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October 2014
Food Industry Fundamentals Workshops (Kailua-Kona)
October 17, 2014–Get the edge on the local food marketplace! Join us for two in-depth workshops in Kona:
Workshop #1: Food Product Development and Technology Essentials
This course will move from “farm to fork” to explore the many product development technologies that can be utilized for optimal quality and enhanced food safety. These include good agricultural practices (GAPs), cold chain management, product formulation options, thermal and non-thermal processing technologies, extended shelf-life packaging considerations, and best practices in distribution. Innovative technologies such as modified atmosphere packaging (MAP), sous vide, cook chill, and high pressure processing will be discussed as well. You’ll learn current best practices in product development, and how to optimize product quality.
Workshop #2: Quality Assurance and Food Safety Principles
Farmers, processors, retailers and food service operators must have an understanding of the principles of food safety in order to minimize risk to the public. In this course, you’ll learn how to create a holistic food safety and quality system—including management commitment, facility infrastructure requirements, sanitation, pest control, personnel practices, training, microbiological testing, traceability and crisis management, food security, and HACCP. An overview of the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) and third-party food safety and quality certification programs will be provided."
Register online at http://www.hawaii.hawaii.edu/ocet or click here to view the event flyer for more detail.
Find out more »November 2014
Circle of Friends Book Talk: Kamanamaikalani Beamer, Ph.D.
November 1, 2014—NOTE: This event is open to members of The Kohala Center’s Circle of Friends only. To become a member or to renew your membership, click here or contact Cortney Okumura at The Kohala Center at cokumura@kohalacenter.org or 808-887-6411.
Find out more »January 2015
Listening Sessions for Hawai‘i Island Broadband Project
January 5–8, 2015—The Kohala Center, in conjunction with Kealapono, LLC, is holding listening sessions in the Hamakua district between January 5 and 8 to explore the need for Internet services at broadband speeds in the area.
Find out more »The Kohala Center requests proposals for architectural and engineering services
The Kohala Center, Inc. (“The Center”) is soliciting proposals from qualified architectural/consulting firms to provide design, project site inspection, and construction engineering services for the renovation of an existing business accelerator facility in Kamuela, Hawaii. The Kohala Center, Inc. (“The Center”), an independent, not-for-profit center for research, conservation, and education, will renovate an existing two-story business accelerator facility to better serve its agricultural and value-added food producer clients. The accelerator facility is located in a rural, forested, ranch setting on…
Find out more »North Kohala Community Cleanup at Kēōkea/Niuli‘i
January 17, 2015—The Kohala Center is calling upon community members to assist with environmental restoration at Kēōkea Beach Park and the community of Niuli‘i in North Kohala in the wake of a powerful storm that brought heavy winds and flooding to the Hawaiian Islands earlier this month.
Find out more »Introduction to Health Impact Assessment as a Policy Tool
January 27, 2015—You are invited to attend a presentation sponsored by The Kohala Center and Habitat Health Impact Consulting that will address the way in which Health Impact Assessments (HIAs) can be used as a tool for incorporating health and well-being concerns into public policymaking. HIAs help identify and address the likely health benefits and risks of a decision made in fields outside the health sector. They use a flexible approach that brings together public health expertise, scientific data, and input from community and other stakeholders to examine the potential health risks and benefits of key policy proposals. Based on the potential effects identified, HIAs provide practical recommendations to capitalize on opportunities to improve community health and to minimize any potential health risks.
Find out more »February 2015
Circle of Friends Talk: The State of Agriculture in Hawai‘i
February 12, 2015—NOTE: This event is open to members of The Kohala Center’s Circle of Friends only. To become a member or to renew your membership, click here or contact Cortney Okumura at The Kohala Center at cokumura@kohalacenter.org or 808-887-6411.
Find out more »Circle of Friends Nature Walk: Pu‘u ‘Ō‘ō Trail
February 21, 2015—NOTE: This event is open to members of The Kohala Center’s Circle of Friends only. To become a member or to renew your membership, click here or contact Cortney Okumura at The Kohala Center at cokumura@kohalacenter.org or 808-887-6411.
Find out more »Nāhelehele Dryland Forest Symposium
February 27, 2015—The 2015 Nāhelehele Dry Forest Symposium will highlight dryland forest ecology and restoration efforts in Hawai‘i. There will be two associated field trips: the first will visit the Waikoloa Dryland Forest Preserve on Thursday, February 26, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The second will be to the Koai‘a Tree Sanctuary from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 28. For more information and to register, visit nahelehele15.eventbrite.com.
Find out more »March 2015
Honoka‘a Seed Exchange
March 8, 2015—The Spring 2015 Honoka‘a Seed Exchange and Potluck will be held on March 8 from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Honoka‘a People's Theatre. All community members are invited to share and take home seeds from neighbors and practiced seed-savers of the area. There will be free seeds and catalogs from suppliers such as Baker's Creek, Johnny's Seeds, Territorial Seed, and Southern Exposure Seed Exchange. Local seed expert Lyn Howe will give a presentation on seed-saving and answer questions from the community about seeds and gardening. This is a potluck event so attendees are asked to bring a bowl and utensils.
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