Hawaii Islands Academy

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Protect Kaho'olawe 'Ohana Petition: Community Support to establish a special commemorative license plate for the island of Kaho'olawe Background: This initiative marks a significant moment in history, as it celebrates 50 years since the first landings on Kaho'olawe by the Protect Kaho'olawe Ohana (PKO), a group that has long fought for the island’s restoration and cultural revitalization. Kaho'olawe holds immense cultural, histo...

If you love coconuts, coconut trees, kalo (taro), and ulu (breadfruit) learn some at the Coconut Rhinoceros Bettle (CRB) symposium:

CRB Science Symposium 2024: Harnessing Knowledge to Protect Communities and Ecosystems

2024 Hawaii Festival of the Pacific Arts & Culture PDF Guide, June 6-16, 2024 w notes on when LIVE broadcasting will occur:
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Strengthening Hawaii's Community Food Security In A COVID-19 World Food shortages in communities statewide because of the COVID-19 pandemic helped higlight the vulnerability of Hawaiʻi’s food supply. We currently import

Windward Community College (Oahu, Hawaii)

Listing: Mahi ai kalo HWST 296
Time: Tuesday afternoons
Location: WCC and Kākoʻo ʻŌiwi

Catalog description:
This course expands on the traditional Hawaiian kalo growing knowledge covered in the first class to include the ecology of wetland kalo systems, focusing on traditional loʻi techniques, and the integration of nutrient flow analysis through the ahupuaʻa and nutrient management practices for lo‘i kalo. Additional emphasis is placed on both scientific and practical approaches. Cooking and eating are used throughout the course to demonstrate linkages between kalo and human nutrition and wellbeing. The course will consist of a mixture of lecture and hands-on field experience.

Student Learning Outcomes:
1. Show knowledge of traditional Hawaiian and modern agroecological terms and processes

2. Demonstrate knowledge of nutrients, nutrient budgets, or nutrient cycling in loʻi kalo agroecosystems

3. Identify major patterns of nutrient flows in ahupuaʻa/watershed systems, and the impacts of changes to those patterns

Get your local grown tree on Hawaii Island!

Get your locally grown Christmas tree! Fresh cut pine trees from the mainland are a popular choice for holidays, even here in tropical Hawai’i. According to Hawaii-grown Christmas Tree Market Potential, a study funded by the DLNR…