(guest post by Kauai HS teacher and State Teacher Fellow Jonathan Medeiros) “As a first year teacher, I taught remedial reading to 9th and 10th graders in a rural school on the island of Kauai in Hawaii. When I saw the materials for the class, I was concerned: Each student was given a leveled reader […]
Congratulations Judy!
After nearly 40 years of service, our wonderful colleague Judy Guerrero has retired. Should you need to schedule a meeting with Terry George, please contact Susan Sumida at (808) 263-8915. If you have any program related questions, please contact your program officer: 1) Alex Harris for Public Education at (808) 263-7072; 2) Eric Co for […]
What’s in a title?
What’s in a Title? I’ve recently changed title, from “Program Officer for Marine Conservation” to “Program Officer for Ocean Resiliency.” Why? What’s in a title, anyway? The short answer is, not too much. But enough, I think, to warrant some explanation. The change is an effort to broaden the conversation to be more inclusive around […]
Non-Commercial License, Registry, Permit (LRP) Study Group Report: A Promising Start to Solutions for our Shared Nearshore Fisheries Issues
It’s not our fault, but it’s still our problem. This is a response I often share with fellow fishermen who are understandably frustrated because they see problems like pollution and development affecting nearshore fisheries, while hearing about proffered solutions that only target extractive users like them. It’s true, that problems like invasive species and runoff […]
He Lono Moku: The State of the Environment Report
As our state hosts the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s World Conservation Congress in September, 2016, it is our great pleasure to share the inaugural HE LONO MOKU – HAWAI‘I’S STATE OF THE ENVIRONMENT REPORT 2016. It now is available at www.helonomoku.com. Using data gathered by the Hawaiʻi Green Growth Initiative’s Aloha+ Dashboard and other […]