#College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
UH Mānoa’s oldest college adds ‘resilience’ to its name to reflect vision, mission
The University of Hawai’i at Mānoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources has officially changed its name to the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience, in a step that its dean, Parwinder Grewal, says will better reflect the college’s mission and vision.
DLNR: 10 years of fighting Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death
For more than a decade, land managers, scientists, and pathologists have been fighting and looking for ways to protect trees from a fungal disease, called Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death or ROD, that has killed over a million lehua ʻōhiʻa, considered the most ecologically and cultural significant native tree in Hawai‘i.
UH study: Pacific Islanders used fire to shape landscapes
The geographic and ecological breadth of the research points to the use of controlled burning by the inhabitants to shape island vegetation.
UH research: Hawaiians’ wisdom and love of ʻāina evident in traditional agriculture
A University of Hawaiʻi team of researchers is gaining a more insightful understanding of how Hawaiians in ancient times grew food in wetlands and drylands.
UH: Alumna and former flight attendant donates historical collection of Aloha Airlines uniforms
A collection of Aloha Airline uniforms were donated to the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) Fashion and Design Merchandising (FDM) program. The uniforms will be used for research and to preserve the history of the airlines, which served in Hawaiʻi between 1946 and 2008.
From bean to bar: UH alum turned international chocolatier
Mānoa Chocolate’s name originated from the Hawaiian word mānoa which means solid, vast and depth. Butterbaugh found this name fitting: it summed up his goal to (1) make chocolate with deep, complex flavor profiles, and (2) create a vast impact on Hawaiʻi’s agricultural and manufacturing industries.
Genome Research Center established by University of Hawaiʻi
The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa is launching the University of Hawaiʻi Pacific Center for Genome Research with a $10.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the genetic causes of diseases disproportionately affecting Native Hawaiians and Asian Americans.
Kā’anapali Ocean Resort Foundation Supports UHMC Workforce Development
The Kā’anapali Ocean Resort Foundation made a third donation to the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College workforce development initiative known as Ka Holu, in the amount of $25,000.
Restoration of Indigenous Taro Fields Can Help Recovery of Endangered Waterbirds
Expanded restoration of Indigenous loʻi systems (taro fields) to address conservation and food-security needs in the Hawaiian islands also will provide new habitat (to help replace habitat lost by ongoing sea-level rise) for endangered waterbirds, according to new research.
$1.5 Million Available through HDOA Program for Local Ag Producers
The Hawai`i Department of Agriculture is now accepting proposals for the Grow Hawai`i Agriculture Initiative 2021, an initiative to quickly scale up commercial agricultural production including the production of value-added products with the goal to increase the contribution of agriculture to the state’s gross domestic product.
