East Hawai‘i 4-H had a huge presence at the Hawai‘i County Fair—both as volunteers and producers. In fact, they set four state records for produce—including a 20+ pound kalo and 137+ and 2+ pound tomato.

For CTAHR, fall semester isn't officially underway until the welcome back event with its ice cream eating contest and other festivities. About 200 students, faculty, and staff turned out for the 27th annual event.

Natural Resources and Environmental Management Assistant Specialist Clay Trauernicht was tabbed (again!) by local media to comment on a wildfire burning in Hawai‘i. He is the college’s resident expert on grass and forest fires.

CTAHR Specialist Halina Zaleski assists in American Samoa’s first swine disease survey in two decades.

CTAHR student traveled east and west recently to present their work—on sweet potato prebiotics  in Okinawa and and nematode control in Virginia.