Hawaii Flower Farmers Take Brunt Of Storm Iselle

HONOLULU —The pictures from a farm in Keaau show acres of papaya trees flattened in the high winds. Their shallow root structures no match for Iselle’s gusts.

Agriculture officials say the worst reports of damage are from the papaya industry from Kapoho to Mountain View.

They are reaching out to farmers to take stock of how many trees are down and the value of lost crops.

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