November 2021—Our sunscreen dispenser program at Kahalu‘u Bay and Beach Park has provided a proven model for community members and policymakers seeking to protect Hawai‘i’s reef ecosystems by making reef-friendly, mineral-based sunscreen more readily available to beachgoers. Earlier this month, this model was implemented at a Hawai‘i state park with the launch of a mineral-based […]
November 15, 2021 (West Hawaii Today)—Kamehameha Schools is partnering with the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement and The Kohala Center to strengthen Hawaii’s food system through Mahi‘ai Match-Up, a business plan competition that provides food-focused entrepreneurs from across the pae ‘aina with an opportunity to farm agricultural land or develop a business in a commercial space.
November 7, 2021 (BigIslandNow.com)—Kamehameha Schools (KS) is partnering with the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA) and The Kohala Center (TKC) to strengthen Hawai‘i’s food system through Mahi‘ai Match-Up, a business plan competition that provides food-focused entrepreneurs from across the pae ‘āina with an opportunity to farm agricultural land or develop a business in a commercial space.
November 4, 2021 (Pacific Business News)—The Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, or CNHA, KuHana Business Development program is now accepting applications for its newest cohort of agriculture and business professionals, the nonprofit announced Thursday.
October 5, 2021 (West Hawaii Today)—Wai is the Hawaiian word for water. Waiwai means wealth or prosperity. Around these thoughts and what it means to protect and manage watersheds, and deliver safe, potable water at a time when climate change-induced drought, storms and wildfires all seem to be upon us (on top of a pandemic), […]
September 12, 2021 (Honolulu Civil Beat)—We have both been thinking a lot lately about the next generation and wondering what Hawaii will be like for them in 10 or 20 years. In our communities we are witnessing unprecedented changes — the extreme weather we’ve been watching elsewhere in the world has arrived. »Read more
September 10, 2021 (Hawaii Tribune-Herald)—The Center for Biological Diversity announced Thursday a coalition of 60 community leaders, conservation organizations, businesses, elected officials and academics has petitioned the federal government to ban three harmful, coral-killing chemicals from sunscreens and other personal care products. The petition cites scientific studies on the dangers to Hawaii’s coral reefs and […]
KĀKOU – Hawai‘i’s Town Hall (PBS Hawai‘i, September 4, 2021)—Hawai‘i’s visitor count has come roaring back much quicker than experts predicted from the nearly empty days during the past year of the COVID-19 pandemic. The resurgence of visitors has raised concerns from the community to limit the number of tourists. Join us for KĀKOU: Hawaiʻi’s […]
August 2021—Supporting the delicate, sacred reproductive cycle of corals is vital to their regeneration and continued survival. For the fourth consecutive year, our Kahalu‘u Bay Education Center team worked with the County of Hawai‘i to close Kahalu‘u Beach Park to the public during a critical cauliflower coral spawning period. Ancestral knowledge and the kaulana mahina […]
August 2021—Two touch-free mineral-based sunscreen dispensers at Kahalu‘u Beach Park are aiding our efforts to educate beachgoers about reef-friendly sun protection alternatives. With visitors returning to Hawai‘i in record numbers, keeping harmful petrochemicals found in commercial sunscreens out of Hawaiʻi’s marine ecosystems is essential to support the health and regeneration of our corals. The dispensers […]