Alumni News

As summer approaches, you might consider adding collard greens to your backyard garden. Whereas the intense heat can overwhelm many local greens that grow well during the cooler months, collards will thrive throughout the year. 

UH will resume in-person classes on all 10 campuses beginning August 24, 2020. To deploy a COVID19-aware safe approach, planning is now beginning for the necessary changes across the campuses. UH is also preparing for greater use of online resources and some classes shifting to hybrid modes, with a mix of on-campus and online instruction.

The pandemic is creating stress, keeping everyone in close quarters, and curtailing opportunities to get help and take a break from parenting. According to experts, all of these factors add up to a potential spike in child abuse. Center on the Family director Barbara DeBaryshe was interviewed for a UH News story on how to keep domestic life on an even keel during the crisis.

With farmers are being hurt by reduced sales and loss of markets during the COVID-19 crisis, the Hawai‘i Farm Bureau (HFB), in partnership with the County of Hawai‘i and generous non-profit entities, has developed a program to purchase produce and meats from commercial farmers and livestock producers on Hawai‘i Island for distribution to families in need. The Food Basket and other channels will distribute the products.

The U.S. Small Business Administration has re-opened its online portal for farmers and ranchers to apply for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan. To help guide agricultural producers through the process, the nonprofit FarmCommons has created some helpful resources, including an EIDL Webinar and EIDL Tutorial Video.