New Farmer Expo Held In Waimea
June 17, 2017 (Big Island Video News)—The expo, held on the Hawai‘i Preparatory Academy campus, helped participants gain a better understanding of farming on Hawai‘i Island. »Read more
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Cheryl Ka‘uhane Lupenui joins The Kohala Center as new president and CEO
June 13, 2017 (West Hawaii Today)—The Kohala Center announced last week the appointment of Cheryl Kauhane Lupenui as its new president and chief executive officer, effective July 3. “Cheryl brings strong leadership skills, depth and breadth of work experience, and impressive team-building experience to The Kohala Center,” said Roberta Chu, chairperson of the center’s board […]
The Kohala Center announces new president and chief executive officer
KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—June 9, 2017—The Kohala Center announced the appointment of Cheryl Ka‘uhane Lupenui as its new president and chief executive officer, effective July 3, 2017. “Cheryl Ka‘uhane Lupenui brings strong leadership skills, depth and breadth of work experience, and impressive team-building experience to The Kohala Center,” said Roberta Chu, chairperson of The Center’s board of […]
Hawaii’s Farm to School Program encourages local delicious products in their meals
May 24, 2017 (KHON2)—Farm to school programs across the nation are giving students a better understanding of the food system and where their food comes from. Hawaii has its own program in place and is fulfilling its mission and a lot more. »Read more
Hawaii Farm to School Initiative
May 24, 2017 (Hawaii News Now)—Spearheaded by Lt. Governor Shan Tsutsui, the Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE), the Hawaii Department of Agriculture and The Kohala Center are working collaboratively on the Farm to School Initiative. Across the nation, farm to school programs are reconnecting students to a better understanding of the food system and […]
Co-op launches effort to make Big Island pork industry viable
May 23, 2017 (Hawaii Tribune-Herald)—Atto Assi’s piggery in Mountain View is home to more than two dozen sows and one boar. This is a standard size for a small commercial operation in Hawaii. And if all goes well in the coming months, the model Assi uses for his farm — Korean natural farming — is […]
Native Hawaiian academic fellowship program accepting applications
KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—May 22, 2017—The Hawaiian Scholars Doctoral Fellowship Program is now accepting applications for the 2017–18 academic year. More information and application materials are available online at https://kohalacenter.org/hawaiian-fellowship. The application deadline is June 26, 2017. »Read more
Hawai‘i Meaningful Environmental Education for Teachers: Huli ‘Āina Kumu Wai curriculum orientation
(Waimea, Hawai‘i Island)
July 25–27, 2017—We are currently recruiting intermediate and high school teachers for the 2017-18 school year professional development program. The year-long program starts with a 3-day hands-on workshop that will introduce teachers to the Huli ʻĀina Kumu Wai field science curriculum. The workshop will include instruction on Hawaiian cultural protocol, kilo observation skills, field sampling […]
Teachers encouraged to apply for outdoor science professional development program
May 16, 2017 (West Hawaii Today)—Hawaii teachers and their students will have opportunities this year to leave the classroom and study firsthand the island’s ahupuaa, or traditional Hawaiian mountain-to-sea land divisions. The Kohala Center is recruiting middle and high school teachers from West Hawaii and throughout the state for its Hawaii Meaningful Environmental Education for […]
How her garden grows: Nancy Redfeather reflects on The Kohala Center accomplishments and retirement priorities
May 16, 2017 (West Hawaii Today)—Nancy Redfeather, whose name is synonymous with school gardens on Hawaii Island, recently retired from a prestigious 10-year career at The Kohala Center in Waimea. She started working at The Kohala Center in 2006 and accomplished so much that people assumed she’d been working there much longer than 10 years. […]