Alumni News

“The most abundant tree in Hawaii’s native forest is the ‘ōhi‘a lehua, a tree critical to providing the water we drink, keeping our ocean reefs clean, and to the native Hawaiian culture,” says Ambyr U. Mokiao-Lee, Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death (ROD) Statewide Outreach Coordinator. “For these reasons and more, ‘ōhi‘a will be celebrated in a week-long virtual event called ʻŌhiʻa Love Fest.

“Disruptions to farm labor, supply chains, and transportation associated with COVID-19 only highlighted what many have been articulating for years: that the global food system lacks resilience to a range of potential issues,” says professor Noa Lincoln of the Dept. of Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences.

Ever wonder what Extension is up to – across the pond? Want a mechanism to share experiences, ideas, what works and what didn’t, with fellow professionals on the Mainland? Then consider joining Alpha Omega, the Hawaiʻi chapter of Epsilon Sigma Phi.

Mahalo! to Aloun Farms for donating a dozen large pumpkins so that students, staff and faculty could display their creatively crafted cuts at the Dept. of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciencesʻ annual Pumpkin Carving Contest!

What becomes a scientist the most? For friends, colleagues and former students of Dr. Ernest Harris, it was a chance to come together and honor an entomologist whose discoveries have saved crops in Hawaiʻi and around the globe, and welcome the delivery of an original oil painting.