Progress 09/01/11 to 08/31/14
Outputs
Target Audience: The AETI consortium targeted Native Hawaii and other minorities of Hawaii with efforts to deliver science-based learning, such as formal classroom instruction, practicum experiences, innovative curriculum development, internships, workshops, extension and outreach. Details from consortium member programs are as follows: Within the Agribusiness Incubator Program(AIP), project efforts targeted Native Hawaiians and other minorities of Hawaii who are current or aspiring producers of agricultural products or other products using locally-grown agricultural products as primary ingredients. Within College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR), the target audience was college students, primarily those enrolled in CTAHR; prospective students in K-12, community colleges, UH’s four-year institutions, and from outside Hawaii; educators in K-12 and higher education in Hawaii; and the general public attending outreach events promoting CTAHR and other academic/training programs in agriculture and natural resource management in Hawaii. Within University of Hawaii at Hilo Campus (UHH), target audiences include post-secondary students, K-12 level students, community members, faculty and staff. Efforts to reach this audience include formal classroom instruction, laboratory instruction, or practicum experiences; experiential learning opportunities; extension and outreach. Within University of Hawaii Maui College (UHMC), the target audience was primarily Native Hawaiian Preschool-12th grade students, and Native Hawaiian undergraduate students enrolled in the Agriculture & Natural Resources (AGNR) program or students taking classes within that program. Project efforts to reach the P-12 target audience included informal training provided during special field day experiences on campus, and campus tours with activities. Formal training for undergraduate students was delivered with college credit courses that include lecture and lab. Within Hawaii Community College (Hawaii CC), the target audience was Forestry and Agricultural students, State and Federal agencies that work in Agriculture or Natural Resource Management, local high schools students, and the Native Hawaiian community. At Honolulu Community College (HCC), project efforts target HCC students of Native Hawaiian ancestry, specifically those with interest in Natural Sciences, to include biology, agriculture, natural resource, and environmental science. Outreach activities targeted local high-school students, to showcase the colleges’ support, curriculum, and student research opportunities. Within the AETI program at Kapiolani Community College (KCC), the target audiences for project efforts were: Students K-12 grade in public and private schools; participants in community youth programs - middle to high school aged; preschool-aged children and their care givers; teachers in public and private schools; and staff of non-profit community based organizations delivering obesity prevention and intervention, healthy eating, and farm-to-table education. At Kauai Community College (Kauai CC), the primary target audience was Agriculture majors at Kauai CC. The secondary audience is non-major students enrolled in Agriculture, Plant Biology, or Tropical Agriculture classes. Native Hawaiian community members were served through non-credit gardening and farming courses. Prospective students, Preschool through high school, were targeted during special events, such as Ag Awareness Day. At Leeward Community College (LCC), the target audiences for project efforts were current LCC undergraduate students and instructors, K-12 teachers and students, and community members of Native Hawaiian ethnicity. Project efforts to reach target groups included formal education (classes in botany, horticulture, education) and informal education (tours and workshops for teachers, students, community members) in the area of plant sciences and agriculture. Within the AETI Program at Windward Community College (WCC), the target audience was recent graduates, current declared students, and students taking classes within the Agripharmatech and Plant-Food Productions and Technology (PEPaT) Programs. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? AETI Program Directors from each collaborating institution (10 in total) attended PD meeting in Washington, DC, in August 2014, and June 2013. The conferences highlighted USDA-NIFA sponsored agricultural activities in Hawaii and Alaska, and other insular areas, with special attention to distance education and summer bridge activities with High School students. The conferences also provided expert presentations on assessment and reporting, and grant writing. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? The Agribusiness Incubator Program reaches out to communities of interest through numerous speaking engagements, websites, AIP’s monthly e-newsletter and articles in other’s newsletters, Facebook, and during one-on-one consulting. AIP and GoFarm maintain the following websites http://aip.hawaii.edu, www.fb.com/aiphawaii, www.fb.com/gofarm.hawaii, www.gofarmhawaii.org; and twitter accounts @gofarmhawaii, @aiphawaii To reach the communities of interest, CTAHR-AETI program outreach activities are posted on the college’s activities website http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/site/Activities.aspx. Articles on selected AETI projects also have been publicized in CTAHR’s weekly internal e-bulletin, “CTAHR Notes”, the college’s monthly external e-bulletin, “CTAHR Alumni and Friends” E-bulletin, and CTAHR’s quarterly “Impact Reports”. These enhance public understanding and interest in our college and in our fields of study. UH Hilo reaches the communities of interest through program outreach activities and partnerships with student and community organizations. UH Maui College maintains a FaceBook page for college activities, (https://www.facebook.com/pages/UH-Maui-College-Agriculture-and-Natural-Resources-Department/234570036579111), and it is regularly updated with pictures of course projects, program events, staff and student accomplishments and other agriculture or conservation events held in the community. Additionally, program staff made a presentation at the ANNH Project Director Meeting at USDA NIFA on both the consortium and UHMC accomplishments, Aug 2014. At Hawaii Community College, information was disseminated to communities of interest through lecture and lab courses as well as program websites [http://hawaii.hawaii.edu/forestteam/]. For outreach activities, school visits, career fairs and community events, a combination of verbal communication, posters, and program brochures were used to educate the public. Honolulu Community College reaches the communities of interest through regular classroom discussions, announcements, and participation of guest speakers/lecturers. At Kapiolani Community College, the Train-the-Trainer program is designed to disseminate the results of the training and upcoming outreach opportunities, through on-going community partnerships with the YMCA after school child care programs for elementary schools, teens afterschool, intersession and summer programs. Communities of interest are also reached as our teacher -trainees utilize their knowledge in developing their curriculum and classroom projects. At Kauai Community College, AETI results are discussed in regular agriculture classes and farm fairs. In addition to this, students' internship results are displayed (in the form of posters) on college building walls. Leeward Community College reaches the communities of interest through garden tours to community groups and while doing outreach in schools – to both students and teachers. Further, LCC efforts reach community members through the native plant database [http://nativeplants.hawaii.edu/]. Windward Community College reaches the communities of interest through participation at community events as a guest speaker, participation in professional conferences, articles in community publications, and discussions during Bioprocessing Medicinal Garden Complex tours. Lastly, announcements of new course offerings are made in college-wide course publications, and during one-on-one student counselling. