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Who do you share your vital resources/time with? Who would you risk depending on for community sharing and protection in hard times? My husband has helped me to reconnect with the ʻāina. He is a passionate mahi ʻai (farmer). He has reminded me how important it is to be sustainable by growing food. When IContinue reading “Mahi ʻAi”

Which individuals who’ve been described in Kaiāulu stand out most to you? What about the way Vaughan describes them makes them stand out? In Kaiāulu, Vaughn refers to the values and teachings of Kahoʻohanohano Pa quite often. Pa was a master lawaiʻa (fisherman). Pa, and other master lawaiʻa, had extensive knowledge of spawning cycles, weatherContinue reading “Kahoʻohanohano Pa”

Why should your issue rise to the top? Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death is affecting our native forests at an alarming rate. Currently 10% of ʻōhiʻa forests are being lost each year due to Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death. If the spread of this disease continues at this rate, we could see the loss of 90% of ʻōhiʻa forestsContinue reading “Why We Should Care About the ʻŌhiʻa”

This segment from PBS Hawaiʻi features J.B. Friday (UH College of Tropical Ag and Human Resources), Kehaulani Kekua (Halau Palaihiwa O Kaipuwai), Lisa Keith, PhD (USDA Agricultural Research Service), Marian Chau, PhD (Kalehua Seed Conservation Consulting). This dicussion of Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death provides insight on what it is, what is being done about it ,Continue reading “INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAI‘I: Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death | Program”

Annotated Bibliography Entry #6 Miner, Meghan. “The cultural significance of ohia lehua.” Hawaii Magazine, Hawaii Magazine, 24 Apr. 2018, http://www.hawaiimagazine.com/content/cultural-hawaiian-significance-ohia-lehua. This article written by Meghan Miner and published by Hawaii Magazine discusses the importance of the ʻōhiʻa lehua tree in Native Hawaiian culture. The article explains the effects the disease Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death has hadContinue reading “The cultural significance of ohia lehua”

Annotated Bibliography Entry #5 “Metrosideros Polymorpha .” Native Plants Hawaii – Metrosideros Polymorpha, University of Hawaiʻi, 2009, nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Metrosideros_polymorpha. Native Plants Hawaiʻi (NPH) is a web page managed by the University of Hawaiʻi. The webpage is partially funded by United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Cooperative State Research and Education and Extension Service (CSREES) for AlaskaContinue reading ““Metrosideros Polymorpha””

Annotated Bibliography Entry #4 “Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death.” College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Apr. 2020, cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/rod/. The University of Hawaii at Manoa, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources is a web page partially funded by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) through the Renewable ResourcesContinue reading ““Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death””

Annotated Bibliography Entry #3 Yamanaka, Katie Young. “The Forest for the Trees.” Hana Hou!, Apr. 2020. https://hanahou.com/23.2/the-forest-for-the-trees The article which appears on Hawaiian Airlines flights and online on its website poses the question, Can new technology help save Hawai‘i’s native ‘ōhi‘a? The article expresses the ‘Ōhi‘a Challenge that occurred as a global call to helpContinue reading “The Forest for the Trees”

Annotated Bibliography #2 Clark, Cassie. “Kupu Unveils ‘The ʻŌhiʻa, The Story of Hawaiʻi’s Tree’ -Hawaiian Airlines.” Kupu, 27 Nov. 2019, http://www.kupuhawaii.org/kupu-unveils-%CA%BBohi%CA%BBa-story-hawai%CA%BBis-tree-hawaiian-airlines-flights/?fbclid=IwAR1wmrWEG7A8DeFrW28I1axNOY-sYlajSzYvjyARPd7i79nIxHz0bBd18zc. This article shared by Kupu Hawaiʻi, a youth corps that engages young adults in service around conservation and sustainability, provides details about the short film The ʻŌhiʻa, the Story of Hawaiʻi’s Tree, which wasContinue reading “Kupu Unveils ‘The ʻŌhiʻa, The Story of Hawaiʻi’s Tree”

Invasive species have changed Hawaiʻi’s ecology. A new disease caused by a fungus(Ceratocystis), also known as Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death (ROD), has killed many native ʻōhiʻa trees. There is currently no known cure. Therefore, it is important that the spread of ROD be contained. There are preventative measures in place to reduce the spread of theContinue reading “100 Words: Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death”