.1 (2013).

                                                                                                                                   
Loke, Matthew K., and PingSun Leung. "Competing food concepts–Implications for Hawai'i, USA." Food and Energy Security 2.3 (2013).              

                                                                                                                               
Martinez, Steve, et.al. Local Food Systems, Concepts, Impacts and Issues, Research Report No. 97. USDA, Economic Research Service, May 2010.      

                                                                                                                                         
Maryland Cooperative Extension Service. Community-Supported Agriculture in Maryland Fact Sheet 765.                                         

                                                                                               
Melrose, Jeffery, Perroy, Ryan and Cares, Sylvana. "Department of Agriculture." Department of Agriculture | Statewide Agricultural Baseline Project. Department of Agriculture, 2015.  

                                                                                               
Office of Planning, Department of Business Economic Development & Tourism., Department of Agriculture, and State of Hawaii. "INCREASED FOOD SECURITY AND FOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY STRATEGY.". U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration.  https://21maile.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/strategy.pdf

                                                                                                                                               
Omnitrack Group. Local Food Market Demand Study of Oahu Shoppers. December 2011.    http://ulupono.com/media/W1siZiIsIjIwMTIvMTAvMjUvMTRfMTBfNTVfOTE2X0xvY2FsX0Zvb2RfTWFya2V0X0RlbWFuZF9TdHVkeV9leGVjX3N1bW1hcnkucGRmIl1d/Local_Food_Market_Demand_Study_exec_summary.pdf?sha=c12185af                                                                                                                                 

Christina, Lionel Bony and Laura Schewel. The Island of Hawaii Whole System Project Phase 1 Report. http://www.kohalacenter.org/pdf/hi_wsp_2.pdf

                                                                                                                                               
Rabin, Jack. Sustaining Farming on the Urban Fringe. Rutgers University. Accessed at                       Raintree, John B. "Agroforestry pathways: land tenure, shifting cultivation and sustainable agriculture." Unasylva 38.4 (1986).  https://sustainable-farming.rutgers.edu/

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Scott, Marian, Personal Communication, March 2017-June 2017.                                     

                                                                                                                              

Silver, Jade. "Food Security on Maui: Reinventing Agriculture in the Aloha State." (2013).    https://scholarship.claremont.edu/scripps_theses/143/

                                                                                                                          
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Suryanata, Krisnawati. "Diversified agriculture, land use, and agrofood networks in Hawaii." Economic Geography 78.1 (2002.)   https://www.researchgate.net/publication/227861727_Diversified_Agriculture_Land_Use_and_Agrofood_Networks_in_Hawaii               

                                                                                                                    
Suryanata, Krisnawati. "Products from paradise: The social construction of Hawaii crops." Agriculture and Human Values 17.2 (2000).     https://www.researchgate.net/publication/227038678_Products_from_paradise_The_social_construction_of_Hawaii_crops

                                                                                                                                
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