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Over the award period, the Agribusiness Incubator Program (AIP) worked toward Objective 1, by providing agribusiness training. AIP developed a new farmer training program, GoFarm, that trained students in agricultural production and agribusiness principles. AIP efforts toward Objective 2 included one-on-one coaching to agribusiness entrepreneurs. Survey findings indicate that coaching resulted in improved average client business performance in the following areas: Annual revenue change, annual profit change, annual production acreage change, and annual employee count change. Many new businesses were started and many new products were introduced to the market. UH Manoa’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources’ (CTAHR) outreach programs gave youth greater awareness of agriculture and natural resource management as promising fields of study, with attractive and rewarding employment opportunities. Although the number of students enrolled at UH Manoa has been declining in recent years, CTAHR’s enrollment has increased over the last four years. Surveys show that outreach presentations have stimulated interest in high school and college students and improved knowledge of agriculture-related facts and awareness of careers relating to agriculture and natural resource management. Internships and the Career Workshop helped CTAHR students be better informed about the employment opportunities available to them and helped them prepare for those careers. Also, articulation agreements between CTAHR and the community colleges will help more students continue post-secondary studies. At UH Hilo (UHH), AETI efforts have resulted in more students pursuing the Bachelor of Science in Agriculture at UHH in 2013, of which, 53 (26%) are of Native Hawaiian ancestry (i.e., Native Hawaiian or part Hawaiian, hereafter denoted, NH). At least 50 college students established experiential appreciation for the linkage between culture and agriculture and the social/spiritual/cultural importance of plants to historical and contemporary communities of people while working together at the UHH Kanilehua Living Learning Community Mala. Many students acquired hands-on experience in crop production and marketing in the UHH Student-Managed Enterprise Project Facilities. These changes in knowledge will lead to a better informed local agricultural and food production workforce. The AETI supported UH Maui College’s (UHMC) Agriculture and Natural Resources program provided quality credit courses that offer pathways to degrees and certificates or skill upgrading for working professionals in Maui County. Degrees focus on training new farmers and farm managers, landscape professionals, as well as creating an interdisciplinary pathway for natural resource technicians. The program focuses on workforce development, although transfer opportunities for Bachelor degrees are possible. Recruitment activities to build knowledge in agriculture sciences and careers bring students, particularly NH, into the agriculture field. With AETI support, the number of students in the program has increased over the award period The AETI USDA supported programs at Hawaii Community College (Hawaii CC) have impacted students who enroll in Agriculture and Forestry program courses and the natural resources and agricultural community on the Island of Hawaii. During the last 5 years, graduates of the Forestry program have entered the workforce or continued with their education. Of the 24 graduates since 2010, 10 entered the workforce as forestry technicians, 4 continued with their education, and 6 continued with their education and worked part-time in forestry-related fields. In the AG program, during the last 3 years, there were 15 graduates, of which 4 have continued in higher education at UH Hilo, 4 are AG entrepreneurs, 4 are employed in agricultural related fields, and 1 student is attending higher education and working in agriculture part-time. Across both programs, approximately 50% of the graduates are of NH. The impact of Kapiolani Community College’s (KCC) “Cooking Up A Rainbow” program created behavior change through hands-on applied nutrition education and culinary training and workshops. Applied nutrition knowledge is embedded within the education and training content in applicable terms relevant to daily meals planning, shopping, and cooking. Participants gained competencies in utilizing locally grown farm products to prepare healthy meals/snacks for all age groups, while controlling the use (and level) of salt/sodium, oil/fat, and sugar. Educators and community program staff gained competencies in using the knowledge gained from the KCC AETI training to conduct nutrition education and life skill activities for their constituents. Both staff and students/youths who participated in the programs reported gains in knowledge of local farm products and increase in their ability to make purchasing decisions for their programs as well as in their personal lives. At Kauai Community College (Kauai CC), within the AETI goal: “Develop the local agricultural and food production workforce through education and training”, the AETI goals were met in the following ways. Kauai CC students graduated with an Academic Subject Certificate in Plant Biology and Tropical Agriculture, some were partly funded to support their education. KCC students and interns were trained farm practices and agricultural science. Activities geared toward the K-12 included two training opportunities in basic agriculture: one semester-long weekly training, and one week-long summer camp. At Leeward Community College (LCC), AETI works to increase the local agricultural and food production workforce through education and training. AETI helped recruit students to the recently created Plant Biosciences and Tropical Agriculture program. Student success and persistence in the program was positively affected by providing stipends, internships, and salaries for students to work on projects or assist in lab classes. In addition to the hands-on and experiential learning opportunities, these students benefited from the close mentorships with faculty and staff, which will lead to greater student retention and higher graduation rate. Also, LCC-AETI developed and offered a teacher-training workshop in collaboration with UH Manoa and LCC educators focusing on botany and horticulture. Participants learned new teaching tools in STEM. At Windward Community College (WCC), the Certificate of Achievement in Agripharmatech (CA) program awarded 20 diplomas and graduated 13 students during the provisional status of the program, Spring 2012 – Spring 2014. The number of students meeting certificate requirements within 18 months increased to 100%, and transfer retention in higher degree institutions in program related fields increased to 92%. The number of students declaring majors in Agripharmatech has doubled to over 20 this year. The first student graduated in Spring 2014 with a Certificate of Competence in Plant-Food Production and Technology (CO PFPaT), and 24 more will graduate in Fall 2015. This certificate serves as a pathway to guide students to major in CA Agripharmatech and/or CC Agriculture Technology. All students have gained knowledge in science.
