Through his Doctoral Defense, Kekuewa Kikiloi explains the reason why Native Hawaiians build temples in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Combining ethno-history (or oral traditions) with archaeology as an integrated method, he paves a new way for method and research for modern Hawaiʻi scholars. Last month, Kekuewa Kikiloi defended his doctoral research on this intriguing topic.
On Kohala Mountain’s leeward side is a 13-acre preserve aimed at restoring the native Hawaiian dry forest that once graced its slopes. At the Koaia Tree Sanctuary, native koaia, iliahi, mamane and other flora have taken root, providing a glimpse of the native forest that existed before the Hawaiian woods were harvested, pastures created and nonnative species, including cows and plants, introduced in the 1800s.
KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—October 26, 2012—Hawai‘i Island educators who teach or participate in school garden programs are invited to attend a workshop on garden-based nutrition from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, […]
KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—October 26, 2012—Eight Hawai‘i Island farmers markets now accept EBT cards. SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly called food stamps) recipients can use their EBT cards at the Maku‘u […]
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced $18 million in federal funding to support new farmer training and education programs in 27 states. The Kohala Center received a $562,000 grant to create and deliver Kū I Ka Māna, a beginning farmer training initiative. The County of Hawaii is providing the necessary matching funds to secure the USDA grant.
KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—October 25, 2012—United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced $18 million in federal funding to support new farmer training and education programs in 27 states. […]
With pests cutting into profits on single-crop farms, many farmers are starting to diversify. By growing a variety of crops, farmers can harvest throughout the year and, if pests get one crop, they’ll have others to rely on.
KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—October 11, 2012—Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden in Captain Cook is the site for the annual West Hawai‘i seed exchange and a weekend workshop on seed production and seed saving […]
It doesn’t matter if you “eat to live” or “live to eat,” plants make up one of the three or four essential parts of our existence. Over millennia of civilization, we have learned to nurture plants in order that we may have some control over our destiny. Seeds, whether for vegetables, ornamentals or fruits provide ways to restart our garden plantings season after season. And if “seeds” is loosely defined, we can include cuttings and other forms of vegetative planting material.
KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—September 7, 2012—Environmental resource specialist Noa Kekuewa Lincoln discusses the past, present, and future of breadfruit in an upcoming Eia Hawai‘i presentation in Hilo and a Puana Ka ‘Ike […]