GIS Used to Determine How Hawaii Once Fed Itself
The big question was how did the islands support a population of about 1 million who lived there at one time? The answer seems to be crops were grown in places not anticipated.
The computerized model indicated a massive part of Kau on Hawaii island was suited for Hawaiian dryland agriculture—thousands of acres above the South Point wind generator farm and below Mamalahoa Highway, according to the Conservancy news release.
Researchers expanded a project that began in the Kohala region to the entire Island chain, using so-called Geographic Information Systems modeling to see where early Hawaiians did dryland and wetland agriculture.
The findings may have implications for a Hawaii of the future that does not require food imports.
by Adena Schutzberg on 12/22 at 06:17 AM |
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