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MEDIA RELEASE Through the generosity of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Kahiau Foundation, and Kamehameha Schools, the Mellon-Hawaii Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowship Program was established at The Kohala Center. The program provides fellowships to Native Hawaiian scholars, whose research is about Hawaii’s natural and cultural landscape or about Hawaii’s history, politics, and society. The […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden in Captain Cook is the site for the annual West Hawaii seed exchange and a weekend workshop on seed production and seed saving methods coming up in November. The 10th Annual West Hawaii Community Seed Exchange is 3–5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, at the garden. Attendees are invited to […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Kohala Center has teamed with photographer Jack Jeffrey to offer “Birds, Forests, and Wilderness Photography” learning events in the Kohala Mountain forest and along the Pu‘u O‘o Trail. “In the Field: Nature Photography in the Kohala Mountain Forest” will be from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14, and “Birding along […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Environmental resource specialist Noa Kekuewa Lincoln discusses the past, present, and future of breadfruit in an upcoming Eia Hawaii presentation in Hilo and a Puana Ka Ike lecture in Kona. His lectures are noon-1:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27 at the University of Hawaii Hilo, Campus Center (CC) 301, and 5:30–7 p.m. Friday, Sept. […]

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MEDIA RELEASE In hopes of reversing the trend of skyrocketing childhood and adult obesity rates, several Hawaii Island organizations are working together to provide free educational workshops and events for families and school garden teachers. Eat-Think-Grow—an initiative created by The Kohala Center in conjunction with its Hawaii Island School Garden Network (HISGN) program—will host nutrition […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Island Meaningful Outdoor Experience for Students (HI-MOES) program encourages middle and high school science and mathematics teachers to apply for field research opportunities for the 2012-2013 school year. Administered by The Kohala Center and in association with the Kohala Watershed Partnership, HI-MOES empowers eligible teachers with critical resources to conduct place-based […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Marine biologist Kaipo Perez III provides an updated ecological evaluation of coral reef resources at Kahaluu Bay in an Eia Hawaii presentation in Hilo and a Puana Ka Ike lecture in Kona. The lectures are noon-1:30 p.m. Thursday, April 12, at the University of Hawaii Hilo, Campus Center (CC) 301, and 5:30–7 p.m. […]

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MEDIA RELEASE School gardens around the Big Island are in full bloom, and students and teachers at several school gardens are opening their gates for tours and tastings in April. On these tours, the public can enjoy produce grown and prepared by the students, teachers, and volunteers, and see how food self-reliance is growing in […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The cultural and natural landscape of the Kahaluu ahupuaa (mountain-to-sea system) will be explored by Mitchell Fujisaka, Dr. Kuulei Rodgers, and Kaipo Perez in a free presentation 5:30–7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb 28, at Keauhou Beach Resort, Ballroom III. Fujisaka, a kupuna (elder) of Kahalu‘u, will share stories of his life in this ahupuaa. […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii Island was well represented at the recent 2012 Hawaii Business magazine SmallBiz Success Awards. The Big Isle was the sole neighbor island boasting award finalists. The Kohala Center was tapped for Best Small Non-Profit and the statewide Martin & MacArthur earned a Lifetime Achievement award. Ke Ola magazine was chosen as one […]

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The Kohala Center awarded contract to operate education center at beach park

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MEDIA RELEASE Kaiser Permanente Hawaii has announced $20,000 in grant funding to the Food Basket and The Kohala Center to address healthy eating initiatives on the Big Island: * The Kohala Center – A $10,000 grant to support setup of SNAP/EBT redemption systems in six farmers markets involving 170 local vendors on the Big Island. […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Jamaica Heolimeleikalani Osorio will explore the politics in spoken word and in art created and consumed by communities of color in an upcoming Puana Ka Ike lecture in Kona and an Eia Hawaii presentation in Hilo. Osorio’s free presentation, “Hoi Hou I Ka Iwi Kuamoo: Return to the Backbone” is noon-1:30 p.m. Thursday, […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Kupuna Mac Poepoe will share some of his insights as a Molokai fisherman and conservationist in an upcoming Puana Ka Ike lecture in Kona and an Eia Hawaii presentation in Hilo. Poepoe will speak on “Feeding Family” from 5:30–7 p.m. Friday, April 29 at the Keauhou Beach Resort Ballroom in Kona and from […]

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