Learning from our alumni
Michelle Galimba (Class XIII) will be one of our alumni leader panelists on May 30. She’s a great leader!
Hawai‘i
Sunrise in Kona, NELHA, Leadership Seminar
Seminar 5 Day 4 – Hawai‘i Day 4 started out with a relaxed feeling…must’ve been due to the wonderful accommodations (made possible by Brandi’s sister!) which allowed us to fall asleep and wake to the sound of the ocean. After a little morning coffee we caravanned to our last site for this seminar, Hawaii Ocean … Read more
Nuts, Coffee and Alumni Potluck
Seminar 5 Day 3 – Hawai‘i Our day began by saying goodbye to the beautiful Pahala Plantation house. We were introduced to our first speaker of the day, Randy Mochizuki of Royal Hawaiian Orchards. He covered topics from macadamia plant anatomy to operations on the farm. Next stop- Ka’u Coffee! We visited Lorie Obra of Rusty’s … Read more
Who we are…
We haven’t yet introduced ourselves on this blog so here we go (as we stand on the steps of Hawaiian Vanilla Company on the Island of Hawai’i): (L to R) bottom row: Pauline Sato – Program Director Derrick Kiyabu – Assistant Farm Manager, MA’O Organic Farms Miki Tomita – Dean of Curriculum and Instruction, University … Read more
Our First Field Day
Today we left chilly Volcanoes National Park and ended at Waimea with just about the same temperature, which is a nice change for those of us from much warmer areas. Our first stop was at Richard Ha’s farm in Honoka’a called Hamakua Springs Country Farm. Richard gave us a great “101” on the economics of … Read more
Waimea’s Got it Going in Ag!
Seminar 1 Day 4 Hawai‘i Our first site visit in Waimea was at WOW Farms, just a few minutes outside of the center of town. There we had the pleasure of meeting Mike Hudson and his family who live on Hawaiian Homestead land. Mike told us how he got started in agriculture — a form of pressure … Read more
Learning About Leadership and Ourselves
Seminar 1 Day 2 _ Hawai‘i We headed up to Volcanoes National Park to stay at the historic Kilauea Military Camp. We were so lucky that we almost had the place to ourselves! It was a great place to focus on what it means to be a leader and how we see ourselves as leaders. … Read more
It all Began Here…in Hilo
Seminar 1 Day 1 Hawai‘i What a fantastic first day we had! We have a wonderful team of class members and the speakers who generously shared their time with us were fantastic! Special thanks to Stevie Whalen of Hawai’i Agriculture Research Center, Jeff Melrose of Island Planning, Barry Taniguchi and Derek Kurisu of KTA Superstores, … Read more
