November 26, 2014 (Big Island Now)—Community members interested in learning about water quality, sampling, data interpretation, and a healthier environment are welcome to join the Kahalu‘u Bay Education Center’s Citizen Science volunteer program. The program monitors and tracks environmental conditions at Kahalu‘u Bay.
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October 17, 2014 (The Tyee)—When Trevor Tanaka was in Grade 11, he had a life-changing realization. It came after he entered an essay contest asking him to describe why “sustainability” is important. “It should have been easy,” he said. But in trying to define one ecological buzzword all he could think of were others. His essay was a series of generalizations about things like clean energy and organic food. “I really had no idea what I was writing about,” he said. “That’s when I decided, wow, I should really look into this.”
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October 2014 (Ka Wai Ola)—In 2008, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, in collaboration with Kamehameha Schools established the Mellon-Hawai‘i Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowship Program at The Kohala Center. The fellowship program is designed for Native Hawaiian scholars early in their academic careers and for others who are committed to the advancement of knowledge about the Hawaiian natural and cultural environment, Hawaiian history, politics, and society.
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October 8, 2014 (Hawaii 24/7)—Four Native Hawaiian scholars have been selected as 2014-2015 Mellon-Hawai‘i Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellows to pursue original research and advance their academic careers.
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September 21, 2014 (West Hawaii Today)—The Kohala Center has received a $2.18 million federal grant to build a commercial kitchen, work spaces and other facilities designed to help farmers and food producers develop and market their products.
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September 10, 2014 (West Hawaii Today)—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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September 5, 2014 (Big Island Now)—The Kohala Center is hosting a series of provocative Book Talks this fall and Nature Walks through some of Hawai‘i Island’s most breathtaking native forests next spring.
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September 3, 2014 (Big Island Video News)—A landmark gift totaling 60 acres on Kohala Mountain will serve as a future campus for the Hawaii Island nonprofit, The Kohala Center.
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August 25, 2014 (Hawaii 24/7)—A new no-interest loan program is available for Hawaii Island farmers and food producers, in an effort to increase local food production, reduce dependence on imports, and strengthen local businesses. The Kohala Center, with support from the County of Hawaii, has created the Hawaii Island Food Producers Fund to increase access to capital for the island’s food producers.
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July 31, 2014 (Modern Farmer)—One way to reverse childhood obesity? Teach a kid to fall in love with a vegetable simply because they grew it themselves.