The UHM Discover Mānoa inaugural event on Saturday, October 21, 2023 was a huge success! On behalf of the CTAHR Academic and Student Affairs Office (ASAO), we thank the 120 CTAHR faculty, staff, students, and alumni who worked and volunteered to make this event possible. The UHM event attracted over 2,000 visitors, including prospective students and their ʻohana, alums, policymakers, and the general public, to learn about what CTAHR offers, including the college’s latest research discoveries, engaging activities, insect museum tour, cooking show demonstration, soil exhibit, and more! Mahalo to all of CTAHR exhibitors and presenters:
- The faculty, staff, and students who presented all of CTAHR’s undergraduate and graduate academic programs
- All of our CTAHR faculty and student organizations including:
- Agrosecurity Laboratory
- Bitter Root Brewery
- CTAHR Alumni Association and Friends
- CTAHR Ambassadors
- Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
- GENE-ius Day Program
- GoFarm Hawaiʻi
- Hawaiʻi Botanical Society
- Horticulture Society
- Ka Mea Kolo
- Office of Communication Services
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-ED)
- Sustainable Organic Agriculture Program (SOAP)
- Sustainable Organic Farm Training (SOFT)
- The University of Hawaiʻi Insect Museum
- UH Historic Costume Collection
- UH Master Gardeners
- Our CTAHR Alumni, Debbie Martinson for donating the vintage Aloha Airlines Flight Attendant uniforms which date back to the 1950s to 2000s.
- To our wonderful CTAHR/HNFAS faculty Lara Hackney for putting on her fall-themed cooking show demonstrations and food tasting for event participants.
Mahalo to everyone who participated in our raffle and the Aloha Shirt Contenst Winners. Our FDM Faculty reviewed the entries and selected the top designs for each category! Congratulations to Kaia (Child), Kaelyn (Youth), and Brittney (Adult) for the beautiful designs!!