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Progress 09/01/12 to 08/31/13
Outputs
Target Audience: Agribusiness Incubator Program (AIP) - Project targets Native Hawaiians (NH) and other minorities of Hawaii who are current or aspiring producers of agricultural products or other products using locally-grown agricultural products as primary ingredients. In this reporting period, the project served: 22 Native Hawaiians 7 Alaskan Natives 93 Other Minorities Hawaii Community College (HawCC) – Target Audiences: HawCC Forestry and Agricultural students, State and Federal Agencies that work in Agriculture or Natural Resource Management, Local High Schools students and the NH Community. Efforts: 8Forestry lectures and 5 labs were taught. 7Agricultural Lectures and 1 lab taught. 2lecturers were hired to teach 2 low enrolled Forestry lectures and one lab in Fall 2012. 8Forestry students received stipends to support their summer internships with the US Forest Service, US National Park Service and National Wildlife Reserve. 3Agricultural Students received stipends to support their summer internship working the University of Hawaii (UH) Farm in Hilo. 5 local high school visits were conducted to recruit new students in Forestry and Agriculture. Faculty involvement and supply purchases for local Hawaiian Community Garden and Cultural Center. Faculty support for USFS and US NPS forestry efforts in American Samoa. Honolulu Community College (HonCC) – Target Audiences: HonCC’s activities target current and potential undergraduate students, faculty and staff of community colleges and members of local community. Kapiolani Community College (KCC) – Target Audiences: Students in public and private schools K–12. Children and teens in community youth programs – YMCA. Health professionals – community health clinic outreach workers, dietitians, health educators (Kokua Kalihi Valley Comprehensive Family Services, Kalihi Palama Health Center). Human service professionals – youth workers, staff in community centers (YMCA, Susannah Wesley Community Center, Palama Settlement, Keiki O Ka Aina,). Kauai Community College (KauaiCC) – Target Audiences: The main target audience is agriculture majors at KauaiCC.Other majors that enroll in agriculture classes or show interest in plant biology and tropical agriculture programs at the college are also supported. Community members are encouraged to explore gardening and farming through non-credit courses offered at KauaiCC. Preschool-aged students through high school are targeted during special events, such as Ag Awareness Day. Efforts: Number of Students Funded -17 students were directly funded.15 students enrolled in Plant Biology and Tropical Agriculture (PBT) program received travel support to tour the Biology Laboratory at LCC and participate in Botany/ Genetics lab activities on the island of Oahu.2 intern students were supported to present research posters at the 39th annual NACTA conference at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA. Faculty Hours Contributed - The Project Director spent 25% of his time on the AETI project, however, since his salary is being covered 100% by KauaiCC zero faculty hours were funded. Leeward Community College (LCC) – Objective I: Develop the local agricultural and food production workforce through education and training. Target Audiences: The target audiences include LCC students and teachers, UH students and teachers, and DOE K-12 students and their teachers. Efforts: Formal classroom education, laboratories, workshop for Master Gardener program, visits by high school students and to elementary schools. 9stipends of $500 each were awarded to qualifying students in plant science programs to support their efforts in completing key courses. Serving under-represented minorities is an important goal of the grant. From 606 student visits on campus, the demographic information of 245 is as follows: 51% were of Hawaiian and Pacific Island ethnicity, 16% Asian-American, 4% Caucasian and 28% other, representing 16 different zip codes and indicating 28 different majors. Objective II: Expand local agricultural and food production through more productive agribusinesses. Target Audiences: The target audiences include landscape professionals, conservationists, and members of the public who want to incorporate them into plantings and landscapes. Efforts: The goal of the Native Plant Database (http://nativeplants.hawaii.edu) is to stimulate the use of native plants in landscaping and thereby the growth of businesses that sell them. This project’s goal is to help correct a significant deficiency of this information in the past making it widely available to the public. An unanticipated outcome has been the use of the website in many educational settings including courses in plant science, landscaping and conservation at many of the UH campuses. UH Hilo (UHH) – Target Audiences: Includes Post-secondary students, K-12 level students, community members, faculty and staff. Efforts: Include: formal classroom instruction, laboratory instruction, practicum experiences; experiential learning opportunities; extension and outreach. UH Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) – Target Audiences: College students, primarily those enrolled in CTAHR. Prospective students in K-12, community colleges, and UH’s four-year institutions. Educators in K-12 and higher education in Hawaii. General public attending outreach events aimed at promoting CTAHR and programs in agriculture and natural resource management in Hawaii. UH Maui College (UHMC) – Target Audiences: There are two main target groups 1) Preschool-12 grade students; 2) College students enrolled in the Agriculture and Natural Resources (AGNR) program or students taking classes within that program, particularly those whose goal is to obtain a degree or certificate in Sustainable Tropical Crop Management (STCM) or Cultural and Natural Resource Management (CNRM). In addition, NHs are the primary target in both groups. Other underserved minority students are secondary target populations within each main group. Efforts: The P-12 target audience is reached via special field day experiences on campus, as well as campus tours and activities for 6-12 grade students. Formal training via college credit courses support college students in the AGNR program. Classes and curriculum that have been developed with support of the AETI grant are reported and curriculum development and improvement are ongoing. Windward Community College (WCC) – Targets Audiences: The last 3 ASC BRT-PB graduates. The first 11 CA Agripharmatech graduates. 3,085 AA Lib Arts students taking courses listed in the CA Agripharmatech. Efforts: Engaging these students in research and extra-curricular activities (on/off campus events as student ambassadors) has positively impacted their learning efficiency and retention. The number of students meeting certificate requirements within 18 months increased to 100%, and transfer retention in higher degree institutions in program related fields increased to 80%. The effort of introducing the Agripharmatech program to community members, and middle and high school students, resulted in a 90% favorable interest in plant sciences Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? AIP – In order to develop the relevant skill set of staff, staff attended numerous conferences, including one focused on specialty food manufacturing (Value-Added agriculture), food retailing, social media marketing, and other business topics. HawCC – Forestry Faculty attended 4 day GIS workshop in San Diego. Forestry and Agricultural faculty attended 2 day sustainability workshop at West Oahu campus. Students and faculty attended several symposia on Hawaii Island and the Conservation Conference in Honolulu. HonCC – The PD attended the 2013 NACTA (North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture) conference to gain knowledge of current trends and practices in agriculture education. KCC - PI attended the North American College and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) 2013 Conference at Virginia Tech University. KauaiCC – The PD attended the NIFA meeting in Washington, DC on June 22-23 and NACTA meeting in Virginia Tech on June 24-29. The Farm Manager, Jin-Wah Lau, also participated in the NACTA meeting and presented a poster. LCC – The PD attended the NACTA (North American and Canadian Teachers Association) annual conference, June 2013. UHH – Training: 2sponsored talks by energy expert Charles A. S. Hall: were attended by55 students, community members, faculty and staff. 17sponsored students attend the “Collaboration Now in the 21st Century” Conference (discussing new insect and disease control technology). Professional Development: 55students, community members, faculty and staff gained awareness and knowledge about the impact of dependence on petroleum based energy on financial sustainability in Hawaii, the US, and the world, through presentations, “Peak Oil, EROI and your Financial Future in Hawaii” and “The need for a Biophysical Approach to Economics & Implications for Hawaii”. 