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
Brown Environmental Leadership Lab (BELL) – Hawai‘i Application deadline: January 26, 2015 Program dates: March 21-29, 2015 The Kohala Center and Brown University are offering tuition scholarships for two high school students: one specifically for a Hawai‘i Island resident, the other for an eligible student residing anywhere in the state of Hawai‘i. This select national […]
January 22, 2015 (Big Island Now)—FoodCorps, a national organization that addresses childhood obesity and food insecurity in underserved communities, is recruiting service members throughout Hawai‘i who are passionate about teaching children about healthy food and where it comes from, as well as expanding hands-on nutrition education programs. » Read more
January 21, 2015 (Big Island Now)—Applications are now being accepted for the Mellon-Hawai‘i Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. The program which began in 2008, is entering its eighth year. The Mellon-Hawai‘i Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowship Program was first established for Native Hawaiian scholars early in their academic careers and others who are committed to the […]
KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—January 21, 2015—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. The deadline to apply for the 2015–2016 school year is March 31. » Read more
KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—January 20, 2015—The Mellon-Hawai‘i Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is now accepting applications for the 2015–16 academic year. More information and application materials are available online at https://kohalacenter.org/mellon-hawaii. The application deadline is February 24. » Read more
The Kohala Center, Inc. (“The Center”) is soliciting proposals from qualified architectural/consulting firms to provide design, project site inspection, and construction engineering services for the renovation of an existing business accelerator facility in Kamuela, Hawaii. The Kohala Center, Inc. (“The Center”), an independent, not-for-profit center for research, conservation, and education, will renovate an existing two-story […]
January 16, 2015 (Pacific Business News)—Kamanamaikalani Beamer has been selected to succeed Matthews Hamabata as president and CEO of The Kohala Center on Hawai‘i’s Big Island. The Big Island-based research, education and conservation nonprofit has multiple programs, some of which reach statewide, that focus on land, energy and food self-reliance. » Read more
January 14, 2015 (West Hawaii Today)—The Kohala Center will hold cleanup day beginning at 8:45 a.m. Saturday in the Keokea Beach Park parking in Kapa‘au. Cleanup will focus on Keokea Beach Park, Niuli‘i Stream and Konea O Kukui Garden of Peace and will include removing debris from the shoreline area, clearing and restoring waterways, removing […]
KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—January 13, 2015—The Kohala Center has announced the appointment of Kamanamaikalani Beamer, Ph.D. as its next president and chief executive officer. Beamer will succeed Matthews Hamabata, Ph.D., who is retiring after serving as the organization’s president and CEO since its founding in 2000. » Read more