Updated at 10:12 a.m., Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Farmers at Honolulu Hale today for 'Ag in the City'
Advertiser Staff
Members of O'ahu's farming community will be at Honolulu Hale today for "Ag in the City — Grown on Oahu," an interactive exhibit about O'ahu's agriculture industry.The event, 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., is presented by the Hawai'i Farm Bureau Federation with the support of Mayor Mufi Hannemann, the Mayor's Office of Economic Development and Oahu Resource Conservation & Development Inc.
"We invite the public to come by and meet members of a diverse industry that continues to contribute to O'ahu's growing economy," said Hannemann, in a news release. "I have been and will continue to be a staunch supporter of agriculture, which remains a vital lynchpin of our economy."
At the event the mayor will present a check for an agricultural grant to Oahu Resource Conservation & Development Inc.
The event is free and open to the public.
For more information call the Hawai'i Farm Bureau Federation at 848-2074 or visit www.hfbf.org.
