April
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4-H: Serving Those Who Serve --- CTAHR feature story, 4/28/2008
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Fifth graders from the Lunalilo, Maemae, and Palolo Elementary Schools participate in Oahu’s second annual Agricultural and Environmental Awareness Day, held at the Urban Garden Center in Pearl City. --- Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 4/25/2008
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As part of a service-learning project, Honolulu Community College students build a gazebo at the Pearl City Urban Garden Center. --- Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 4/25/2008
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Ray Ming, a University of Illinois professor of plant biology, CTAHR alumnus, and former researcher with the Hawaii Agriculture Research Center, is co-lead author of a paper in the science journal Nature detailing the genome of the transgenic ‘UH SunUp’ papaya. The team that developed ‘UH SunUp’, which is genetically engineered to resist papaya ringspot virus, was lead by CTAHR alumnus Dennis Gonsalves (now with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center) and included CTAHR’s Richard Manshardt and CTAHR alumna Maureen Fitch (now with HARC). --- Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 4/24/2008
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Over 500 Oahu students celebrate the island’s second annual Agricultural and Environmental Awareness Day at the Pearl City Urban Garden Center. The event, which introduces fifth graders to farming and natural resources management as possible career paths, is designed to engage kid’s interest, says Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs Charly Kinoshita. --- KHNL 8 (Honolulu’s NBC affiliate) , 4/24/2008
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Alan Titchenal & Joannie Dobbs: Iron deficiency in U.S. worries health experts. --- Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 4/19/2008
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In advance of the April 27 “Absolute Fashion: All Bottled Up” fashion show, Apparel Product Design and Merchandising students offer a preview of their designs at Kahala Mall on April 19. --- The Honolulu Advertiser, 4/18/2008
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Meet the eleven design seniors whose fashions will headline the Apparel Product Design and Merchandising program’s annual fashion show, "Absolute Fashion: All Bottled Up," April 27 at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel. --- Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 4/17/2008
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The Apparel Product Design and Merchandising program’s April 27, 2008 fashion show, gives design seniors the opportunity to present their own lines plus designs based on three different themes: Barbie, recycled materials, and global fashion. --- Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 4/17/2008
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Hawaii County’s Cooperative Extension Service celebrates CTAHR’s centennial with an open house at the Mealani Research Station. --- Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 4/13/2008
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Jay Deputy praises your lawn for its environmental benefits. Lawns prevent runoff by absorbing rain, suck up carbon dioxide, build soil by adding organic matter, and cool the environment. --- The Honolulu Advertiser, 4/11/2008
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The Apparel Product Design and Merchandising program holds the Style and Sin fundraiser on April 4 at the O Lounge to support “Absolute Fashion: All Bottled Up,” APDM’s Spring 2008 fashion show. --- Ka Leo, 4/7/2008
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CTAHR horticulturalist Bernard Kratky is honored with the Best Paper Award at the 34th National Agricultural Plastics Congress in Tampa, Florida. The American Society for Plasticulture recognizes Kratky and his co-authors---CTAHR’s Gaillane Maehira and Eric Magno and Pennsylvania State University’s M.D. Orzolek and W.J. Lamont---for their research on how to grow lettuce hydroponically. --- The Honolulu Advertiser, 4/5/2008
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Alan Titchenal & Joannie Dobbs: Lean red meat best source of iron in food. --- Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 4/5/2008
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Few treats can equal a pineapple grown in your backyard. Jari Sugano and Steve Fukuda offer helpful tips. --- The Honolulu Advertiser, 4/4/2008
March
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New Tools for Disease Detection --- CTAHR feature story, 3/31/2008
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Alan Titchenal & Joannie Dobbs: Iron level is important to good health. --- Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 3/22/2008
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Dean Andy Hashimoto states that CTAHR has agreed not to genetically engineer Hawaiian taro and will not field test genetically engineered non-Hawaiian taro cultivars in Hawaii. --- KITV News, 3/19/2008
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Dean Andy Hashimoto explains his opposition to a bill before the Hawaii State Legislature mandating a ten-year moratorium on genetic engineering research on taro. Extension agent Glenn Teves advocates improved management practices and invasive species prevention as alternative approaches to protect taro. --- The Honolulu Advertiser, 3/19/2008
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Researcher and interim Hawaii County administrator Susan Miyasaka offers testimony in opposition to a bill before the Hawaii State Legislature mandating a ten-year moratorium on genetic engineering research on taro. --- KHNL News, 3/19/2008
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Dean Andy Hashimoto explains his opposition to a proposed 10-year ban on research involving the genetic engineering of taro. --- KHNL News, 3/18/2008
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A statewide nursery products group will help Hawaii’s $100-million industry compete in the global market, notes extension agent Kelvin Sewake. --- Forbes, 3/10/2008
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Alan Titchenal & Joannie Dobbs: Bone mass at risk during weight loss. --- Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 3/8/2008
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Jay Deputy offers step-by-step instructions on how to replace a patch of dead grass on your lawn. --- The Honolulu Advertiser, 3/7/2008
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Among the growers embracing agricultural tourism are CTAHR Board of Advisors members Susan Matsushima and Ernest Tottori. --- The Honolulu Advertiser, 3/2/2008
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Buy Fresh, Buy Local: If you’re shopping for Island Fresh eggs on Oahu, head to the Ka Lei Marketplace in Kaimuki. --- KITV Channel 4 Morning Show, 3/1/2008
February
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Soil: The Groundwork for Ag Success --- CTAHR feature story, 2/27/2008
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An article on information sources for gardeners includes several CTAHR resources, including on-line extension publications, the Urban Garden Center in Pearl City, the Master Gardeners program, and the book "Growing Plants for Hawaiian Lei." --- The Honolulu Advertiser, 2/27/2008
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Alan Titchenal & Joannie Dobbs: Think zinc if 20-year-old looks like 10 --- Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 2/23/2008
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With Hawaiian lobster a rare catch these days, aquaculture researcher Spencer Malecha seeks to add the lobster and other crustaceans to giant offshore cages in which ocean fish are being raised. --- The Honolulu Advertiser, 2/17/2008
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Alan Titchenal & Joannie Dobbs: Brown rice can provide vital magnesium --- Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 2/9/2008
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Jari Sugano and Steve Fukuda describe how to use air layering to propagate your favorite fruit tree. --- The Honolulu Advertiser, 2/2/2008
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Dead patches on your lawn? Jay Deputy has tips on how to cure your grass’s winter woes. --- The Honolulu Advertiser, 2/1/2008
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Buy Fresh, Buy Local: Hawaii-born and -raised, North Shore Cattle Company beef is grass-fed and free of hormones and antibiotics. --- KITV Channel 4 Morning Show, 2/1/2008
January
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Alan Titchenal & Joannie Dobbs: Nutritious diet helps keep bones strong --- Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 1/26/2008
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HAW-FLYPM: "Government at Its Best" --- CTAHR feature story, 1/17/2008
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CTAHR Board of Advisors member and Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation president Dean Okimoto cites too little rain for most of the year and far too much at year’s end among the challenges that farmers faced in 2007. --- The Honolulu Advertiser, 1/13/2008
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Alan Titchenal & Joannie Dobbs: Calcium plays important role in bone health. --- Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 1/12/2008
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Luau (taro leaf) is a nutritious green vegetable grown locally, but the leaves contain irritating calcium oxalate crystals and must be well cooked before eating, caution Jari Sugano and Steve Fukuda. --- The Honolulu Advertiser, 1/11/2008
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