February 27, 2018 (Hawaii Tribune-Herald)—The Kohala Center is offering two outdoor education programs for high school students March 19-23 during the public school spring intersession. »Read more
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February 26, 2018 (West Hawaii Today)—The Kohala Center is offering two outdoor-education programs for Hawaii Island high school students March 19 through 23, during the public school spring intersession.
Participants who successfully complete the week-long programs are eligible to receive a $125 to $250 stipend in the form of a Visa gift card to commend their dedication to natural resource college, career and community pathways.
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February 22, 2018 (BigIslandNow.com)—The Kohala Center is offering two outdoor-education programs for Hawai‘i Island high school students during the public school spring intersession, Monday through Friday, March 19 to 23, 2018. Participants who successfully complete the weeklong programs are eligible to receive a $125 to $250 stipend in the form of a VISA gift card to commend their dedication to natural resource college, career, and community pathways. »Read more
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February 9, 2018 (West Hawai‘i Today)—After two meetings left local business owners with more questions than answers about the proposed surf school regulations, the county has postponed a looming deadline to bid on doing business at Kahaluu Bay.
A new date for the bid submission deadline hasn’t been set.
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January 31, 2018 (West Hawaii Today)—Each year, an estimated 400,000 people flock to Kahaluu Beach Park, where swimmers, snorkelers and surfers gather for a fun day of sun, sand and sea.
And peppered throughout the water are often students from local surf schools, something state and county officials are trying to get a handle on by limiting the number of schools allowed to operate in the bay.
January 23, 2018 (University of Hawai‘i News)—As a child growing up on Hawaiʻi Island, Narrissa Spies thought the classroom and beach were two separate and distinct places. Today, this 35-year-old graduate student in zoology at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa knows that protecting coral reefs is both her future job and life’s passion. » Read more
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January 15, 2018 (West Hawaii Today)—Small-scale farmers and home gardeners in Hawaii now have an additional option for purchasing locally produced seeds.
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January 11, 2018 (BigIslandNow.com)—The national FoodCorps program is currently accepting applications from emerging food justice leaders for the 2018-19 school year.
Service member positions will be available on Hawai‘i Island, as well as in communities in 16 states on the continental U.S. and in the District of Columbia.
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January 9, 2018 (BigIslandNow.com)—The Kohala Center in Waimea on the Big Island is receiving a $90,000 environmental protection grant that it applied for in 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018.
The Kohala Center’s “Farm to Forest” project is using school gardens at middle schools to promote environmental literacy on Hawai‘i Island.
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Connect with ‘aina: Kohala Center offering outdoor education programs for students
/in Kū I Ka Māna News, KWP News, Laulima News /by liamFebruary 27, 2018 (Hawaii Tribune-Herald)—The Kohala Center is offering two outdoor education programs for high school students March 19-23 during the public school spring intersession.
»Read more
Experiential spring intersession programs offer opportunities for high schoolers to engage with aina
/in Kū I Ka Māna News, Laulima News /by liamFebruary 26, 2018 (West Hawaii Today)—The Kohala Center is offering two outdoor-education programs for Hawaii Island high school students March 19 through 23, during the public school spring intersession.
Participants who successfully complete the week-long programs are eligible to receive a $125 to $250 stipend in the form of a Visa gift card to commend their dedication to natural resource college, career and community pathways.
»Read more
High School Sustainable Agriculture Program
/in HISGN News, Ke Kumu Aina News, Kū I Ka Māna News, KWP News, Laulima News /by liamFebruary 22, 2018 (BigIslandNow.com)—The Kohala Center is offering two outdoor-education programs for Hawai‘i Island high school students during the public school spring intersession, Monday through Friday, March 19 to 23, 2018. Participants who successfully complete the weeklong programs are eligible to receive a $125 to $250 stipend in the form of a VISA gift card to commend their dedication to natural resource college, career, and community pathways.
»Read more
Surf school bid deadline postponed
/in KBEC News /by liamFebruary 9, 2018 (West Hawai‘i Today)—After two meetings left local business owners with more questions than answers about the proposed surf school regulations, the county has postponed a looming deadline to bid on doing business at Kahaluu Bay.
A new date for the bid submission deadline hasn’t been set.
»Read more
Wave of questions: County, nonprofit field concerns to surf school proposal
/in KBEC News /by liamFebruary 2, 2018 (West Hawaii Today)—Following plenty of face time, some say there are still too many gaps in the conversation.
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Surf school management proposal raises concerns
/in KBEC News /by liamJanuary 31, 2018 (West Hawaii Today)—Each year, an estimated 400,000 people flock to Kahaluu Beach Park, where swimmers, snorkelers and surfers gather for a fun day of sun, sand and sea.
And peppered throughout the water are often students from local surf schools, something state and county officials are trying to get a handle on by limiting the number of schools allowed to operate in the bay.
»Read more
A role model who revels in research
/in KBEC News, Mellon News /by liamJanuary 23, 2018 (University of Hawai‘i News)—As a child growing up on Hawaiʻi Island, Narrissa Spies thought the classroom and beach were two separate and distinct places. Today, this 35-year-old graduate student in zoology at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa knows that protecting coral reefs is both her future job and life’s passion.
» Read more
New website offers local seeds for local needs: Hawaii-grown seeds specifically adapted for islands’ small farms and home gardens
/in HISGN News, HPSI News, Kū I Ka Māna News, Laulima News /by liamJanuary 15, 2018 (West Hawaii Today)—Small-scale farmers and home gardeners in Hawaii now have an additional option for purchasing locally produced seeds.
»Read more
FoodCorps Recruitment for 2018-19 School Year Begins
/in HISGN News, Kū I Ka Māna News, Laulima News /by liamJanuary 11, 2018 (BigIslandNow.com)—The national FoodCorps program is currently accepting applications from emerging food justice leaders for the 2018-19 school year.
Service member positions will be available on Hawai‘i Island, as well as in communities in 16 states on the continental U.S. and in the District of Columbia.
»Read more
Waimea’s Kohala Center Awarded $90,000 EPA Grant
/in Ke Kumu Aina News /by liamJanuary 9, 2018 (BigIslandNow.com)—The Kohala Center in Waimea on the Big Island is receiving a $90,000 environmental protection grant that it applied for in 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018.
The Kohala Center’s “Farm to Forest” project is using school gardens at middle schools to promote environmental literacy on Hawai‘i Island.
»Read more