Kohala Center Events

Events

Bird and Bee Hawaiʻi art of beekeeping course
June 23, 30 & July 7, 14 • 11 a.m.–3 p.m.
Honokaʻa, Hawaiʻi Island (contact Susan Collins for precise location information)
Join Bird and Bee Hawaiʻi for an in-person beekeeping course covering all aspects of starting and managing a hive. The course includes classroom presentations and hands-on experience with active bee colonies. Topics include hive basics, management, equipment, bee lifecycle, honey extraction, and pest control. Participants receive reading materials, basic equipment, and personalized attention with an 8-person class size. Costs are $140 for materials and $267 for tuition. A certificate of completion is awarded, with free post-course mentoring available. For more information or to register, visit the Bird and Bee website or contact Susan Collins at 808-936-6019 or birdandbeehawaii@gmail.com.

Series of Ag Mental Health Workshops by Seeds of Wellbeing (SOW) workshops offered on each island
Molokaʻi: Friday, July 12 • 9 a.m.–2 p.m.
Ka Honua Momona, 1820 Kamehameha V Hwy, Kaunakakai (map)
Learn how to recognize signs of stress/mental health challenges, and take away tools and tips with certified agricultural health mentors from the SOW project team. SOW’s mission is to understand and advocate for the wellbeing of farmers, ranchers and allied agricultural producers in Hawaiʻi and provide tools and skills for stress management. Space for this workshop is limited. For more information contact: sow.ctahr@gmail.com
»Registration required 

Mini-conference on integrated pest management (IPM) of tiny pests
July 23 • 9:30–10:30 a.m. (virtual)
A virtual mini-conference on IPM of tiny pests is being offered on July 23, entitled, “Dipping cuttings to start clean: how to deal with stowaways on your plants.” Rose Buitenhuis, the program leader of the Biological Crop Protection, Vineland Research and Innovation Center at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada, will present essential components of IPM methods including “starting clean” and “cutting dips” to identify and reduce pest infestation levels. Rose will also summarize the research done in Ontario, Canada, the successful uptake of dipping methods by growers, and the feasibility of such technique in nursery operations elsewhere. For more information, email roshanm@hawaii.edu directly.
»Registration required