Dairy’s Decline and the Politics of “Local” Milk in Hawai‘i

摘要: AbstractThis paper uses the case of Hawai‘i’s dairy industry to examine history food production in Hawai‘i, contemporary interest re-localizing system, and conflicting agrarian imaginaries that challenge this endeavor. The evolution Hawai‘i illustrates how over past several decades US has become consolidated name economic efficiency, regardless potential environmental human health impacts. As elsewhere United States, consumers are pushing back against transformation, advocating for greater protection local farms. Most advocates do not value purely on a geographical basis, but its capture desirable attributes such as sustainably produced, supportive economies and/or freshness. This can make it difficult establish system when community members hold different visions, or imaginaries, best prod...