‘I’ve never seen anything like it’: Hawaii’s small farmers begin recovery after catastrophic flooding

Two kona low storms dumped up to 50in of rain on Oahu, flooding fields and submerging equipment Eddie Oroyan’s farm was thriving when the storms hit. He and his wife had started LewaTerra Farm last year on a gorgeous stretch of land on the north shore of Oahu. They were delivering vegetables to customers in the community, selling at farmer’s markets and to local restaurants. Then, on the week of 10 March, a first kona low storm hit the island, bringing copious amounts of water, flooding their...

By Dani Anguiano