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Coordinated Prevention 18 November 2022

Coordinated Prevention

HNFAS prof presents at Ag Conf

Jinan Banna is passionate about shifting the focus of our healthcare system to prevention rather than the treatment of health conditions. On this topic, she presented a poster at the Hawaiʻi Agriculture Conference, “Mapping community assets to establish a local coordinated system of care to prevent childhood obesity.”

Growing Jack 3 November 2022

Growing Jack

HNFAS partners with Hawai‘i Sea Grant, HPU to improve local aquaculture

The longfin yellowtails, or Almaco Jack, and locally known as kampachi, are among the most valuable finfish groups for offshore aquaculture development. Yet, they are notoriously difficult to rear and harvest on a large commercial scale. At the same time, despite the shrimp industry’s massive volume – and the U.S. being a leader in shrimp genetics research – programs on genetic improvement have given little attention to shrimp egg and larvae production.

Beyond Lunch 14 October 2022

Beyond Lunch

HNFAS partners with Ulu Cooperative to expand Farm to School

If you want keiki to understand the farm-to-plate concept, why not go straight to their stomachs? At schools across the pae 'aina, a new partnership known as the “Hoʻopili ʻAi Campaign – Uniting Keiki & Hawaiʻi Food Crops” is introducing K-5 students to Hawaiʻi-grown foods like kalo (taro), ʻulu (breadfruit), and ʻuala (sweet potato). Each classroom is given a box containing education materials and 25 individual pre-packaged produce for students and families to try at home.

CTSA in Kona 14 October 2022

CTSA in Kona

Aquaculturists see potential in grouper cultivation

This past summer, Cheng-Sheng Lee, Executive Director of the Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquaculture, had the opportunity to see the progression of the Nenue project in Kona. With increasing unification in projects, he and Ocean Era President, Neil Sims, were able to discuss the possibilities and hopes for the future of aquaculture in Hawai’i.

More Males, Please 5 October 2022

More Males, Please

HNFAS studies how hormones regulate sex-dependent size

Size matters in commercial fish production. Species such as tilapia are known to exhibit sexual dimorphism, or sex-specific differences in body size, with males outgrowing females. As can be expected, tilapia producers have long employed a variety of approaches to favor all-male production.

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