Alumni News

The next round of GoFarm Hawaiʻi for Windward Oʻahu (Waimānalo) will begin on March 15 – and the GoFarm Hawaiʻi Team would love to have your help in reaching potential participants who are looking to improve their farming production and agribusiness skills! Please forward and share with your networks: AgCurious Online Webinar: March 15 @ 5:30pm. The first step to learn more about our beginning farmer training program and how to apply. Hear from GoFarm Hawaiʻi grads about their experience and current farm endeavors. Register here. (Attendance is required to apply for AgXposure/AgXcel.)

AgXposure: March 30 - April 27. Visit local farms to learn and get exposure to farm work (Wednesday evenings (online) and Saturdays).

AgXcel: May 11 - November 19. Learn farm production and business skills from our coaching team during Wednesday evening (online) and Saturday field classes. Plant, manage, and market your own 7-week CSA vegetable production at our farm site in Waimānalo.

More details are available on the GoFarm Hawaiʻi website.

Please join me in congratulating Waimānalo Farm Manager Roger Corrales, who retired Feb. 1 after 32 years of service to CTAHR. Roger started with CTAHR in 1990 as an Agricultural Technician III and within a few years was promoted to Agricultural Technician IV, then Farm Manager in 1992. Roger oversaw and managed 128 acres of prime agricultural land at Waimānalo Research Station (WRS) and the adjoining 281 acres above WRS, the Meadow Gold property. Roger provided training and mentoring opportunities for WRS and Waialee agricultural technicians. He helped many faculty, including myself, advance up the ranks with research-generated information developed at WRS.

The Fashion Show Production Team, run by students of the Fashion Design and Merchandising Program of the Dept. of Family and Consumer Sciences, wants you! to donate your unused/unworn clothing and accessories. Items must be in good condition and washed/clean. All donations will be used to support FDM’s Rainbow Bazaar Pop-Up, which will be happening on campus Feb. 22. All proceeds from this thrift shop will go toward a successful 56^th Annual Fashion Show!

“Give your clothes a second life and save them from landfills; one person’s trash is another person’s treasure!” says undergrad Allison Parten.

Please deliver to the labeled bin in Miller Hall. For questions, contact Olivia at omaguire@hawaii.edu, Aubrey at aubreyvi@hawaii.edu, or Jada at jrogers3@hawaii.edu.

Stay tuned for details on the upcoming 56^th Annual Fashion Show!

Congrats to Jinan Banna of the Dept. of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences for being granted a Gold Author Recognition Award from the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior! Jinan, who performs research on obesity prevention and nutrition education, has authored or co-authored on numerous topics in the journal over the past 10 years, including the dietary assessment of low-income Filipinos in Oʻahu and how to measure food waste of children and adolescents. Her work has implications for minority groups, youth, and the environment. 

The CTAHR Banquet is set for Friday, May 6 at the Ala Moana Hotel – but even if the festivities are scratched due to the omnivorous omicron, the 2022 Dean’s Awards for Excellence will go on as planned. This article serves as a call for APT and Civil Service nominations. The purpose of all awards is to recognize excellence in the workplace.