KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—February 17, 2012—The cultural and natural landscape of the Kahalu‘u ahupua‘a (mountain-to-sea system) will be explored by Mitchell Fujisaka, Dr. Ku‘ulei Rodgers, and Kaipo Perez in a free presentation from 5:30–7 p.m. Tuesday, February 28, at Keauhou Beach Resort, Ballroom III. Fujisaka, a kūpuna (elder) of Kahalu‘u, will share stories of his life in this ahupua‘a. » Read more
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KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—December 14, 2011—Sixteen Hawai‘i Island schools have received grants from The Kohala Center to support funding for garden educators, for curriculum development, and for garden supplies. The Kohala Center funding supports school garden programs at participating K-12 schools in order to improve the quality of food and agriculture sciences education in Hawai‘i. » Read more
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KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—December 3, 2011—The Kohala Center has entered into a 10-year contract with the County of Hawai‘i to establish a learning center—the Kahalu‘u Bay Education Center—at Kahalu‘u Beach Park. The Bay Education Center offers a unique visitor education experience—one that teaches respect and reverence for the natural and cultural resources of Kahalu‘u Bay. » Read more
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KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—September 30, 2011—E komo mai! The Kohala Center invites the community to a La ‘Ike Day celebration of culture and place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, October 22, at the Kahalu‘u Beach Park main pavilion. The Kahalu‘u ReefTeach team will share why coral reefs are important to our island way of life and update participants on current stewardship projects at the bay. » Read more
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KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—September 27, 2011—The first in a statewide series of workshops for farmers and gardeners on seed saving will be held November 6 and 7 on Kaua‘i. The two-day workshops, funded by a Ceres Trust grant awarded to The Kohala Center, are designed to create a practical working knowledge of seed growing, botany and biology, selection, harvesting, cleaning, and saving. Each workshop will include hands-on fieldwork. Future workshops will also held on Maui, O‘ahu, Moloka‘i, and Hawai‘i Island. » Read more
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KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—August 16, 2011—The Kohala Center has received funding from the Ceres Trust for a statewide Public Seed Initiative designed to help Hawai‘i’s farmers and gardeners to select, grow, harvest, store, and improve seed varieties that will thrive in Hawai‘i. The Ceres Trust, whose name pays homage to the ancient Roman goddess of agriculture, has as its main focus the support and promotion of organic and sustainable agriculture. » Read more
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KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—August 16, 2011—The Kohala Center has received funding from the Ceres Trust for a statewide Public Seed Initiative designed to help Hawai‘i’s farmers and gardeners to select, grow, harvest, store, and improve seed varieties that will thrive in Hawai‘i. The Ceres Trust, whose name pays homage to the ancient Roman goddess of agriculture, has as its main focus the support and promotion of organic and sustainable agriculture. » Read more
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KAMUELA, Hawaii—July 6, 2011—School garden and classroom teachers from around the state will converge this week (July 7–9) at the oldest school garden in the state, Hoa ‘Aina O Makaha, for the 4th annual Summer School Garden Conference. The theme of this year’s conference is Planting Hope: Growing the Next Generation. “We wish to plant hope in each of the participant’s minds, hearts, and bodies, so that they can bring this hope home with them as they begin the new school year,” said Nancy Redfeather, coordinator for The Kohala Center’s Hawai‘i Island School Garden Network (HISGN). » Read more
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KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—May 18, 2011—The Kōkua Hawai‘i Foundation is offering travel scholarships for neighbor island school garden teachers to attend the Hawai‘i School Garden Conference July 7-8 on O‘ahu. To apply for travel scholarships, teachers should fill out the Environmental Education Mini-Grant Application, which is available online at www.kokuahawaiifoundation.org. Kōkua Hawai‘i Foundation will provide free transportation for up to 20 neighbor island teachers to attend the summer “Planting Seeds of Hope: Growing the Next Generation” conference. » Read more
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KAMUELA, Hawai‘i—April 20, 2011—The Kohala Center, the Rotary Club of Kona, Starbucks, and the County of Hawai‘i Department of Parks and Recreation invite the community to a Kokua Kahalu‘u Day on Saturday, April 30, from 7:30 a.m. until the work is finished. Volunteers are needed to help paint the main pavilion, north restrooms, and the Ocean Safety Tower and to work on the cleaning and rebuilding of the Waikua‘a‘ala Pond rock walls, which were damaged by the recent tsunami. » Read more
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Dynamic and unique Kahalu‘u
/in KBEC Media Releases, Media Releases /by adminKAMUELA, Hawai‘i—February 17, 2012—The cultural and natural landscape of the Kahalu‘u ahupua‘a (mountain-to-sea system) will be explored by Mitchell Fujisaka, Dr. Ku‘ulei Rodgers, and Kaipo Perez in a free presentation from 5:30–7 p.m. Tuesday, February 28, at Keauhou Beach Resort, Ballroom III. Fujisaka, a kūpuna (elder) of Kahalu‘u, will share stories of his life in this ahupua‘a.