17students, as well as faculty and staff, gained state-of-the art knowledge regarding new insect and disease control technology through attending the “Collaboration Now in the 21st Century” Conference. CTAHR – The staff of the ASAO attended the following training/professional development sessions in the last 12 months: Council of Academic Advisors (CAA) Health and Wellness for Advisors Workshop. UH System Advisors Workshop: Auwai: Student Success through the University of Hawaii System (sponsored by the AATN). NASPA Western Regional Conference at Waikoloa, Hawaii Island. CAA Financial Aids Workshop. CAA Workshop on Safety, Security and Student Support. CAA STAR Workshop. CAA Summer Conference: Transitions: Adapting to Change. UHMC – The PD attended the AETI PD meeting in Washington DC which also included short seminars at USDA and presentations on other consortium projects. The PD presented at the DOCE meeting on “Innovative Learning” and attended the NACTA meeting in Blacksburg, VA, June 25-June 28th. This provided many opportunities to learn about different teaching techniques and K-12 outreach methods. As an example of an outcome the PD will be “flipping” one class this semester to improve teaching of irrigation design. WCC – Provided an oral presentation “Impression of the World Orchid Conference in Singapore”. WCC student Christopher Akatsuka, presented a poster “Pharmacognostical Studies of Dendrobiums” at the Honolulu Orchid Society monthly meeting. August 8, 2012. WCC student, Nyan Stillwell, presented a poster “Characterization of Brassolaeliocattleya Raye Holmes ‘Mendenhall’ - Putatively Transformed for Resistance to Cymbidium Mosaic Virus” at the 4th Scientific Conference on Andean Orchids. Ecuador, November 1 - 4, 2012. Provided an oral presentation “Observations of the First Four Scientific Conferences on Andean Orchids in Ecuador “ at the Tropical Orchid Growers Association of Hawaii monthly meeting, Honolulu, May 23, 2013. Presented a Power Point and poster “Outcomes of a One-Year Old Agripharmatech Program. ANNH USDA-NIFA Annual Meeting. Washington DC, June 23 – 24, 2013. Presented a Power Point “Outcomes/Reflections of Student Poster Presentations at National and International Scientific Conferences” at NACTA/DOCE Conference, Virginia Tech, June 25 – 29, 2013. Kuali Training. Windward Community College, July 30, 2013. Received NACTA Teaching Award of Merit Certificate, June 2013. Member NACTA International Committee 2011 to present. NACTA Campus Ambassador, June 2013. Mentored 7 BOT 199/299 (Independent Study) students: Aaron Tui received $1,000 Perkins grant to study aquaponic and water plant culture (BOT 199). Fall 2012. Leslie Baker received $1,000 Perkins grant to study plant and orchid tissue culture (BOT 199). Fall 2012. Roger Tansley received $1,000 Perkins grant to maintain and planting medicinal plants (BOT 199). Travis Kaneshiro conducted research on clinical study of kinehe tooth cleaning powder, and antimicrobial properties of kinehe against Helicobacter pylori (BOT 299). Spring - Summer 2013. Michael Dennis received $1,000 Perkins grant to conduct research on kalo propagation and probiotic study. Spring 2013. Jonathan Lau received $1,000 Perkins grant to conduct research on aseptic germination and stem propagation of dragon fruit. Spring 2013. Leslie Baker received $1,000 USDA-NIFA to conduct virus resistant gene transformation on orchids at HARC. Summer 2013. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? AIP – Some modes of communication included: numerous speaking engagements, website, monthly e-newsletter, articles in other newsletters, Facebook, one-on-one consulting. http://aip.hawaii.edu, www.fb.com/aiphawaii, www.fb.com/gofarm.hawaii, www.gofarmhawaii.org . HawCC – Information was mostly disseminated through lecture and lab courses as well as program websites. For outreach activities such as school visits, career fairs and community events, a combination of verbal communication, posters and program brochures were used to communicate with the public. HonCC – Student internships and employment opportunities are posted on the student employment website, email and paper announcements are given to student services, and individual presentations of ongoing research are made to the environmental science, biology, agriculture, and oceanography courses at the end of each semester. Additional effort and working ties are being established with our NH center’s faculty and staff to collaboratively support and enhance current students agriculture and environment projects. “QR” barcode squares (to be completed in September) are being placed by students on our Greenhouse, solar aquaponic system, native planter, and permaculture plots (which when scanned with a smartphone take you to an information page) to provide information about our programs and projects to casual on-campus observers and the public. KCC – Videos of the dance performances are disseminated through social media spreading the messages of healthy living to more children. Digital content of healthy cooking and food preparation were distributed to the DOE, DOH SNAP Ed programs, schools and community organizations in DVDs. Digital content is posted on the KCC website. Digital content is provided to the CTAHR Hawaii Food Website program coordinator for posting. KauaiCC – Research results are discussed in regular agriculture classes and students' internship results are displayed in the form of posters on college building walls. LCC – The Plant Science program and resource gardens are publicized by class usage, visits to classes, brochures and at college-wide events. The native plant database is mainly publicized by internet searches and at meetings or conferences concerning related fields. A poster was developed as a summer project designating the locations of all trees, shrubs and other significant plants on the LCC campus. Information is provided on 1096 individual plants marked by GPS documentation, represented by 238 species, 612 photos, 197 external links and five categories of information on each. The poster will also be posted online and provides useful information about LCC’s plant collection. The increased number of visits to Native Plant Website is another indication of the worldwide dissemination of information resulting from the Native Plant internet database (http://nativeplants.hawaii.edu/general/). UHH – UHH sponsored numerous educational and community service projects. For example, 55 UHH agriculture students taught over 2,000 K-6 students how to grow hydroponic gardens. CTAHR – Many of CTAHR’s major student and faculty activities, some supported by the AETI program, are posted on the college’s activities website http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/site/Activities.aspx. Articles on selected AETI projects also have been publicized in CTAHR’s weekly internal e-bulletin, “CTAHR notes”, the college’s monthly external e-bulletin, “CTAHR Alumni and Friends E-bulletin”, and CTAHR’s quarterly Impact Reports.” UHMC – The Pumpkin Patch activities reached out to school children and an addition day was opened for the public that included educational booths on agriculture information. School tours reach out to students and teachers from grades K-7. A display was created for the Maui Agriculture Festival in April where thousands of people attended which provided an important opportunity to disseminate information on the program to the public. The UHMC Agriculture and Natural Resources facebook page is regularly updated with news and events, including AETI sponsored activities. WCC – Developed a YouTube, profiling the 2012 Agripharmatech students’ testimonies: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx5zHoZGXJQ). Developed a LibGuide website for students to search peer-reviewed publications (http://guides.wcc.hawaii.edu/Agripharmatech). Together with a Student Ambassador, Nyan Stillwell, promoted Agripharmatech program at the Club and Program Promotional Event, WCC, March 20, 2013; College is a Family Affair, WCC, April 17, 2013; Pau Hana Event. May 1, 2013; Monsanto Family Day, July 27, 2013. Provided an oral presentation titled “Impression of the World Orchid Conference in Singapore”, and WCC student, Christopher Akatsuka presented a poster titled “Pharmacognostical Studies of Dendrobiums” at the Honolulu Orchid Society monthly meeting. August 8, 2012. Provided an oral presentation titled “Observations of the First Four Scientific Conferences on Andean Orchids in Ecuador“ at the Tropical Orchid Growers Association of Hawaii monthly meeting, Honolulu, May 23, 2013. Interviewed for Ka Ohana Vol 41 (3): p. 4 on WCC Offers New Agripharmatech Certificate by Logan Mortensen. November 12, 2012. Interviewed for UH Video News Report on the WCC Agripharmatech by Dan Meisenzahl, April 24, 2013. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?
