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 […]
Our lessons learned from the Promise to the PaeʻĀina
You came from us. We are family. Your blood is my blood. Your bones are my bones. So when you sail, I am with you. These are words that still haunt me after almost 3 years. They are the words of a Samoan chief at the home of his highness Tuiatua Tupua Tamasese Efi before […]
Investing in FAFSA completion
…a guest blog by Lesli Yogi of Hawaii P20 Each year the federal government offers over $150 billion in federal student aid to help students pay for college, yet millions who are eligible fail to file the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). In 2013, over $2.9 billion in free federal grant money was […]
Connecting school to life: what we can learn from California’s career pathways
Hawaii faces turbulent times in public education. Our Governor has called for a “reboot” of the system that is forward focused and helps students to innovate for jobs that do not yet exist. Meanwhile the State Board of Education has decided not to renew Superintendent Matayoshi’s contract and Deputy Superintendent Schatz has announced his departure. […]
The only thing constant is change
UPDATE (March 15, 2017): We commend chair Lance Mizumoto and the entire Hawaii State Board of Education for their efforts to safeguard the integrity of the search for state superintendent so that it can be conducted in a fair, transparent and open way. The Harold K.L. Castle Foundation has resumed its funding of the search […]
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 […]
The Foundation shares its updated Nearshore Marine Conservation Theory of Change
What is a Theory of Change? A Theory of Change (ToC) is an approach used by an organization to be thoughtful and transparent in the way it hopes to affect change on the complex issues it is targeting. It is designed to identify the drivers, conditions, and assumptions inherent within desired outcomes and the actions […]
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 […]
Announcing support for Windward Makerspaces
The Harold K.L. Castle Foundation is pleased to offer ten grants of up to $2,500 each on a competitive basis in support of Makerspaces in public schools and libraries located in Windward, Oahu. The Maker Movement inspires students to take risks, be messy, and design solutions to a range of real and conceptual challenges. We […]
Community-based cannot be community dividing
The Harold K.L. Castle Foundation is committed to marine conservation in Hawai’i—defined as strategic efforts toward well-managed nearshore ecosystems that can support our continued, sustainable use for generations to come. Because each of our islands’ ahupuaʻa and moku have different characteristics, resources, and issues, we think that a one-size-fits-all approach won’t work […]