Hawaii’s ranchersAfter several years of drought, Hawaii’s ranchers are still recovering but are looking to keep more beef production in the islands. According to local ranchers, 80 percent of the state’s calves are shipped to pastures on the mainland.
“We currently supply less than 10 percent of the beef consumed in Hawaii. A lot of our cattle are going out of state. We would like to keep more of those cattle in state,” said Alan Gottlieb, with the H , reports KITV news. “If we don’t support our local agriculture, what’s going to happen if there’s a tsunami and we wipe out our ports and we don't have food coming in here for a number of weeks, months.”