Nothing Reported
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
AIP - AETI Objective I: Develop the local agricultural and food production workforce through education and training. Provided agribusiness consulting for 46 agribusinesses; 100% reporting a benefit to their businesses. Provided agribusiness training for 75 trainees. Developed new farmer training program that trained 13 students. AETI Objective II: Expand local agricultural and food production through more productive agribusinesses. Improved average client business performance in the following areas: annual revenue increased 49%; annual profit decreased 28% (due to expansion costs); annual production acreage increased 26%; and annual employee count increased 36%. 8 new businesses were started. 15 new products were introduced. HawCC – AETI Objective I: Developed a new AS degree program in Natural Science that facilitates integration with 4 year degrees. Developed a new course titled Special Topics in Forestry. Completed final construction of a 30’x70’ greenhouse to accommodate all plant propagation classes. Planted 12 new species on half acre agroforestry demonstration site as an outdoor campus classroom. Purchased 6 new GPS receivers and updated 20 ESRI GIS site licenses. AETI Objective II: 21 students completed internships (100-300 hour) with potential employers. 4 Agricultural students who graduated in 2012 have begun agribusinesses in vanilla production, landscaping, potted vegetables and hydroponics. HonCC – Offered 5 tuition-free courses and 4 student research/project classes. Provided problem- and project-based learning opportunities through student internships. New curriculum developed in environmental and agricultural sciences. Agriculture 100 and Biology 124/124L courses were offered for the first time at HonCC. 6 student groups presented at conferences highlighting development and use of technology in Agriculture, Biology and Environmental Science research. Students successfully developed and assembled circuitry and electronic sensors to monitor environmental parameters and control events. 42 students (18 NH).in agriculture, botany and environmental science courses received grant support. The grant internship program enabled 10 students to obtain “hands-on” training in aquatic food production and urban gardening methodologies on campus. KCC – A growing network of schools and organizations joined the Hawaii 5210 movement culminating in a mass performance of the Hawaii 5210 dance. Participants of community events learned to use dance exercises as a form of healthy physical activities. Participants of professional training workshops gained practical knowledge on applying nutrition principles in cooking and teaching life skills to youth. A network of community and youth organization staff formed the Teen Nutrition Network to plan joint cooking activities and a cook-off for 2014. School teachers applied the healthy food preparation skills and cooking activities in classroom teaching using the “Cooking up A Rainbow” manual and digital content. Sacred Hearts Academy formed a 5210 Student club to plan school events and activities. KauaiCC – 17 KauaiCC students (18% NH) were partly funded to support their education. A cover cropping technology demonstration plot planted with 11 taro varieties was established to educate students and community members. Substantial clean-up, weeding, and trash pick-up was done to make FARM safe and appealing to students and guests. LCC – AETI Objective I: Outreach activities included visits to schools and a workshop. The native plants workshop evaluation of 21 Master Gardener participants ranked 4.4 out of 5.0 for usefulness of the training. Student use of the resources increased from 120 students last year to 606 this year. AETI Objective II: The Native Plant Database website continues to grow and provides an important resource for both students and the general public. The usage has increased each year from 15,800 in 2010, 46,400 in 2011, 71,700 in 2012, and 108,328 in 2013. UHH – AETI Objective I 38 students graduated with a BS from the UHH College of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resource Management. 20 seniors graduated from Lanakila Learning Center, a sustainable farming at-risk program at Hilo High School. 95 students completed the entry level courses in Agriculture (including 16 NH). 12 HawCC and UHMC students transferred to UHH CAFNRM. 64 students (12 NH), grew and marketed crops in the Student-Managed Enterprise Project Facilities. 12 UHH CAFNRM and HawCC students harvested 250 lbs. of taro grown in a raised aquaponic system to help mitigate the impact of raising sea level on low island agriculture. 30 college students increased community capacity and knowledge of native plants through in service learning projects. AETI Objective II: 2,300 K-6 students grew 3-lettuce hydroponic bucket gardens while being mentored by 55 agriculture students. 7 UH Hilo Agriculture Club students established a ‘Canoe Plant Garden’ that educated the UHH campus community. CTAHR – AETI Objective I: CTAHR’s Student Ambassadors Program, the Agriculture and Environmental Awareness Day event, and the APHIS-sponsored Hawaii AgDiscovery Program gave youth greater awareness of agriculture and natural resource management as promising fields of study, with attractive and rewarding employment opportunities. CTAHR’s enrollment has increased 5% over the last 4 years, although the number of students enrolled in the UH, Manoa has not increased in recent years. As a result of the Career Conference, students became more knowledgeable about the types of jobs in Hawaii related to agriculture and natural resource management, as well as the experience and education needed to enter those careers. Articulation agreements between CTAHR and community colleges will help more students continue their post-secondary studies in agriculture and natural resource management. UHMC – AETI Objective I: K-12 Students: 30 preschool children, 97 kindergarteners, 175 1st graders, and 250 K-5 Hawaiian Immersion school children participated in 4 field days at the Pumpkin Patch (80% of K-5 students were NH). 120 7th graders took a tour of the UHMC agriculture facilities and participated in worm composting and harvesting vegetables from the market garden. College Students: 24 (33% NH) AG 103 Sustainable Agriculture Systems students participated in field trips to farms, agriculture wholesalers, and retailers. 12 (16% NH) GIS 150 Introduction to GIS & GPS completed the course. 2 students graduated with an Associate in Technical Studies in CNRM. 1 NH student attended a summer ethnobotany course at the UA, Fairbanks and will now pursue a bachelor’s degree with an emphasis in ethnobotany. AETI Objective II: 2 STCM students worked with AIP on their business plan, formed an LLC, leased land to start a commercial farm, and have completed their first plantings. WCC – AETI Objective I: The Agripharmatech program graduated 14 students (6 NH/Pacific Islanders, 7 mixed Asian, 1 Caucasian). 80% of ASC and CA graduates transferred to 4-year degree institutions 50% of the graduates entered the workforce in plant science related fields. 10% of the graduates became plant-based product entrepreneurs. The number of students declaring majors in Agripharmatech has doubled to 20 this year. 3,085 Liberal Arts students took classes listed in the Agripharmatech program which is a 68% increase from the previous year. AETI Objective II: 1 graduate student presented a research poster at an international scientific conference. A 9-credit Certificate of Competence in Plant-Food Production and Technology (CoC PFPaT) was approved serves as a pathway to guide students to major in CA Agripharmatech, and CC Agriculture Technology.
