Programs and Events

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Upcoming

USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program Workshops
Hilo, Waimea, and Kealakekua, Hawai‘i Island
May 13-14, 2014

The Seventh Annual School Learning Garden Symposium
Waimea, Hawai‘i Island
June 7, 2014

ʻĀINA In Schools Garden & Nutrition Curriculum Training
Waimea, Hawai‘i Island
June 8, 2014

Kū ‘Āina Pā Summer Intensive
Waimea, Hawai‘i Island
June 9-11, 2014

Waimea School Garden Tours
Waimea, Hawai‘i Island
June 12, 2014

Natural Farming Certification Course
Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i Island
June 17-21, 2014





Recent News

The Honaunau School garden, run by Melissa Chivers and Jessica Sobocinski, is more than just a place where flowers and vegetables grow; it is a living classroom where students and teachers can observe, interact with, and learn about the natural world that is responsible for supporting human existence on this planet.
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Almost two years since it was completed, The Kohala Center’s Health Impact Assessment on Hawaii County’s Agriculture Plan has garnered national attention and helped produce meaningful effects on the local food system.
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The Kohala Center serves K-12 students and undergraduates, as well as postgraduate fellows, university faculty, and the general public.

Working together with the principal, teachers, and parents of Kohala Elementary School, a complete science program is being developed for North Kohala youth, including the creation of a fully equipped science center.

The Kohala Center programs “epitomize the very best approaches to experiential education,” writes Robin Rose, Ph.D., the director of leadership programs at Brown University. Brown students conduct fish surveys, plant koa trees, hike in Volcanoes National Park, and learn from Hawaiian cultural experts. “Many of our students describe their course as transformative,” says Rose.

Other transformations are taking place as a result of our Kahaluʻu Bay Preservation Project. This 15-year plan combines the efforts of many groups, from the Outrigger Keauhou Beach Resort and Bishop Holdings Corporation to the University of Hawaiʻi Sea Grant College Program, the Girl Scouts of Hawaiʻi, Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority, and the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration to protect a precious area of key cultural and natural significance.

With the support of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Kamehameha Schools, The Kohala Center has launched the Mellon-Hawaiʻi doctoral and postdoctoral fellowship program, enlivening the academy with the power of indigenous knowledge.