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experimenting with crop rotation patterns and various With her background on
soil amendments to determine best crops, growing the BOE, King has worked
conditions and possible secondary products such as with community colleges
food, fiber and soil amendments. to develop programs
that train students for
“There are 36,000 acres of fertile sugar lands that ceased green jobs. Training
operation at the end of 2016. It is important for the our own workforce
community and the state to keep this in agriculture to is a wise approach to
benefit Maui’s economy and environment” said PB Vice assuring Hawaii has the
President, Kelly King. King maintains that the company’s technicians to run the
growth and success “has always been rooted in new technologies.
collaboration and innovation.”
“Creative thinking is a
How fortunate for Maui that after many years of community much-needed commodity
service with schools and parks (she served on the Hawaii on any governing body if Pacific Biodiesel’s Kelly King
State Board of Education for 4 years), Ms. King ran for office we are to avoid basically repeating the same agenda year
last year and now serves on the Maui County Council. after year, especially when the community continues to

grow and innovate around us,” King stated.
No surprise, then, that the issues
of her campaign reflected her Because of her concern for the community planning process,
deep interest in developing King made community plans a key plank in her campaign
county policy emphasizing platform. Recognizing that hundreds of citizens spend
local production of real food thousands of hours creating these plans, King’s strong stand
and energy. She urged wise on this matter gained her support in South Maui where
use of resources, ingenuity the community plan review has been delayed almost two
in recycling and repurposing decades. She won a tough race against an incumbent
‘waste’ for building materials.

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