Publications
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Websites
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Published
Year Published:
2012
Citation:
AIP - Hawaiibusinessonline.com, October 4, 2012, AIP Gives Boost to Hawaiis Agriculture Business, 2012.
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Conference Papers and Presentations
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Published
Year Published:
2013
Citation:
HawCC - Poster titled Integrating Forestry, Agriculture and Hawaiian Culture on the Big Island presented at the 2013 NACTA annual meeting in Virginia, 2013.
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Conference Papers and Presentations
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Published
Year Published:
2013
Citation:
HonCC - Projects Honu and Imua summarizing the development process, use and future projects utilizing of the HCC Logger, 2013 PCATT (Pacific Center for Advanced Technology Training) IT Summit, 2013.
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Websites
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Published
Year Published:
2013
Citation:
KCC - Cooking Up A Rainbow a digital manual on healthy cooking and food preparation activities and healthy recipes for educators, health professionals, and parents. 2013.
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Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2013
Citation:
AIP - North American Colleges & Teachers of Agriculture - 2013 Conference, Oral Presentation: GoFarm Hawaii: Multi-campus, Interdisciplinary Farmer Training with Public/Private Support , 2013.
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Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2012
Citation:
AIP - NBIA Review, August/September 2012 issue, Spotlight on Practice. CTAHR Sustainable Organic Agriculture Program, Cost of Production, 2012 .
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Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2013
Citation:
KauaiCC- Henmi, V. H, and Marahatta, S.P. 2013. Management of plant-parasitic and beneficial nematodes with tropical cover crops. NACTA Journal 57:S77, 2013 (Abstr) (http://www.nactateachers.org/vol-57-nacta-journal-abstracts.html).
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Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2013
Citation:
KauaiCC - Lau, J.-H., and Marahatta, S.P. 2013. Can strawberry guava, Psidium cattleianum, leaves be used for weed management in Hawaii? NACTA Journal 57:S78, 2013 (Abstr) (http://www.nactateachers.org/vol-57-nacta-journal-abstracts.html).
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Websites
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2013
Citation:
LCC - Native Plant Database: http://nativeplants.hawaii.edu/ updated, 2013.
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Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2013
Citation:
UHH - Kaha, Aleysia-Rae; Shioshita, Russell; Sakai, Marcia; Arancon, Norman;. Sakai, William S. University of Hawaii at Hilo; Ragasa, Leeann; Andrade-Spencer, Pattie; Cheever-Follett, Debra. Hilo Union School, Hilo, HI., Linking Agriculture to Culture An Exercise in General Education . North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Journal, 2013. http://www.nactateachers.org/vol-57-nacta-journal-abstracts.html. PDFs of posters are also on the conference website: http://www.nactateachers.org/2013-59th-virginia-tech-blacksburg.html.
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Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2012
Citation:
CTAHR - University of Hawaii System wide Recruitment in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management, Meeting to Discuss UH System wide Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Management Education and Training, Kauai Community College, November 1, 2012.
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Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2013
Citation:
CTAHR - Workforce Development to Ensure a Secure Food Supply presented at ANNH annual PD Meeting, USDA-NIFA, June 24, 2013.
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Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2013
Citation:
UHMC - Emmsley, Ann; Moringa-Kama Gwen; Jacintho, William; Fukada, Mach; Nazario-Leary, Cynthia. Using a Pumpkin Patch to Engage Native Hawaiian K-5 Students in Agricultural Sciences. Poster Presentation. North American College Teachers of Agriculture 2013 Conference, June 26,2013.
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Journal Articles
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2013
Citation:
WCC - White, I., Fay, M.F; Porter, B.W;. and Chinen, K., SEM and Phylogenetic Analysis of Naturalized and Cultivated Epidendrum in Hawaii. Lankesteriana Vol 13 (1 2): 113 118, 2013.
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Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2012
Citation:
WCC - Stillwell, N., McCafferty, H.; Zhu, Y.J; and White I. Characterization of Brassolaeliocattleya Raye Holmes Mendenhall - Putatively Transformed for Resistance to Cymbidium Mosaic Virus (poster abstract). The 4th Scientific Conference on Andean Orchids. Ecuador, November 1 - 4, 2012.
