Farm/Ranch/Nursery Visit – Agricultural Leadership Foundation of Hawai‘i

Seminar 3 Day 1: Moloka‘i

January 13, 2021November 2, 2018 by Nick Reppun

First stop, DHHL field office. We heard from our cohort member Gene Ross Davis about the issues that DHHL faces. One of which is water. While many of the lots are fed by a large reservoir, ensuring this supply can be tricky. Due to the size of the reservoir, there is a huge amount of … Read more

ALP Class XVI Has Arrived! Day 1 of Seminar 1

January 13, 2021May 4, 2018 by Pauline Sato

After months of preparation, including selection of the 14 members of Class XVI, the Agricultural Leadership Program 2018-2019 has begun! Today, we all met in person for the first time in Hilo, Hawai’i. We were greeted by a beautiful spread of home-made, locally-sourced food prepared by class members Olelo Pa’a Ogawa and Julia Nemoto. (Wish … Read more

It’s Graduation Time!

January 13, 2021October 21, 2016 by Pauline Sato

“Lucky We Live Hawai’i” is the phrase that lived up to its promise on graduation day, October 8, 2016. We were treated to a gorgeous setting courtesy of Kualoa Ranch and soon-to-be graduated Taylor Kellerman, who works as the Director of Diversified Agriculture and Land Stewardship at Kualoa. It was a beautiful day, accented by … Read more

Day 3, Last Seminar on Big Island of Hawai‘i

January 13, 2021September 14, 2016 by Joao Kopytowski Filho

We started the day (very hot by the way!!) touring at Blue Ocean Mariculture. Robyn Korte (Fish Hatchery Manager) showed us the hatching process of the delicious Kona Kampachi. It is very impressive the work done at the facility. . Second stop was at Kaʻūpūlehu Cultural Center. We met with Auntie Leinaala Lightner and talked story about … Read more

Day 2 of final seminar

January 13, 2021August 7, 2016 by Taylor Kellerman

It seems fitting that we find ourselves back on the big island for our final trip considering it is here where we started this journey over a year ago. Some of us are no longer here and some of us have experienced major career changes, however growth, learning, and friendship have been constant factors throughout.

First Day, Last Seminar

January 13, 2021August 6, 2016 by Carolyn Unser

Welcome to our last seminar series for ALP Class XV. A bittersweet feeling as we land back on the Big Island. Together again (though missing SteveO), we traveled to the Hāmākua Agricultural Cooperative to meet with Max Bowman. He shared his story of the membership community of farmers and ranchers who sub-lease land to farm … Read more

Seminar 4 : O’ahu, Day 3

January 13, 2021January 26, 2016 by Carolyn Unser

Seminar 4: Day 3, Out Playing In The Field By Carolyn Unser Our third day was spent on the east side of Oahu, getting dirty, learning leadership skills, talking story, and, of course, eating. Top 5 activities of the day include: 1. Punalu’u is a place of abundance. After waking up in Kamehameha Schools’ … Read more

ALP Class XV: Seminar 3, Day 3: Maui and Moloka‘i

January 13, 2021October 26, 2015 by Steve Russo

Day three is always my favorite day of the seminars. By day three, everyone has caught up with each other. We’ve set a theme for our seminar. Our minds have settled into learning mode. Even though we started day three “late”, I was up early and ready to go. We started the day by heading up country … Read more

ALP Class XV: Day 1, Seminar 3 ~ Maui

January 13, 2021October 25, 2015 by Fung Yang

Early morning arrival at UH Mānoa’s Cooperative Extension Service Office on Maui and met with Cynthia Reeves, County Administrator for CTAHR. It has been about 3 months since we saw each other and catching up with everyone while getting quick breakfast. They said every good leader needs to negotiate, but doesn’t have to do it … Read more

Seminar 2 Kick-Off on O‘ahu!

January 13, 2021August 7, 2015 by Megan Fox

The ALP Class XV cohort is together again and we dove right into another informative Agricultural Leadership Program Seminar today! Our second seminar, focused on Oahu’s urban agricultural scene, kicked off with field trips highlighting soilless agriculture facilities as well as interactive panel discussions and presentations with Oahu ag professionals. We started our first day … Read more