Kauai Coffee objects to landfill site. The Garden Island.com, 11/19/09.Things to Do
Hawaiian coffee, from the farm to your cup. Hawaii News Now, 11/18/09.
Christmas trees on sale starting Nov. 27. Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 11/18/09.
County proposes farming plan for some Hamakua land. West Hawaii Today, 11/17/09.
Kaiser gives $50K to grow food bank's Fresh-4-All project. The Maui News, 11/17/09.
Home and garden calendar . Honolulu Advertiser, 11/14/09.Food; Health
Education program & class schedule. Lyon Arboretum - UH, Fall 2009.
Growing Green classes. Outreach College, Univ. of Hawaii at Manoa.
Agriculture Calendar of Events. Hawaii Dept. of Agriculture.
Culinary calendar. Honolulu Advertiser, 11/18/09.
Health calendar. Honolulu Advertiser, 11/19/09.
Tips on protecting your home from burglars without breaking the bank. Hawaii News Now, 11/19/09.Going Green
Beware added sugar, less fiber in fruit products. Honolulu Advertiser, 11/19/09.
Turkey's becoming more popular. Honolulu Advertiser, 11/18/09.
Doing turkey? Better start planning now. Honolulu Advertiser, 11/18/09.
Perfect ways to start and end a Thanksgiving meal. Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 11/18/09.
Farming sunshine. The Garden Island, 11/19/09.Innovative Agriculture
Colleges make sustainability a way of life. Honolulu Advertiser, 11/16/09.
State testing wind power at airport. Honolulu Advertiser, 11/16/09.
Wind needs local support. Honolulu Advertiser, 11/15/09.
Would you like paper, plastic or furoshiki?. Hawaii Tribune Herald, 11/13/09.
For the Environment . Honolulu Advertiser, 11/16/09.
Tree Production in Gutters. Perennial & Nursery News.Hydroponics
Vertical farms of the future?. Impact Lab.
Starting a simple hydroponic garden . E-School Project.Robotics
Hydroponics is gaining popularity . Hawaii Going Green, KITV.com.
Hydroponic Floating Systems . University of Florida.
Building a Floating Hydroponic Garden . University of Florida.
Hydroponic Lettuce . You Tube.
Hydroponic Lettuce Farm - Georgia Farm Monitor . You Tube.
3 New Farm Bots Programmed to Pick, Plant and Drive. Popular Mechanics. 9/09.
Small agricultural robots are the future . Robo Days 09. 9/16/09.
Agricultural/food processing applications . Autonomous & Mobile Robotics. 7/16/09.
Agriculture ripe for change with robot farmhands . ZDNet. 6/2/09.
Agricultural Robots A Real Possibility In The Near Future . Impact Lab. 6/1/09.
Green-thumbed robots: the future of sustainable precision agriculture?. gizmag. 3/26/09.
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Grow Plants in your Dorm, Home, or Office. Written with A. Kaufman and A. Ohama.Research
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E-mail Etiquette
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Research News----K. Kobayashi
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Statistics of Hawaii Agriculture. Monthly, quarterly, semi-annual, and annual reports on the number of farms, acreage, yield, production, farm price, and value of fruits and nuts, vegetables, and flowers and nursery products. Hawaii Dept. of Agriculture.
New Pest Advisory. Advisories issued by the Plant Pest Control Branch regarding new pests that have become established in Hawaii. Hawaii Dept. of Agriculture.
News Releases. Hawaii Dept. of Agriculture.
Overview of major regulations affecting pesticide use in Hawaii. There are as many as 20 Federal regulations and many more State laws and rules. Hawaii Dept. of Agriculture, Pesticides Branch.
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