Hawaii's recent catastrophic flooding has devastated local farms, leaving many farmers struggling.
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Hawaii's recent catastrophic flooding has devastated local farms, leaving many farmers struggling.
More than 2,000 people remained without power Sunday afternoon after Hawaii suffered its worst flooding in more than 20 years. Hawaii's recent catastrophic flooding has devastated local farms, leaving many farmers struggling. Many farmers also have online fundraising pages.
In an interview interpreted by Balanay, Kongphan called the floods "very devastating," but said he will continue working the 5-acre (2-hectare) plot he's leased for five years, growing vegetables he sells at farmers markets, a swap meet, and at shops and stalls in Honolulu's Chinatown. Across Oahu's North Shore, an area famed for its big-wave surfing, the small farms that help supply the island's food are struggling after back-to-back storms in March brought the state's worst flooding in two decades.
Riverbender reported the story as "Hawaii's worst flooding in 20 years leaves farmers struggling and fewer ...." The Seattle Times reported the story as "Hawaii’s worst flooding in 20 years leaves farmers struggling and fewer veggies at the market." Washington Times reported the story as "Hawaii's worst flooding in 20 years leaves farmers struggling and fewer veggies at the market."
Coverage is split across the political spectrum: 3 left-leaning outlets, 16 center outlets. L1FE compares the framing across these sources rather than amplifying any single outlet's interpretation.
20 sources have covered this story, including Washington Times, The Seattle Times, The Independent and Riverbender and 16 other outlets. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 10 days ago.
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[01] VerifiedCore event reported by 20 independent outlets across the spectrum.
[02] CorroboratedKey facts corroborated by mainstream + wire desks.
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Framings — how each side is covering it
Mainstream Liberal
3 outlets
Mainstream Conservative
1 outlet
Center / Wire
16 outlets
