KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—December 26, 2014—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
December 17, 2014 (West Hawaii Today)—Honaunau Elementary School recently received a $2,500 grant from the Hawai‘i Island School Garden Network to support a part-time coordinator for its learning garden program. Started by garden educator Melissa Chivers in 2008, Honaunau Elementary’s school garden is currently staffed by FoodCorps Hawai‘i service member Jessica Sobocinski and part-time garden […]
December 5, 2014 (Kamehameha Schools)—More than 200 food sustainability, farming, and public school pros recently converged at the Kamehameha Schools Ka‘iwakīloumoku Hawaiian Cultural Center to attended the annual Hawai‘i Farm to School Conference. » Read more
KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—November 26, 2014—Citizen Science is a volunteer program to monitor and track environmental conditions at Kahalu‘u Bay. Anyone with an interest in learning about water quality, sampling, data interpretation, and a healthier environment can be a volunteer—no previous experience or scientific knowledge is required. Training is provided by Kahalu‘u Bay Education Center (KBEC). » […]
November 26, 2014 (Big Island Now)—Community members interested in learning about water quality, sampling, data interpretation, and a healthier environment are welcome to join the Kahalu‘u Bay Education Center’s Citizen Science volunteer program. The program monitors and tracks environmental conditions at Kahalu‘u Bay. » Read more
KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—November 13, 2014—The Kohala Center and Brown University are offering full tuition scholarships for two high school students residing in the state of Hawai‘i to participate in the Brown Environmental Leadership Lab-Hawai‘i (BELL-Hawai‘i), to be held March 21–29, 2015, on Hawai‘i Island. The deadline to apply is January 16. » Read more
KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—November 11, 2014—The Kohala Center is seeking public comment on proposed regulatory changes that would impact homemade food operations in Hawai‘i. » Read more
KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—November 3, 2014—A program aimed at beginning farmers and ranchers on Hawai‘i Island is seeking applicants for an upcoming classroom and on-farm mentorship initiative beginning in November. » Read more
October 17, 2014 (The Tyee)—When Trevor Tanaka was in Grade 11, he had a life-changing realization. It came after he entered an essay contest asking him to describe why “sustainability” is important. “It should have been easy,” he said. But in trying to define one ecological buzzword all he could think of were others. His […]
October 2014 (Ka Wai Ola)—In 2008, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, in collaboration with Kamehameha Schools established the Mellon-Hawai‘i Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowship Program at The Kohala Center. The fellowship program is designed for Native Hawaiian scholars early in their academic careers and for others who are committed to the advancement of knowledge about the […]