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Conference Papers and Presentations
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2013
Citation:
WCC - White, I. Outcomes/Reflections of Student Poster Presentations at National and International Scientific Conferences (abstract). NACTA Journal Vol. 57, Supplement 1, 2013. http://www.nactateachers.org/vol-57-nacta-journal-abstracts.html
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Progress 09/01/11 to 08/31/12
Outputs
OUTPUTS: Examples include: 1) AIP - Provided individualized agribusiness consulting services for 45 clients, 22 Native Hawaiians (NH), including development of business plans, marketing plans, strategic plans, marketing material, websites, feasibility plans, value-added agricultural product guidance, and performance of project management and financial analysis. 2) HawCC - A total of 7 TEAM students received AS degrees, 5 HLS and 2 AG students received AAS degrees and 2 HLS students and 1 AG student received Academic Subject Certificates from declared majors: TEAM 47, HLS 22, and AG 35 with over 50% of NH ancestry. 3) HonCC - Offered 9 sections of marine science and 2 sections of botany to 272 students towards fulfilling their degree requirements with 57 of NH ancestry. Facilitated tuition-free courses in botany to 32 students and 22 students taking Environmental Science Biology. 4) KCC - Distributed 950 copies of "A Sweet Dash of Aloha - Guilt Free Hawaii Dessert and Snacks" cookbook for promotion of Hawaii farm produce, nutrition education, and hands-on culinary competencies training. Conducted training for 40 YMCA Site directors and supervisors and Cooking Up A Rainbow hands-on applied nutrition cooking classes for a total of 167 elementary school children grades 3 to 5. 5) KauaiCC -Taught courses in gardening & farming, aquaponics, and entrepreneurship skills with a total of 238 students with 17 % NH students. 6) LCC - 9 classes with a total of 120 students utilized the native plant gardens and shade house of which 53 were of Hawaiian and Pacific Island ethnicity. The Native Plant Database usage has increased over 70 percent each year with 71,700 visitors in 2012. 7) UHMC - 6 courses required for the ATS in Cultural and Natural Resource Management degree were developed. 250 preschool children and 85 public schools 1st through 4th graders rotated through various STEM activities in agriculture during the Pumpkin patch multiple-day event. 8) UHH - All UH Oahu CC and Maui College agriculture courses are now successfully articulated with UHH. 98 students completed the entry level Ag course, 12 were NH. 73 students, including 12 NH, from 4 UHH colleges grew and marketed crops in the Student-Managed Enterprise Project Agribusiness Incubator Facilities. 9) CTAHR - Student Ambassadors made more than 20 presentations on CTAHR's programs to various schools, college classes, and organizations reaching roughly 2300 students, including 360 NH students. Over 600 5th graders attended the Oahu Agriculture and Environmental Awareness Day supported by 40 presenters and exhibitors from CTAHR. 10) WCC - Supported programs included the Certificate of Achievement (CA) in Agripharmatech, maintenance of 4 Agripharmatech program facilities, 5 student internships and lab supplies. PARTICIPANTS: 1) AIP - Steven Chiang, Co-PD - Partner organizations include UHH, WCC, UHMC, LCC, Center for Agricultural Success, Oahu Resource Conservation & Development, HawCC, Hawaii Bioenergy Producers' Cooperative, Mid-Pacific Institute, Laulima Eco-Alliance of Farms, Kamehameha Schools. 2) HawCC - Forest TEAM Faculty; Orlo Steele and Pamela Scheffler, AG Faculty are Co-PDs. Christopher Jacobsen, HLS faculty; Kelii Lily, Kihei Nahalea. Partner organizations; USFS, NPS, DLNR, DHHL, US Army, UHH, Mauna Kea Watershed alliance, Forest Solutions, NRCS. 3) HonCC - Gregory Wittman, Assistant Professor and Kakkakala Gopalakrishnan are Co-PDs; Jon Blumhardt, Director Educational media Center; Zane Nedbalek, Research support; Allen Tateishi, Associate Professor; and Summer Ragosta, Botany Instructor. 4) KCC - Ronald Takahashi, Co-PD, Daniel Leung, Ed Specialist; Partner organizations include: Hawaii Department of Health, State Department of Education, DOE elementary schools, DOE Office of Hawaii Child Nutrition Programs, YMCA of Honolulu, UH Medical School's Hawaii Initiative for Childhood Obesity Research and Education (HICORE), 2 Community Health, Hawaii Association of Independent Schools, Ingredients Hawaii LLC, HMSA Foundation, Hawaii Education Matters, DOE Parents Network Community Centers. 5) KauaiCC - Glen Hontz and Sharadchandra Marahatta are Co-PDs; Partner organizations include: the Hawaii Community Foundations, the County Office of Economic Development, and The Village Green. 6) LCC - Priscilla Millen, Co-PD, member of the Advisory Committee for Plant Bioscience certificate; Shari Tomashiro, cybraria at KCC; David Eickhoff, data input; and Kabi Neupane, plant geneticist. 7) UHMC - Ann Emmsley, Co-PD, is also Program Director for the AG&NR program. Aupuaa, David Ferrell, is project manager for Malama and Rose Meier, Kuskokwim campus, AK contact. 8) UHH - Co-PDs are William Sakai, College of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resource Management and Marcia Sakai, College of Business and Economics. Two teachers from the Hawaii State Department of Education: Debra Cheever-Follett, Hilo Union School, Hilo, HI and Maile Bellosi, Keaau Elementary School, Keaau, HI. Kehaulani Delostrico, Kamehameha Schools Literacy Instruction and Support, Keaau, Hawaii also participated. 9) CTAHR - Charles Kinoshita is the current AETI PI/PD. Mary Lou Madden, Madden Associates, Juneau, AK, Internal Evaluator; Sharee Pepper, Research Development Specialist; Traci Sylva, Research Assistant; Lisa Kitagawa-Akagi, Student Services Specialist; and Sylvia Trinh, Instruction and Student Support Specialist. 10) WCC - Ingelia White, Co-PD; Garden Technician is Harry Moulden; Marketing and Publication Designers are Bonnie Beatson and Peter Owen; Research mentors from Hawaii Agriculture Research Center include: Yun J. Zhu and Heather McCafferty; Research interns include: Nyan Stillwell, Cristopher Akatsuka, Donna Kuehu, Sean Dupuis, and Amanda Kimball; the Greenhouse and Kuhi Laau assistant is Lila Limartha. TARGET AUDIENCES: 1) AIP - Targets of AIP services include the following audiences across the State of Hawaii: aspiring agribusinesses, existing agribusinesses seeking to grow, agriculture-serving organizations, rural communities, persons with NH ethnicity who do or could participate in the agriculture industry, agribusiness owners who are recent immigrants (including Laotian, Filipino, Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean, Tongan, Micronesian), other minorities and socially disadvantaged (CSREES definition) agriculturalists who are not recent immigrants (including Asian and Pacific Islanders). Class and client intake surveys (voluntary reporting) self report the following statistics: 44 Asian, 21 Caucasian, 9 Hispanic, 12 mixed race, 22 NH, and 1 Pacific Islander. 2) HawCC - HawCC students, local community, NHs, potential employers in natural and cultural resource management. 3) HonCC - Undergraduate students, faculty and staff of community colleges, elementary and intermediate school students, and teachers and members of the local community. 