#The Kohala Center

The Kohala Centerʻs ReefTeach program and Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Aquatic Resources ask and urge the public to refrain from swimming, snorkeling and surfing in Kahaluʻu Bay during the closure to support the successful reproduction, settlement and recruitment of new cauliflower coral, as well as give Kahaluʻu this brief — yet essential — time for rejuvenation.

Those who attend will learn about Kahaluʻu as ʻāina lei aliʻi, the lands that adorn the chiefs, and what made Kahaluʻu so special for generations; participants also will engage in kilo, or intentional observation along the shoreline or in the water and moʻolelo, or oral history, of Kahalu‘u will be shared and a mo’olelo of the day will be collectively created.

Punihaole’s stewardship and education efforts at Kahalu‘u Bay preserved one of the Big Island’s most vibrant marine sanctuaries and inspired a community movement to protect it for future generations.

The state-funded, four-year project on Kohala Mountain will manage non-native feral pigs and promote native forest regeneration.

Hawai‘i County is launching a one-year pilot program to implement a non-resident parking fee at Kahaluʻu Beach Park, effective Dec. 1.

Mission Blue, a marine conservation nonprofit that works to rally local and international support to preserve and protect marine ecosystems, has designated Kahalu‘u Bay in Kona as one of its Hope Spots. Kahalu‘u Bay is the 141st Hope Spot named by the organization worldwide and the second in Hawai‘i.

Kamehameha Schools (KS) has launched a new agricultural competition to help established local farms and food system organizations grow their businesses. The competition, named Mahi‘ai Scale-up, is a component of KS’ Mahi‘ai a Ola program, which seeks to improve Hawai‘i’s food resiliency and security. The competition invites established farmers, distributors, processors and aggregator to submit proposals […]

Kamehameha Schools (KS) and The Kohala Center (TKC) announced Mana ‘Ōlena as the winner of the Mahi‘ai Match-Up business plan competition at a Farm-to-Table Celebration on Friday night.

OHA is re-soliciting applications from nonprofit organizations for a $1.66-million grant to provide emergency financial assistance to low-income Native Hawaiians.

KS and TKC have long sought farmers with whom to partner in an effort increase local food production, as nearly 90% of the state’s food is imported.

Six Hawaiʻi Island programs will receive a total of $1,129,290. Hawaiʻi Island will also be served by two statewide grant awardees.

Earth Day at Kahalu’u Beach Park will feature a park tour, beach and bay cleanup, and sunscreen swap.

The Kohala Center in Waimea will receive $869,931 from NOAA and the USDA to improve land management and strengthen local businesses, and $16,817 from the USDA to help local business. #BigIslandNow #BigIslandNowBUSINESS

The Kohala Center will award each scholar with $45,000 and a one-year mentorship program.

Cheryl Ka‘uhane Lupenui will be the new president and CEO of The Kohala Center, effective July 3, 2017.

Art Gallery owners Elli and Gunner Mench have donated over $40,000 in proceeds since 2009 to support The Kohala Center’s Kohala Watershed Partnership (KWP) program. The couple’s Harbor Gallery in Kawaihae curates a wood show twice a year featuring works of art made with locally-grown materials, and ten percent of proceeds from this event benefit KWP. […]

Applicants interested in GoFarm @ The Kohala Center are encouraged to attend the AgCurious session on Thursday, Jan. 12, in Honoka‘a.

With over 400,000 people visiting Kahalu’u Bay on a yearly basis, the Kahalu’u Bay Education Center says that it is volunteers who help protect the bay.

The Kohala Center has received two agricultural land gifts on the Big Island in the past year-and-a-half totaling $8 million, sparking a new ‘Āinaho‘i Program, created to preserve previously private owned lands for long-term protection.

Childhood obesity and food insecurity in under-served communities in the focus of the nation-wide FoodCorps organization, which operates in 17 states and the District of Columbia.