Conservation and agriculture sometimes conflict with each other, however they can actually work very well together! The Soil and Water Conservation Districts are local units of government established under State law to carry out natural resource management programs at the local level. Districts work with millions of cooperating landowners and operators to help them manage […]
Land, Farming and Community with Joey Char
Joey Char is a Land Asset Manager for Kamehameha Schools which includes a 220 acre ag park in Punaluu on the Windward side of Oahu. The park was designed to provide much needed farm plots for small farmers to grow a variety of food while also providing educational opportunities for Hawaiians. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live […]
Aquaponics for Food Security
Aquaponics is food production system with many benefits that is perfect for Hawai’i and other island nations. Join Jason Brand, co-founder of Kunia Country Farms for updates on the farm’s progress since 2010. This now includes working with Jon Young and The Envision Action Committee of Hawaii (TEACHawaii) in a national first Gold award through […]
Local Food, Local Places – Taking Action Towards Fresher Food – Erin O’Keefe
In 2015, HCDA and Oahu Fresh submitted an application for technical assistance from the federal Local Foods, Local Places initiative. Honolulu was among 27 communities selected to develop a Food System Action Plan. Planning workshops on local foods and community livability are taking place Aug 3-5. In this episode, Matt and Justine interview an EPA […]
Saying Yes to Smart Yields: Modern Farming is Smarter Farming – Vincent Kimura and Michael Rogers
Vincent Kimura and Michael Rogers share how Smart Yields uses information technology to gather data on weather and crop conditions to produce greater yields. ThinkTech Hawaii streams live on the Internet from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm every weekday afternoon, Hawaii Time, then streaming earlier shows through the night. Check us out any time for […]
Hawaii Update on Agriculture 2011
Duke Oishi and Lori Wingard take a look at a recent program put on by Think Tech and Hawaii Venture Capital Association entitled “Hawaii Update on Agriculture”. The program dealt with ideas to bring Agriculture to critical mass in Hawaii. It was moderated by Sylvia Yuen from the College of Tropical Agriculture at University of […]
Kauai vs. the Agrochemical Industry – Gary Hooser
Gary tells us how his small island has been battling—and winning—the fight against global agroindustrial giants Syngenta, Dow, Dupont-Pioneer and BASF’s use of pesticides on Kaua‘i that are banned in Europe. Gary and Kirsten also discuss what’s ahead for Kaua‘i’s sustainable economic development. ThinkTechHawaii.com streams live on the Internet from 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm […]
A Natural Way with Allen Fanning
Host Hunter Heaivilin speaks with natural builder Allen Fanning (Coordinator, Permablitz Hawaii) about integrative approaching to constructing human environments. The host for this episode was Hunter Heaivilin. The host for this episode was Hunter Heaivilin. The host for this episode was Hunter Heaivilin. The host for this episode was Hunter Heaivilin.