Alumni News

He’s a man of many talents: educator, Hawaiian culture practitioner, farmer, master archer, Boy Scout instructor, certified videographer, and longtime member of the Molokaʻi community. Marshall Joy can add ‘Junior Extension Agent’ to that list as he joins the CTAHR Extension team to oversee the Molokaʻi Farm-to-School program.

Sizewise, our cacao industry is but a tiny sliver of the five million metric tonnes (MT) of dried cacao beans produced globally in 2017. But our emerging reputation for “fine flavor” cacao (used to make high-value craft chocolate that commands a much higher $$$ price) means acreage in Hawaiʻi could increase significantly over the next five years.

As the Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquaculture moves forward with its FY2020 Plan of Work, Executive Director Cheng-Sheng Lee rings an optimistic note that funding and support for aquaculture could grow in the coming years.

No, it’s not pizza delivery, or that e-commerce package you’ve been waiting for weeks to arrive. The Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), has received reports of people across the U.S. receiving “suspicious, unsolicited packages of seed” that appear to be coming from China.

Golf courses, resorts, and homeowner lawns across the Islands rely on Hawai‘i sunshine, good irrigation, and the expert guidance of Zhiqiang Cheng of the Dept. of Plant & Environmental Protection Sciences.