Presenters Kū ‘Āina Pā Summer Intensive June 10-16, 2012
We were blessed to have the collected wisdom of the Kumus, Kupuna, and Teachers in our community and the School Garden Community from the mainland, sharing their knowledge with the teachers this past summer. Here is a list of the Presenters for the Summer Intensive that took place in June 2012.
Sunday Evening, June 10
Kumu Pua Case and Ku‘ulei Keakealani, Hawaiian Studies/Educators, Waimea Middle School
Monday, June 11
Amanda Rieux, Garden Educator, Māla‘ai: The Culinary Garden of Waimea Middle School
Dr. Koh Ming Wei, Director of Sustainability, HPA
Sandy Barr, Culinary Arts Hawai‘i Community College, Hilo
John Holland, Māla‘ai: The Culinary Garden of Waimea Middle School
Tuesday, June 12
Amanda Rieux , Māla‘ai: The Culinary Garden of Waimea Middle School
Dr. Norman Arancon, Assistant Professor of Horticulture, University of Hawai‘i at Hilo
Sarah Sullivan, Program Coordinator, Abernethy School Garden, Portland, Oregon
Dr. Noa Lincoln, Writer, Educator, Researcher, Musician, Stanford University/Hawai‘i Island
Steve Velonza, Garden Educator, Hualalai Academy
Nancy Redfeather, Program Director, HISGN, The Kohala Center
Tane Datta, Organic Farmer and Owner “Adaptations”, Kona
Jerry Konanui, Kalo Farmer, Researcher, Cultural Practioner, Puna
Wednesday, June 13
Kumu Keala Ching, Ka Pa Hula Na Wai Iwi Ola, Kona
Jerry Konanui, Kalo Farmer, Puna
Lanakila Mangauil, Hawaiian Studies Teacher, Honoka’a Elementary
Noa Lincoln, Educator, Researcher, Writer
Kamuela Naihe, Cultural Educator, Amy Greenwell Garden, Captain Cook
Aurora Kagawa, Botanist, Uala Expert, UH Manoa
Chris Carter, Agriculturist from Hamakua/Waipio (speciality is Hawaiian Banana and Niu)
Geoff Rauch, Organic Farmer from Wa‘a Wa‘a, Puna
Manuel Rego, Amy Greenwell Garden, Curator of the Kalo Collection
Kū ‘Āina Pā Team: Amanda, Ming Wei, Nancy, Sarah, and Sandy
Chadd Paishon, Navigator
Thursday, June 14
John Fisher, Lifelab Outreach Director, University of California at Santa Cruz
Dr. Koh Ming Wei, HPA Sustainability Director
Jane Taylor, Art Teacher, HPA Village Campus
Kū ‘Āina Pā Team: Amanda, Sarah, Nancy
Friday, June 15
John Fisher, Life Lab, UCSC
Sarah Sullivan, Program Coordinator, Abernethy School Garden, Portland, Oregon
Koh Ming Wei, HPA
Amanda Rieux, Mala‘ai Culinary Garden
Hayley Piper-Blondin, Teacher, Waimea Country School
Saturday, June 16
Kū ‘Āina Pā Team: Koh Ming Wei, Amanda Rieux, Nancy Redfeather, and Sarah Sullivan
Mahalo Nui to those who lovingly are preparing our food, to the farmers and fishers who tended the food, to the sun, wind, water, rain and soil who grew the food, and to Ke Akua and our Kupuna who made it all possible.
Mahalos to:
HPA Ohana Association
HPA Village Campus – Lisa Sakurai
Māla‘ai Board
Slow Food Hawai‘i
Sandy Barr, HCC
Donna Mitts
Colleen Carroll
All the farmers: Bill Beach, Jim Cain, Noa Lincoln, Kamuela Naihe, Amanda Rieux, Nancy Redfeather, Koh Ming Wei, Tane Datta, Jerry Konanui, Aurora Kagawa, Chris Carter, Geoff Rauch, and all other farmers who grew the food for our meals.
And, Everyone who came to help
“Everything is Relationship, Relationship, Relationship”: Dr. Manu Meyer, spoken at the Hawai‘i Island Food Summit October 200 keynote address.
Mahalo to ALL our Presenters for 2012!