Alumni News

With seasonal rains coming down seemingly nonstop, the topic of irrigation was front and center as Oʻahu County Extension hosted a workshop for backyard and Master Gardeners. Guests welcomed the opportunity to get out of the rains to attend the educational workshop as Extension agents explained measures that CTAHR has taken to reduce potable water use at the Urban Garden Center, and the role of Cooperative Extension in fulfilling CTAHR’s land grant college mission.

What is CTAHR doing to benefit people of the state of Hawaiʻi? Lawmakers and Executive leadership at the state level got to see and find out for themselves at the first-ever Manoa Research Day at the Capital, held Feb. 7 in the rotunda and 4^th floor.

The Kohala (Humpback Whale) and Kōlea (Pacific Golden Plover) are two migratory species that travel between the tropics and arctic in their search for food and breeding areas. They’re also keen subjects of interest for conservationists, who must rely on a worldwide network of like-minded scientists, governments, and organizations to track their numbers and behavior.

This summer, strengthen your skills by presenting your research, participating in the student competition, networking, and learning about agriculture, agronomy, crops, and soils in Hawaiʻi at the Western Society of Crop Science Annual Meeting.

Since as early as the 1980s, scientists have studied the phenomena of many tropical trees of various species flowering at nearly the same time. Now, an international team of researchers, including Tomoaki Miura in the Dept. of Natural Resources and Environmental Management, have for the first time viewed this event from space using satellite technology.