Members of the State Senate Ways and Means (WAM) Committee took a whirlwind tour of CTAHR on July 16 and 17 to check out the many initiatives and projects the college is working on and to learn what it needs to do its work better and reach more people.

State 4-H leader Jeff Goodwin has produced a short video to highlight the work of the 4-H program “Connect Kids to the Nature,” funded by a grant from the Disney Conservation Fund. It includes fun activities like learning about entomology, insect pheromones, and butterfly gardens at the O‘ahu Urban Garden Center.

An Extension bulletin by Scot Nelson (TPSS) and Associate Dean of Extension Kelvin Sewake, “Volcanic Emissions Injury to Plant Foliage,” was quoted and recommended in a recent Big Island Now article. The bulletin is all too relevant to those living in areas of the Big Island affected by the opening of the new vents on Kīlauea Volcano.

All are invited to attend a presentation by Jonathan Latham on “Biotechnology, Agrichemicals, and the Value of Life” on Thursday, August 2, from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. It will be held at the Hālau ‘o Haumea at the Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies. 

If you work with pesticides on the Big Island, consider going to one of the upcoming iterations of the “Proper Pesticide Use and Safety Federal Worker Protection Standard Workshop,” jointly sponsored by CTAHR and the HDOA, to learn about proper pesticide use and safety.