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Native Hawaiian scholars awarded Mellon-Hawaii fellowships

Three Native Hawaiian scholars were recently awarded Mellon-Hawaii Fellowships to advance their academic careers. Marie Alohalani Brown, doctoral candidate in English at University of Hawaii at Manoa (UH Manoa), and Kaipo Perez III, doctoral candidate in zoology with a focus in marine ecology at UH Manoa, received doctoral fellowships.

Learn why and how to save seed at Molokai workshop

A workshop for farmers and gardeners on seed production and seed saving methods offered by Hawai‘i Public Seed Initiative will be held Friday, August 24, and Saturday, August 25, in Ho‘olehua on Moloka‘i. The workshop will be at Lanikeha Center and at the NRCS Plant Materials Center.

Hilo Coffee Mill brings local grown to community

While Hilo Coffee Mill has been producing and roasting quality coffees for more than 11 years, great coffee has been grown on Hawaii Island for more than 180 years. In 1898 there were nearly 6000 acres producing coffee between Hilo Town and Volcano Village.

Search for the Heart of Kahalu‘u

It’s a courtship by the sea, except we’re sitting in a Bakken Foundation classroom north of Kailua-Kona, where ReefTeach trainers show color slides of brilliant and broken corals that flourish and die in Kahalu‘u Bay.

Cultivating Seed Savers in Hawaii

The role of education is pivotal to advancing the ethical development and stewardship of seed for future generations. Here at OSA we continue working to put the control of seed back into the hands of the public.

School Garden Network wraps up first Spring School Garden Tour

For amateur gardeners and school garden teachers, it was a free opportunity to explore a different garden space and pick up a few tips. But according to Nancy Redfeather, project director, the Kohala Center’s School Garden Network organized the first Spring School Garden Tour to bring schools and their surrounding community together through their garden.