Interview: Richard Ha of Hamakua Springs

This morning I drove down to the Kino’ole Farmers Market to pick up a box of fresh produce from Hamakua Springs Country Farms in Pepe‘ekeo. My caption was selected as one of the three winning captions in Hamakua Springs’ caption contest which appeared on their website, Ha Ha Ha!

Richard assures Darren that his best salad days are ahead of him..

In addition to awarding me a box of the finest of salad greens, cucumbers, green onions, and tomatoes; Richard Ha, president of Hamakua Springs Country Farms, graciously took the time to talk about Hamakua Springs and express his views on the Mauna Kea Comprehensive Management Plan (CMP), food sustainability, genetically modified organisms (GMO), and bio-fuels:

Interview w/Richard Ha, 64kbps, 5 minutes

And to the other two contest winners: lettuce enjoy our Hamakua Springs veggies!

(dang, should’ve quit while I was ahead..)

Mahalo to Richard and the folks at Hamakua Springs Country Farms.