Via [[Value of Hawaii 3]]: By May 1917, Hawaiʻi’s Legislature had created the Territorial Food Commission to govern production and conservation, and make the islands as “independent as possible of the mainland for subsistence.” This broad ambit made it the “most powerful board ever created in the Islands” [@mauinews_1917]. The commission addressed increasing the taro supply, supported a robust Women’s Committee that performed statewide outreach, and funded county agents to work with small farmers, a service that then became part of UH Extension. Wheat flour shortages led to incorporating local starches into “war bread.” The Banana Consuming Propaganda Committee redirected the oversupply of once exported fruit into local bakeries and homes, developing Hawaiʻi’s taste for banana bread that persists today. 1910s: various crops (including pumpkin) advocated for production by WWI Territorial Food Commission During World War I Hawaii’s legislature created the Territorial Food Commission with wide powers to fix prices, seize, and allocate food supplies. In World War II, our Office of Civilian Defense’s food control board became the army Governor’s Office of Food Control and oversaw price, production, and imports. The WW1 commission's robust Women's Committee performed massive outreach. WW2’s effort faced early backlash for not including women on the board. WW1's Commission funded county agents to work with small farmers; a program that later became part of UH extension