KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—March 31, 2015—Join Kahalu‘u Bay Education Center turtle biologist Rachel Silverman to “talk story” about honu (Hawaiian green sea turtles) on Tuesday, April 14. Learn about the types of turtles found in Hawai‘i, why they are important to Hawai‘i’s ecosystems, what threats they face, and how you can help to protect them. » Read […]
KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—March 18, 2015—Monk Seal 101, a free training session for new volunteers, will be offered from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, April 9, in Kailua-Kona by the West Hawai‘i Marine Mammal Response Network, which is currently recruiting volunteers. » Read more
March 1, 2015 (Hawaii 24/7)—FoodCorps is currently recruiting service members throughout Hawai‘i who are passionate about teaching children what healthy food is, where it comes from, and expanding hands-on nutrition education programs. » Read more
Cornell CATALYST and CURIE Academies Application deadline: February 27, 2015 Program dates: July 12-18, 2015 The Kohala Center is currently offering two full-tuition scholarships to qualified high school students to attend either the CATALYST Academy (boys and girls) or the CURIE Academy (girls only), both hosted by the Diversity Programs in Engineering at Cornell. Qualified applicants may apply […]
All completed applications must be sent by e-mail in PDF format to Cortney Okumura at cokumura@kohalacenter.org; in the subject line of the e-mail, include: Mellon-HI Fellowship Application: Your name. If your files are too large to send via email, please upload them to The Kohala Center’s secure Hightail website at https://hightail.com/u/kohalacenter. Please notify Cortney Okumura […]
Teachers Teaching Teachers is a monthly series of free professional development workshops for Hawai‘i Island’s K-12 teachers. The goal of this program is to bring teachers together to share knowledge and practices connecting school learning gardens with core curriculum, assessment and evaluation, and to deepen connections to student learning and outcomes. Click here to learn […]
KAILUA-KONA, Hawai‘i—February 2, 2015—The 2015 Nahelehele Dryland Forest Symposium will highlight dryland forest ecology and restoration efforts in Hawai‘i. The symposium will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, February 27, at the Courtyard King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel in Kailua-Kona. » Read more
February 2, 2015 (Big Island Now)—Turtle biologist Rachel Silverman will be talking all about the Hawaiian honu, or green sea turtle, at the Kahalu‘u Beach Park in Kona on Tuesday, Feb. 10. Silverman will outline the different types of turtles found in Hawai‘i, how they support local ecosystems, what currently threatens them, and how the […]
January 28, 2015 (Hawaii 24/7)—In its first year, the FoodCorps Hawai‘i program served 1793 school children in West O‘ahu and on Moloka‘i and Hawai‘i islands, working to change their attitudes about eating healthy food by creating classroom and school garden activities combined with culinary and marketing experience. » Read more
January 28, 2015 (Philanthropy News Digest)—Founded in 2000, The Kohala Center in Kamuela, Hawai‘i, is an independent community-based center dedicated to research, conservation, and education. The center is accepting applications from scholars for its Mellon-Hawai‘i Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowship Program for the 2015-16 academic year. » Read more