Wade Davis biologist, anthropologist, ethnobotanist and documentarian of people, plants and places brings a poetic passion to his work. Perhaps that’s why the National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence will receive the Fairchild Medal, a National Tropical Botanical Garden award, later this week. Though NTBG has its headquarters and three gardens on Kaua’i, the award will be presented [...]
A new program at KCC blends aquaculture and hydroponics to raise both vegetables and fish, and a new class is open to the public Aquaponics is the perfect marriage between aquaculture and hydroponics. “It’s a beautiful relationship,” says Bernie Tsao, Kaua’i Community College aquaculture and aquaponics coordinator and instructor. Growing fish (aquaculture), either for food [...]
Having spent half a million dollars on research, a Hawaii man is sure he’s located Noah’s Ark On a treeless, snow-capped volcanic mountainside in eastern Turkey, nearly 17,000 feet above sea level, rests what appears to be and according to local lore is a big boat embedded in glacial ice. Who was the skipper who [...]
Fed up, so to speak, with Styrofoam takeout containers, Matt Ernsdorf of Kilauea Lighthouse Bistro asks folks ordering takeout to bring their own containers to get it home Don’t forget to bring your own container if you order to go at Kilauea Lighthouse Bistro. In an effort to reduce waste, the restaurant’s owner, Matt Ernsdorf, [...]
Hanapepe Talk Story Bookstore owners spread holiday cheer at the Hanapepe Winter Festival Every day is a holiday for Ed and Cynthia Justus. The Hanapepe Talk Story Bookstore owners find enjoyment spreading Christmas cheer throughout the year, most recently at the Hanapepe Winter Festival. “This event isn’t because of a love for Christmas for us,” [...]
Michael Wysong leads the fight to remove alien plants and replace them with native species, and the results have been encouraging Michael Wysong spends his days protecting the island’s sensitive habitat and restoring native ecosystems. As Kaua’i division of Forestry and Wildlife’s Natural Area Reserve manager, he builds fences in designated habitats to keep out [...]
A grant allows researchers to measure exactly how removal of alien plants benefits native species The perpetuation of native flora and fauna just got easier, thanks to a grant from the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund. Awarded to Garden Island Resource Conservation and Development to help support its project, Koke’e Resource Conservation Program’s Restoring Habitat for [...]
The Storybook Theatre of Hawaii executive director Mark Jeffers throws a birthday party for the princess, whom he sees as a role model for Island keiki Princess Victoria Ka’iulani was a mature young woman deeply concerned for her people, says Mark Jeffers, The Storybook Theatre of Hawai’i executive director. The celebration of what would have [...]
MidWeek Kaua’i sponsors this year’s Slack Key Guitar Festival Nov. 20, helping to keep it a free event Kaua’i will again be host to prolific Hawaiian songwriters and ki ho’alu players Rev. Dennis Kamakahi, Makana and Ledward Kaapana, among others, thanks to the upcoming Kaua’i Slack Key Guitar Festival Nov. 20. And, we’re proud to [...]
Two Hawaii men, fascinated by the land of the Himalayas, create a powerful film about Tibet, Nepal and Bhutan that plays here Nov. 12 Common sense and science kind of put a damper on things like magic and mystery notions we give up around the time we learn the truth about the Tooth Fairy. That’s [...]
