School Garden Network wraps up first Spring School Garden Tour

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May 3, 2012 For amateur gardeners and school garden teachers, it was a free opportunity to explore a different garden space and pick up a few tips. But according to Nancy Redfeather, project director, the Kohala Center’s School Garden Network organized the first Spring School Garden Tour to bring schools and their surrounding community together through their garden.
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Interview: Cortney of The Kohala Center

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April 2012 One of the great joys of what we do is learning about sustainability efforts around the globe. So I was very excited when Karen, who had just given me a heavenly massage, told me about her daughter, Cortney Hoffman, who works at a place I’d never heard of, but which, after I did, knew I wanted to learn about. Cortney is in Human Resources at the Kohala Center an independent, not-for-profit, community-based center for research, conservation, and education in Hawaii. They have a range of programs that serve to create greater educational and employment opportunities by caring for—and celebrating—Hawai‘i Island’s natural and cultural landscape.

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Hawaii Seed Experts Gather for Maui Workshop

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April 24, 2012 A workshop for farmers and gardeners on why and how to save seed will be held Saturday and Sunday, May 19 and 20, at Noho‘ana Farm in Waikapu and Kupa‘a Farm in Kula. An optional farm tour will also be held on Monday, May 21, at The Maui Farm in Makawao. The two-day workshop is designed to create a practical working knowledge of seed growing, botany and biology, plant selection, seed harvesting, cleaning, and saving.

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Marae hosts Hawaiian scholar’s lu‘au

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April 19, 2012 A Hamilton city marae is hosting a lu‘au or Hawaiian feast to celebrate the graduation of a Waikato University PhD student. The lu‘au at Kirikiriroa Marae is for Keao NeSmith, a native of Kauai, who is back in Hamilton to receive a doctorate for his work on the revitalisation of the Hawaiian language. Mr NeSmith teaches the Hawaiian language at the University of Hawai‘i and has taken time off to come back for his graduation. “It’s the middle of our semester so I had to get substitutes to cover for me while I’m here graduating and partying.”

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Marae graduation for top Hawaiian scholar

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April 11, 2012 Hawaiian PhD student Keao NeSmith is graduating next week at the University of Waikato marae. He will be joined by nearly a dozen members of his family, coming to New Zealand to share in Keao’s success. Keao completed his doctorate in applied linguistics at the School of Maori and Pacific Development with his research focussing on how the Hawaiian language is being conveyed to a new generation of Hawaiian speakers.
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Schools show off gardens

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March 21, 2012 School gardens around Hawaii Island are in full bloom, and students and teachers at several school gardens are opening their gates for tours and tastings in April. On these tours, the public can enjoy produce grown and prepared by the students, teachers, and volunteers, and see how food self-reliance is growing in our communities. The tours will be April 14, 21, and 28, and are hosted by The Kohala Center, a local nonprofit with an emphasis on education, environment, and empowerment. Lunch is offered on some of the tours.
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School Garden Tours Coming Up in April

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March 21, 2012 School gardens around Hawai‘i Island are in full bloom, and students and teachers at several school gardens are opening their gates for tours and tastings in April. On these tours, the public can enjoy produce grown and prepared by the students, teachers, and volunteers, and see how food self-reliance is growing in our communities. The tours will be April 14, 21, and 28, and are hosted by The Kohala Center, a local non-profit with an emphasis on education, environment, and empowerment. Lunch is offered on some of the tours.

Researchers, kupuna share environmental health of Kahaluu

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March 13, 2012 A packed room with standing room only at the Keauhou Beach Resort was buzzing with inquisitive members from the Hawaii Island community. The free public talk presentation focused on the history, culture and environmental health of Kahaluu Bay and included speakers Kupuna Mitchell Fujisaka, Dr. Kuulei Rodgers, and Kaipo Perez. The meeting discussing the history of the area and current issues at the bay was sponsored by The National Science Foundation EPSCoR-Track 2, CCRT, HIMB, The Kohala Center, and Jane Musser Fund.
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Howard’s Business Hit: Melanie Bondera

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March 13, 2012 Melanie Bondera from the Kohala Center joins Howard to talk about Kona Coffee farmers!

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17 healthy eating, living projects get funding

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March 11, 2012 Approximately $300,000 in federal stimulus funding has been awarded to 17 projects, striving to make positive changes in more than 15,000 Hawaii Island residents’ eating, physical activity and tobacco use habits, Hawaii Island Beacon Community announced Wednesday. The Hawaii Island Beacon is a consortium of healthcare and community leaders that was created to improve healthcare quality, efficiency and population health islandwide. The projects will receive $3,000 to $20,000, said Jessica Yamamoto, Beacon’s community engagement manager.
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