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Approximately 90% of Hawaiʻi’s food is imported. There are also barriers to food production that create an uncertain future for the state’s agriculture industry. However, a University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa graduate student is hoping to plant a new seed and create a more positive future in Hawaiʻi’s quest to become self-sufficient.
Destiny Apilado is pursuing her master’s of environmental management in the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management (NREM). Under the guidance of Associate Professor Susan Crow, Apilado is part of a team that received a $40-million U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) grant to implement sustainable, climate-smart practices and establish stronger markets for locally produced, healthy food and forest products.
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Dr. Wolhee Do, Professor of Chonnam National University in South Korea, visited the University of Hawaii at Manoa from March to May of 2023 and gave FDM students guest speech in classes, FDM 221 Textiles (Instructor: Youngjin Bahng) and FDM 471 International Apparel Trade Issues (Instructor: Youngjin Bahng). Dr. Do introduced the most current digitalization of global textile and fashion companies across the world and the use of digital technology in smart fabrics, and shared her experience of how she developed patented apparel products and created a curriculum utilizing metaverse: Zepeto in South Korea. Most students were very excited to watch the virtual fashion show created on Zepeto and asked many questions about it. We are so thankful for Dr. Do's ongoing support and collaborative work with FDM, University of Hawaii at Manoa. -written by Youngjin Bahng
It’s virtually invisible to the naked eye; only a mere hint of movement from a minuscule grayish dot can be discerned. Yet, this really small wasp, appropriately named Phymastichus coffea because it targets the coffee berry borer (CBB) pest, may be the salvation that coffee growers across the state have been praying for. In the coming months, researchers in the Dept. of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences and USDA-ARS plan to deploy thousands of these wasps in coffee-growing areas on the Big Island, and possibly Maui and Oʻahu.
How do fish cope with changes in water temperature and salinity when they are literally bathed in those stressors? That question was answered just a few years ago by researchers in the Dept. of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences, who discovered that fish mediate heat stress and salinity acclimation via the hormone prolactin.
The biggest event in fashion design to hit the isles in over a decade was also the culmination of much planning and hard work for students in the Fashion Design and Merchandising Program of the Dept. of Family and Consumer Sciences.