Hawaii's small farms lost millions of dollars in crops to Hurricane Lala, bad news for growers and for anyone who buys local produce.

• The Hawaii Farmers Union counts more than $3 million in losses across 79 farms.
• Farms were still recovering from earlier Kona low storms when the hurricane hit, wiping out newly planted beds.
• Growers on the Big Island and Maui lost cabbage, celery, zucchini, beets and carrots, much of it drowned by too much rain too fast.
• Restaurants, grocery stores and roadside stands will see less local produce on shelves for months.
• Farms are shifting what is left to their subscription box customers, who paid in advance.

Outlook: Local produce will be scarcer through the next planting cycle, though farmers say community help is already arriving and they expect to rebuild.