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May 2019
Puna business recovery workshop: Marketing your business
(Pāhoa, Hawai‘i Island)
May 6, 2019—Marketing in today's world can be complicated. Pomai will help you sort it out. Join us for this FREE workshop to learn the key things you should consider and how to make marketing work for you - regardless of your budget.
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Puna business recovery workshop: Website development
(Pāhoa, Hawai‘i Island)
May 20, 2019—Creating a new website or redesigning an existing site? In this FREE workshop you will learn about basic website building blocks like domains, hosting, security, and popular web applications. Get expert tips on how to organize and develop website content that engages your audience and amplifies your brand.
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ReefTeach Orientation
(Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i Island)
Saturday, May 25, 2019—The Kohala Center seeks community members interested in volunteering with our ReefTeach program at Kahalu‘u Bay Education Center in Kailua-Kona.
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Ōhāhā High School AgriCULTURE Program
(Honoka‘a, Hawai‘i Island)
June 10–14, 2019—Our Ōhāhā intersession programs help high school students deepen kinship with ‘āina and local agriculture through ‘ike that will also help them flourish in life.
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Ōhāhā High School AgriCULTURE Program
(Honoka‘a, Hawai‘i Island)
July 8–12, 2019—Our Ōhāhā intersession programs help high school students deepen kinship with ‘āina and local agriculture through ‘ike that will also help them flourish in life.
Find out more »Webinar: Akamai Technologies for the ‘Āina
Tuesday, July 23, 2019—Sign up and log in for “Cultivating Your Tech Savviness,“ a free one-hour webinar for producers covering land-assessment tools for growers. Visit https://zoom.us/j/3760332176 to reserve your spot.
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Food Safety and Good Agricultural Practices
(Captain Cook, Hawai‘i Island)
Saturday, August 3, 2019—Learn about good agricultural practices and farm food safety at this workshop presented by Luisa F. Castro, Ph.D., agricultural food safety program manager for Hawaii Department of Agriculture. The session will share information about basic food safety guidelines, regulatory requirements, and risk management tools for your operation.
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Get paid to save: Energy grants and rebates for small businesses
(Kailua-Kona, Hawai‘i Island)
Wednesday, August 14, 2019—Speakers from The Kohala Center, USDA Rural Development, and Hawai‘i Energy will share information about grant, loan, and financial incentive programs available to help your business or organization achieve its clean energy goals.
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Food Safety and Good Agricultural Practices
(Hāwī, Hawai‘i Island)
Saturday, August 17, 2019—Learn about good agricultural practices and farm food safety at this workshop presented by Luisa F. Castro, Ph.D., agricultural food safety program manager for Hawaii Department of Agriculture. The session will share information about basic food safety guidelines, regulatory requirements, and risk management tools for your operation.
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Hoa‘āina Stewardship Day
(Waimea, Hawai‘i Island)
August 24, 2019—Journey with us into the Koai‘a Corridor at one or more of our Hoa‘āina Stewardship Days! These experiences are designed to deepen our kinship with Kohala and our watersheds, restoring our ability as a community to engage and build healthy relationships with our native environment once again. Depending on the environmental conditions of the day, we will learn protocols such as oli (chants) and pule (prayers, blessings) for entering sacred spaces and encouraging growth and resilience, remove invasive plants and weeds, plant native trees and shrubs, and nurture young trees to grow healthy and strong.
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