School garden conference at Makaha Elementary
School garden and classroom teachers from around the state will converge this week at the oldest school garden in the state, Hoa ‘Aina O Makaha, for the 4th annual Summer School Garden Conference.
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Net Results Keiki Learn About Hawaiian Fishing Techniques at Summer Camp
At age 18, kahu and Hawaiian historian Danny Akaka Jr. learned how to throw net along the shoreline fronting Eva Parker Woods Cottage at Mauna Lani Resort. Everywhere Akaka looked, he saw rainbow-colored waves full of fish. It was the 1970s, a time when Akaka said he could throw net once, eyes closed, and still bring home plenty of fish for his family, friends and neighbors.
Rare Find in Kohala Volunteers seek to aid epiphyte plant presumed extinct
A voluntary coalition of private landowners and state land managers hopes to preserve and propagate a rare Hawaiian plant species presumed extinct until it was discovered last summer in a North Kohala upland forest. Kohala Watershed Partnership received in June a $7,550 grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Recovery Branch for protection and restoration of oha wai, or Clermontia peleana singuliflora.
Planting Hope school garden conference
KAMUELA, Hawaii—July 6, 2011—School garden and classroom teachers from around the state will converge this week (July 7–9) at the oldest school garden in the state, Hoa ‘Aina O Makaha, […]
From Farm to Fork – One possible solution to our local food system
Mauka to Makai / Imagine: It’s Saturday morning. You take the kids and head down to your local farmers market to pick up your weekly box of fruits, vegetables, taro and sweet potatoes from your ahupuaa co-op.
Travel scholarships for teachers to attend summer garden conference on O‘ahu
KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—May 18, 2011—The Kōkua Hawai‘i Foundation is offering travel scholarships for neighbor island school garden teachers to attend the Hawai‘i School Garden Conference July 7-8 on O‘ahu. To apply […]
‘Lefty’ the turtle flipping through life
May 3, 2011 by Caroline Neary One of the greatest things about ReefTeaching is getting acquainted with the Hawaiian green sea turtles that frequent Kahaluu Bay. Each day, ReefTeach volunteers educate visitors […]
Volunteers restoring Waikuaaala
April 30, 2011 Long overgrown with non-native plants, the Waikuaaala pond at Kahaluu Beach Park is regaining its stature. Work to restore the brackish water pond, located near the center […]
Community invited to Kokua Kahalu‘u Day
KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—April 20, 2011—The Kohala Center, the Rotary Club of Kona, Starbucks, and the County of Hawai‘i Department of Parks and Recreation invite the community to a Kokua Kahalu‘u Day […]
Big Island Green
Mala’ai: The Culinary Garden of Waimea Middle School shares the bounty of their school garden with students, families, faculty and the community too. Long a teaching force that combines the pleasure and excitement of working with the earth and growing food, the Mala’ai Saturday afternoon Crop Share gathers the abundance of their garden as well as surplus produce from nearby farms and offers them to the community.