NOTE: THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED. POSITION TITLE: Range Technician FLSA STATUS: Exempt REPORTS TO: Director of Applied ʻĀina-based Agriculture JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE: The Range Technician will work in partnership […]
June 9, 2021 (West Hawaii Today)—The Kohala Center has received a $150,000 grant from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA) to reinforce and strengthen native Hawaiian family, culture, and land […]
June 7, 2021 (BigIslandNow.com)—The Kohala Center announced Monday, June 7, that it has received a grant award totaling $150,000 through the Office of Hawaiian Affairs’ ‘Ohana and Community Based Program […]
WAIMEA, Hawai‘i Island, Hawai‘i (June 7, 2021)—The Kohala Center today announced that it received a grant award totaling $150,000 that will support the native Hawaiian community through the Office of […]
June 3, 2021 (West Hawaii Today)—As Kahaluu Beach Park’s nine-day closure — allowing for a more successful coral spawning cycle — nears an end, officials are hoping for a swell […]
May 28, 2021 (Pacific Business News)—Kamehameha Schools has awarded a total of $135,000 to six Hawaii businesses that are focused on strengthening local food systems through its annual Mahiai Scale-up […]
May 25, 2021 (KHON2)—The Waialea Bay Marine Life Conservation District on the Big Island will be temporarily closed on Friday, May 28, and Saturday, May 29, for coral spawning. The […]
May 24, 2021 (West Hawaii Today)—Hawaiian Kine Trading Co. is the winner of the 2021 Mahi‘ai Scale-up business plan competition, which helps established local farms and food system organizations grow […]
May 17, 2021 (Honolulu Star-Advertiser)—Kahaluu Beach Park will once again be closed to the public during the week of May 28 to June 5 to protect spawning cauliflower coral, according […]
March 31, 2021 (Honolulu Civil Beat)—There is another big sunscreen issue in Hawaii, and this one needs immediate action.
Although two harmful chemical sunscreens have already been banned in the state, there is strong scientific evidence that two more are harmful to both human health and coral reefs. In fact, mounting research suggests that these two chemicals, avobenzone and octocrylene, are life-threatening to Hawaii’s reefs and are bad for people, including our keiki.