Alumni News

Don’t let the focus on COVID-19 blind you to other important aspects of health! Jinan Banna, in the Department of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences, recently gave a live motivational wellness talk on “The Power of Fruit and Veggies for Health and Beyond!” through WYAO Hawaii Corporate Wellness, LLC.

How quickly our lives change. One moment, we’re gently encouraging our Farm Link Hawai‘i (FLH) customers to include hō’i’o—a native fern—in their diet. The next, we’re grappling with the uncertainties of COVID-19. In the first week of the pandemic, our operation went from 80 deliveries per week to over 400, with just a weekend to scale up.

The Agricultural Diagnostic Service Center (ADSC) will be closed from Wednesday, June 10, through Monday, July 13. The ADSC, located in Sherman Laboratory, is entering a major phase of HVAC construction work. Currently the entire second floor is sealed off with a ventilation system, along with a chute and dumpster for construction debris.

UH President David Lassner thanked UH employees for “rising to the challenge of this unprecedented semester” in an email sent Wednesday, May 20. He directed, “Unless you have been advised otherwise by your supervisor, you should continue your current work arrangements during the month of June."

“Hands” is one of the four “H’s” of 4-H, and O‘ahu 4-H youth and volunteers have been putting their hands to good use in this time of high need! Over the past month, they’ve sewn more than 1,000 masks and donated them to health care workers, military personnel, postal workers, Extension agents and staff, houseless individuals, and more!