» Read more
Schools receive garden grants from The Kohala Center
/in HISGN Media Releases, Media Releases /by adminKAMUELA, Hawai‘i—December 14, 2011—Sixteen Hawai‘i Island schools have received grants from The Kohala Center to support funding for garden educators, for curriculum development, and for garden supplies. The Kohala Center funding supports school garden programs at participating K-12 schools in order to improve the quality of food and agriculture sciences education in Hawai‘i.
» Read more
Kohala Center awarded contract to operate education center at Kahalu‘u Bay
/in KBEC Media Releases, Media Releases /by adminKAMUELA, Hawai‘i—December 3, 2011—The Kohala Center has entered into a 10-year contract with the County of Hawai‘i to establish a learning center—the Kahalu‘u Bay Education Center—at Kahalu‘u Beach Park. The Bay Education Center offers a unique visitor education experience—one that teaches respect and reverence for the natural and cultural resources of Kahalu‘u Bay.
» Read more
La ‘Ike Day celebration at Kahalu‘u
/in KBEC Media Releases, Media Releases /by adminKAMUELA, Hawai‘i—September 30, 2011—E komo mai! The Kohala Center invites the community to a La ‘Ike Day celebration of culture and place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, October 22, at the Kahalu‘u Beach Park main pavilion. The Kahalu‘u ReefTeach team will share why coral reefs are important to our island way of life and update participants on current stewardship projects at the bay.
» Read more
Learn to save seed at Kaua‘i workshop
/in HISGN Media Releases, Media Releases /by adminKAMUELA, Hawai‘i—September 27, 2011—The first in a statewide series of workshops for farmers and gardeners on seed saving will be held November 6 and 7 on Kaua‘i. The two-day workshops, funded by a Ceres Trust grant awarded to The Kohala Center, are designed to create a practical working knowledge of seed growing, botany and biology, selection, harvesting, cleaning, and saving. Each workshop will include hands-on fieldwork. Future workshops will also held on Maui, O‘ahu, Moloka‘i, and Hawai‘i Island.
» Read more
Kohala Center receives funding to launch statewide Public Seed Initiative
/in HISGN Media Releases, Media Releases /by adminKAMUELA, Hawai‘i—August 16, 2011—The Kohala Center has received funding from the Ceres Trust for a statewide Public Seed Initiative designed to help Hawai‘i’s farmers and gardeners to select, grow, harvest, store, and improve seed varieties that will thrive in Hawai‘i. The Ceres Trust, whose name pays homage to the ancient Roman goddess of agriculture, has as its main focus the support and promotion of organic and sustainable agriculture.
» Read more
Kohala Center receives funding to launch statewide Public Seed Initiative
/in HPSI Media Releases, Media Releases /by adminKAMUELA, Hawai‘i—August 16, 2011—The Kohala Center has received funding from the Ceres Trust for a statewide Public Seed Initiative designed to help Hawai‘i’s farmers and gardeners to select, grow, harvest, store, and improve seed varieties that will thrive in Hawai‘i. The Ceres Trust, whose name pays homage to the ancient Roman goddess of agriculture, has as its main focus the support and promotion of organic and sustainable agriculture.
» Read more
Planting Hope school garden conference
/in HISGN Media Releases, Media Releases /by adminKAMUELA, Hawaii—July 6, 2011—School garden and classroom teachers from around the state will converge this week (July 7–9) at the oldest school garden in the state, Hoa ‘Aina O Makaha, for the 4th annual Summer School Garden Conference. The theme of this year’s conference is Planting Hope: Growing the Next Generation. “We wish to plant hope in each of the participant’s minds, hearts, and bodies, so that they can bring this hope home with them as they begin the new school year,” said Nancy Redfeather, coordinator for The Kohala Center’s Hawai‘i Island School Garden Network (HISGN).
» Read more
Travel scholarships for teachers to attend summer garden conference on O‘ahu
/in HISGN Media Releases, Media Releases /by adminKAMUELA, Hawai‘i—May 18, 2011—The Kōkua Hawai‘i Foundation is offering travel scholarships for neighbor island school garden teachers to attend the Hawai‘i School Garden Conference July 7-8 on O‘ahu. To apply for travel scholarships, teachers should fill out the Environmental Education Mini-Grant Application, which is available online at www.kokuahawaiifoundation.org. Kōkua Hawai‘i Foundation will provide free transportation for up to 20 neighbor island teachers to attend the summer “Planting Seeds of Hope: Growing the Next Generation” conference.
» Read more
Community invited to Kokua Kahalu‘u Day
/in KBEC Media Releases, Media Releases /by adminKAMUELA, Hawai‘i—April 20, 2011—The Kohala Center, the Rotary Club of Kona, Starbucks, and the County of Hawai‘i Department of Parks and Recreation invite the community to a Kokua Kahalu‘u Day on Saturday, April 30, from 7:30 a.m. until the work is finished. Volunteers are needed to help paint the main pavilion, north restrooms, and the Ocean Safety Tower and to work on the cleaning and rebuilding of the Waikua‘a‘ala Pond rock walls, which were damaged by the recent tsunami.
» Read more