Loading Events

« All Events

  • This event has passed.

High School Agriculture Internship: Fall Session
(Honoka‘a, Hawai‘i Island)

October 10, 2016 @ 8:00 am - October 14, 2016 @ 4:00 pm

- Free

October 10–14, 2016—Hey high school students and recent grads! Want to learn how to grow your own food, take field trips to Hawai‘i Island farms and ranches, experience traditional Hawaiian land management systems, and get PAID for it? Apply to be a sustainable agriculture intern during the fall break—the ‘āina is your classroom!

  • Visit and work on local, sustainable, and organic farms
  • Harvest and make your own ‘ono grinds
  • Take home plants to start your own garden
  • Tour an ahupua‘a from mauka to makai
  • Take field trips to wahi pana (sacred places) like Waipi‘o Valley
  • Explore careers in sustainable agriculture
  • Meet students from other schools
  • Earn a stipend for successfully completing the program

One-week internships pay $125. Internships run Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. with each day starting and ending at our Demonstration Farm in Honoka‘a.

»Download the application
»View/download the flyer

For more information, please contact Derrick Kiyabu at 808-220-2312 or dkiyabu@kohalacenter.org.

Sponsored by The Kohala Center and Kamehameha Schools’ ‘Āina Ulu Program

Details

Start:
October 10, 2016 @ 8:00 am
End:
October 14, 2016 @ 4:00 pm
Cost:
Free
Event Categories:
,
Website:
koha.la/farminterns

Organizer

The Kohala Center
Phone:
808-887-6411
Website:
https://www.kohalacenter.org

Details

Start:
October 10, 2016 @ 8:00 am
End:
October 14, 2016 @ 4:00 pm
Cost:
Free
Event Categories:
,
Website:
koha.la/farminterns

Organizer

The Kohala Center
Phone:
808-887-6411
Website:
https://www.kohalacenter.org