| The Hawaiian "Tropical Express" has been getting | | | | bananas do, however the of Big Island and on |
| worse over the last many decades. The normal | | | | Kauai things are just okay. Chinese cabbage can |
| trade winds often give way to this surge of | | | | handle heavy rains and help as it cut back need |
| weather, which passes thru the islands. Often the | | | | for normal irrigation. The Waimea crop is in |
| storms continue on and hit the mainland US. When | | | | somewhat and relatively good condition. Head |
| this happens it looks on the weather radar like a | | | | cabbage can be hurt by such rain and Cucumbers |
| very big storm on it's way to LA, but usually it | | | | as well; Wet weather hinders development and |
| has already left a very wet day on one of our | | | | harvest. It grows on the windward side and |
| islands not to far away. | | | | Central Oahu, which showed issues from the |
| As Hawaii, got slammed during the last Tropical | | | | storms. |
| Express storms and it affected the crops there, | | | | There are disease issues now on the windward |
| of which agriculture is quite a big industry. It very | | | | side Oahu fields. Sweet corn had issues, which can |
| much affected any Leafy crop. Leaving many | | | | grow well on the on windward side of Oahu and |
| such crops in fair to poor condition due to cold. | | | | new planting is now going on due to cloudy, wet |
| The fruit and vine crops remained in fair condition, | | | | conditions. Current harvests of sweet corn were |
| but not without a toll. On the Big Island they need | | | | not so good due to small and the many empty |
| rain big time. These continuous rainstorms very | | | | ears. Maui onions really need more dry weather |
| much helped the leeward side of the island. The | | | | so this was bad news for onions and the |
| Kona districts received much needed water and | | | | Department of Agriculture in Hawaii declared this |
| they need the fresh water since the construction | | | | crop in marginally fair condition. Older fields and |
| and growth has over grown water storage | | | | fields being harvested suffered increased damage |
| capacity. Sound familiar? Maui was also very cool | | | | from rot and overall poor quality as the Hawaiian |
| and wet, which will keep it quite lush for future | | | | Ag website showed. Lettuce was hit on Oahu |
| visits and water golf courses. On Kauai, the | | | | supplies are expected to be at light levels. Crop |
| weather did cause crop problems. So you are | | | | condition with storms and the seasonal cloudy, |
| wondering what the specific crops crops are in | | | | wet weather is over all in just okay shape. These |
| the Hawaiian Islands? | | | | are all issues as Hawaii's economy is trying to |
| You see some crops like lots of water and it | | | | move back to prosperity and is having a bit of a |
| actually helps for instance bananas like rain. On | | | | problem. |
| Waianae and Windward Oahu fields were in | | | | Adverse weather affects our crop production |
| mostly fair to good condition. Central Oahu | | | | rates and these trends will affect human |
| orchards were in good condition with moderate | | | | civilizations more and more as the climate |
| harvest. The Eastern Hawaii Island orchards were | | | | continues to change. Think on this. |
| in only fair shape. Papayas like hard rain less than | | | | |