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Volunteers vital to tsunami cleanup efforts

Heavy equipment, tools and tenacity were prevalent Thursday in West Hawaii, where volunteers banded together with government employees to clean up tsunami debris. Hawaii Rocks and Pineapple Custom are helping the state Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation remove wreckage off Kailua Pier, as well as out of Kamakahonu and Kaiakeakua bays.

UH Hilo students participate in Ivy League

Three students from the master’s program in tropical conservation biology and environmental science at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo will go to Cornell University to complete their research as part of the “Cornell-Hawaiʻi Graduate Field Research Laboratory.”

Workshops and crop share at Mala‘ai garden

KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—March 10, 2011—Three free workshops are being offered in March and April at Mala‘ai: The Culinary Garden of Waimea Middle School. Workshop dates, times, and details are: • March 12, 2–4 p.m.: Introduction to Hawaiian Herbalism with Kai Kaholokai • April 2, 10 a.m.–noon: Vermicomposting (composting with worms) with Dr. Norman Arancon. » Read […]

Cooperatives can help gardeners and farmers

Though we all probably love spending time working solo in our gardens or on our farms, we usually arrive at a point where we realize we might benefit from a little support. Then it’s time to “hui up.” Working together can accomplish many goals.

Coastal Classroom Konawaena middle schoolers learn science in the field

Konawaena Middle School eighth-graders got a small taste of field work this week while spending time at Kahaluu Beach testing scientific theories. From determining the effects of nitrates and nitrites upon sea urchin diversity to discovering how sewage impacts marine life, students used an assortment of tests on collected water samples to see if their hypotheses proved true.

In R.I. and Hawaii, institute trains leaders By Caroline Flanagan

From Rhode Island to Hawaii, high school students are learning environmental leadership through programs offered by the Brown Leadership Institute, a pre-college program that teaches high school students interested in global issues to take action in their own communities.

New Laulima Center offers assistance for cooperatives

KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—February 4, 2011—Groups throughout the State of Hawai‘i that would like to form a cooperative but need some assistance getting organized, writing a business plan, or becoming legally incorporated have a new resource—the Laulima Center. Established by The Kohala Center and funded by a USDA-Rural Cooperative Development grant and the Ulupono Initiative, the Laulima […]

Bees Rock! at Malaai School Garden

Waimea families and friends are invited to Malaai: The Culinary Garden of Waimea Middle School 9-11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 29 as Jenny Bach shares her knowledge about the amazing wonders of bees and bee guardianship.