Worst Flooding in 20 Years Has Hawaii's Farmers on the Brink

The reddish-brown mud that smothered Bok Kongphan's Hawaii farm has hardened in the tropical sun. Irrigation tubes lie in a tangle where his lemongrass, cucumber, and okra once flourished. His niece, Jeni Balanay, lost her crops too—a mustardy green called choy sum, bitter melon, tomato. The leaves of her...