4) KCC - School children; parents of school children; teachers and school administrators including: 120 Hawaii Dietetic Association members; 65 Community Health clinics health educators, outreach workers, dietitians and nursing staff; 70 YMCA Teen Wellness and Food and Fun Afterschool Program staff; 80 private and public schools staff including coordinated school health and wellness team members, principals and teachers, parent associations for implementing school based obesity campaigns and sustainability education; 300 Participants of YMCA Healthy Kids Day event; 300 attendees of Eat Local event; 200 customers of KCC Farmers Market and Whole Foods Market; 1,000 A+ Afterschool Program staff; and 17,000 children in A+ afterschool programs. 5) KauaiCC - Existing farmers; new farmers and home or community gardeners; the resident population of the island, graduates, restaurants, resorts and food markets. 6) LCC - K-12 students; local high and middle schools CC students; LCC life sciences classes; Hawaiian studies classes; Master Gardeners; professionals in education, biological, botanical and agricultural fields; owners of plant nurseries that sell native plants; landscape professionals; conservation and botanic gardens; inmates at local low security prison; and home owners interested in native landscapes. 7) UHMC - Agriculture and Natural Resources students at UHMC, including those on Molokai and Lanai; natural resources community members; Maui County high school and grade school students. 8) UHH - Agriculture and agribusiness students, agritourism students, natural resources career pathway students, and interested elementary, intermediate and high school students; producers and market vendors of Hawaii agricultural products and NH small businesses. 9) CTAHR - Employers, future workforce, government agencies, students in agriculture and natural resource management, secondary and post-secondary students and teachers, K-12 students and teachers, Hawaii's Department of Education, College of Education, and consortium members. 10) WCC - UH and Alaska college students, NH and other minority students, and community members. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: 1) AIP - Increased resources focused on training and development of a new farmer incubation program. 2) HawCC - Funding delay (reflected in no-cost extension) pushes back activities by one semester and delays activity completion dates and timelines by one semester. 3) HonCC - None 4) KCC - None 5) KauaiCC - KauaiCC is in the process of integrating the courses offered under the current program, which are all non-credit courses, into a new for credit program that will be located in the two-year academic side of the College, combining not-for-credit courses with for-credit courses. This change will result in a program that can attract a much wider spectrum of candidates. 6) LCC - None 7) UHMC - The project will be shifting some resources from CNRM to the New Farmer initiatives in the future. 8) UHH - With the passing of Dr. Sabry Shehata it was decided to maintain the website, www.hawaiianagriculturalproducts.com, and wait for his replacement to arrive prior to decisions regarding possible website enhancements. 9) CTAHR - None 10) WCC - The Certificate of Achievement in Agripharmatech with two tracks of disciplines, the Plant Biotechnology track and the Ethnopharmacognosy track, was approved by the Board of Regents on May 17, 2012. These tracks officially commenced in Fall 2012 and replaces the Academic Subject Certificate in Bio-Resources and Technology: Plant Biotechnology. These two tracks provide more focused hands-on learning in specific fields, preparing students for immediate employment.
Impacts
Examples include: 1) AIP - Improved average client business performance as follows: annual revenue increased by 37%, annual profit increased by 291 percent, annual production acreage increased by 50%, and annual employee count increased by 29%. This included 22 NH and 66 other minority businesses, 7 new businesses, and 22 new products. 2) HawCC - The TEAM program had 56 graduates with 27 employed in a related field and 26 went on for higher education. Currently there are 5 TEAM graduates who have completed or are completing their MS at UHH. Over 50% of the students in HLS, AG and TEAM programs are NH. 3) HonCC - 309 students took botany and marine science courses and 99 students took laboratory courses, including 65 NH students. New courses and improvements in hands-on activities utilizing on-campus facilities in all natural science courses support current efforts for HonCC to offer its first Associates of Sciences degree targeted for Fall 2013. 4) KCC - The number of participants in the Cooking Up a Rainbow Applied Nutrition Culinary Education workshops and Train-the-trainers program included: 260 children and teen YMCA participants, 70 YMCA site directors and unit supervisors, 65 elementary school students, 24 elementary public school teachers, and 32 dietitians and community clinic health educators and outreach workers. 5) KauaiCC - More than 1,600 students of the Food Industry Career Pathways program have been trained in farming and gardening skills, resulting in increased levels of food production and distribution for the island. 6) LCC - Of the 7 students completing the Plant Bioscience Technology certificate, 3 have full-time jobs, 2 are continuing to upper division courses in plant science, and 3 have internships. 7) UHMC - 89 students took courses supported by AETI, of which 29 percent were NH, and of these 86 percent received a grade of C or better, an appropriate measure of change in knowledge. 8) UHH - Agriculture students from KauaiCC, LCC, WCC, HonCC, KCC, HawCC, and UHMC can seamlessly transfer agriculture credits with UHH effective Fall 2012. Over 98 students have completed the UH-System articulated entry level course in Agriculture and 73 students from all four UHH colleges were trained in business, production, and marketing of vegetables, native plants, and ornamental crops in the developing Student-Managed Enterprise Incubator Project Facilities. 9) CTAHR - Although the UHM enrollment has been flat, enrollment in CTAHR rose by 9%. Articulation agreements between CTAHR and the CCs will help more students continue their post-secondary studies in agriculture and natural resource management. 10) WCC - A total of 990 students took 49 classes in the ASC BRT-PB program, a 15% increase from the previous fiscal year, and gained knowledge of medicinal/nutritious plants, plant-based product manufacturing, and plant biotechnology applications. 200 Community members also gained increased knowledge about food pharmacies introduced through the Bioprocessing Medicinal Garden Complex tours.
Publications
- Books: Kapiolani C.C. 2011. A Sweet Dash of Aloha: Guilt Free Hawaii Desserts and Snacks, Watermark Publishing, Honolulu, Hawaii. Journals:
- Kuehu, D. and I. White. 2012. Enhancing learning and introducing Agripharmatech Program to middle and high-school students by involving Botany Club members as student ambassadors. NACTA Journal Vol 56, Supplement 1.
- Sakai, W.S., R. Shioshita, M.Y. Sakai, D. Cheever-Follett, M. Bellosi and K. Bellosi. 2012. Use of a Freshman Service Learning Project and Learner Centered Instruction to Introduce K-6 Students to Agriculture. NACTA Journal, Volume 56, Supplement 1: 56.
- Newsletters: Chiang, S. 2012, Developing a Business Plan - Laulima Eco-friendly Alliance of Farms - organic farmer training course. http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/agincubator/.
- Proceedings: Akatsuka, C. and I. White. 2012. Pharmacognostical studies of Dendrobiums. Proceedings of the World Orchid Conference, Singapore, Nov. 13 - 16, 2011.
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