KAILUA-KONA, Hawai‘i—January 25, 2016—The 2016 Nahelehele Dryland Forest Symposium will highlight dryland forest ecology and restoration efforts in Hawai‘i. The symposium will be held from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday, February 26, at the Courtyard King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel in Kailua-Kona.
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KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—January 20, 2016—FoodCorps is currently recruiting service members throughout Hawai‘i who are passionate about teaching children what healthy food is, where it comes from, and expanding hands-on nutrition education programs. The deadline to apply for the 2016–2017 school year is March 31.
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KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—November 10, 2015—Three Native Hawaiian scholars have been selected as 2015–2016 Mellon-Hawaiʻi Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellows to pursue original research and advance their academic careers.
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KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—October 15, 2015—Hawai‘i Island teachers and their students will have opportunities this year to leave the classroom and study firsthand the island’s ahupua‘a, or traditional Hawaiian mountain-to-sea land divisions. The Kohala Center is recruiting teachers for its Hawai‘i Island Meaningful Environmental Education for Teachers (HI-MEET) program, an innovative, hands-on, science-based program that focuses on bay and watershed education in ahupua‘a along Hawai‘i Island’s leeward coast and Kohala Mountain.
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KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—September 24, 2015—Two programs aimed at training and supporting the next generation of farmers in Hawai‘i are seeking applicants for sessions being offered this fall.
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KAMUELA and HONOLULU, Hawai‘i—September 17, 2015—On September 21, The Kohala Center, a Hawaiʻi Island-based nonprofit, and Hawaiʻi Public Radio launch a 13-week original radio series entitled “Aloha ʻĀina.” The series, comprised of 65 approximately two-minute segments, explores the roots and historical endurance of the values of aloha ʻāina, commonly translated as “love of the land.” Commentary is provided by noted Hawaiian scholars and leaders, such as Puanani Burgess, Sam ʻOhu Gon, Davianna McGregor, Jonathan Osorio, and Walter Ritte. The series is researched, written, and narrated by Julia Steele.
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KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—September 8, 2015—Certified Public Accountant Dan Nutley with the national accounting firm Moss Adams LLP will present a Cooperative Business Accounting Training from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, September 24, at Anna Ranch in Waimea, Hawai‘i Island. Hosted by The Kohala Center, the training is intended for accountants, bookkeepers, and managers and members of cooperative businesses. CPAs can earn up to six Hawai‘i CPE credits for attending the full-day course.
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Kamuela, Hawai‘i—July 30, 2015—For the first time in its history, Holualoa Elementary School will have a part-time school garden educator thanks to a unique public-private partnership facilitated by a community-based nonprofit organization.
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KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—July 20, 2015—The ReefTeach and Citizen Science programs at Kahalu‘u Bay and Beach Park are looking for volunteers who love the beach and want to help protect the bay and its coral reefs, fish, and turtles.
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KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—June 23, 2015—Something big, bold, and beautiful has come ashore and established a commanding presence at Kahalu‘u Beach Park. It’s the new home-on-wheels home for The Kohala Center’s Kahalu‘u Bay Education Center (KBEC), thanks to the support and fundraising efforts of hundreds of donors, businesses, volunteers, and community partners.
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