KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—December 26, 2014—In its first year, the FoodCorps Hawai‘i program served 1793 school children in West O‘ahu and on Moloka‘i and Hawai‘i islands, working to change their attitudes about eating healthy food by creating classroom and school garden activities combined with culinary and marketing experience.
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KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—November 26, 2014—Citizen Science is a volunteer program to monitor and track environmental conditions at Kahalu‘u Bay. Anyone with an interest in learning about water quality, sampling, data interpretation, and a healthier environment can be a volunteer—no previous experience or scientific knowledge is required. Training is provided by Kahalu‘u Bay Education Center (KBEC).
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KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—November 13, 2014—The Kohala Center and Brown University are offering full tuition scholarships for two high school students residing in the state of Hawai‘i to participate in the Brown Environmental Leadership Lab-Hawai‘i (BELL-Hawai‘i), to be held March 21–29, 2015, on Hawai‘i Island. The deadline to apply is January 16.
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KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—November 11, 2014—The Kohala Center is seeking public comment on proposed regulatory changes that would impact homemade food operations in Hawai‘i.
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KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—November 3, 2014—A program aimed at beginning farmers and ranchers on Hawai‘i Island is seeking applicants for an upcoming classroom and on-farm mentorship initiative beginning in November.
KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—October 7, 2014—Four Native Hawaiian scholars have been selected as 2014–2015 Mellon-Hawaiʻi Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellows to pursue original research and advance their academic careers.
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KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—September 8, 2014—Two programs aimed at introducing high school students and aspiring farmers on Hawai‘i Island to agricultural careers are seeking applicants for upcoming cohorts in October.
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KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—September 4, 2014—The Kohala Center is hosting a series of provocative Book Talks this fall and evocative Nature Walks through some of Hawai‘i Island’s most breathtaking native forests next spring.
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KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—September 2, 2014—“Re-Growing Community Food Systems” is the theme of an upcoming conference that will bring together education, health, and agricultural stakeholders from across the islands to raise awareness and facilitate discussions about increasing the supply, distribution, and procurement of locally grown food for Hawai‘i’s schools.
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KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—August 18, 2014—A new no-interest loan program is available for Hawai‘i Island farmers and food producers, in an effort to increase local food production, reduce dependence on imports, and strengthen local businesses.
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