{"id":196172,"date":"2024-04-23T15:15:21","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T01:15:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=196172"},"modified":"2024-04-23T15:15:21","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T01:15:21","slug":"bee-coming-sustainable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/23\/bee-coming-sustainable\/","title":{"rendered":"Bee-coming Sustainable: 糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo\u2019s sweet solution to bee sustainability"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Chef Alan Wong, center, presents scholarships to 糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo students Beija Ramos-Phair-Langi, left, and Macy Iliahi Park, right. (Photo credit: Norman Errancy\/糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at Hilo\u2019s agricultural farm laboratory<\/a> in Panaʻewa<\/span> hosted Bee-coming Sustainable, an opportunity for community members who have adopted beehives to meet with beekeeping students and witness the beehive they support on 糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo\u2019s farm. The special event on April 13 honored students, community donors, local farmers, island chefs, and others involved in the university\u2019s collaborative bee program.<\/p>\n

The event took place approximately 50 yards from the farm’s apiary, where sponsored beehives are housed.<\/p>\n

“It was a wonderful gathering of like minded people who support the bees, sustainability, and the education of future beekeepers,” said Lorna Tsutsumi, an entomology professor from 糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo\u2019s College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resource Management<\/a>, who coordinates the apiary program at the farm.<\/p>\n

Buzz-worthy solutions<\/h2>\n
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Greens and fruits plucked from the 糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo farm were showcased at the event. (Photo credit: Norman Arancon\/糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At the heart of the event is a community-based partnership between Tsutsumi and renowned master Chef Alan Wong. They co-founded the university’s “Adopt-A-Beehive with Alan Wong”<\/a> program to bring attention to the honey bee industry in Hawaiʻi<\/span> and to provide local solutions for sustaining it. The program helps fund the education of student beekeepers and promotes research into healthy beehive practices.<\/p>\n

At the event, Chef Wong and 糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo Chancellor Bonnie Irwin distributed scholarships to 糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo students Beija Ramos-Phair-Langi and Macy Iliahi Park who each received $1,000 scholarships to support their studies. Valerie Zbezinski was awarded a beekeeping certificate.<\/p>\n

Adopt-a-hive<\/h2>\n

For those interested in adopting a beehive at the 糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo apiary, the program offers more than just a sponsorship.<\/a> Adopters receive periodic updates and photos from the 糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo students caring for their hives, along with a personal supply of honey and honey-related products. They are also invited to join Chef Wong at special bee and agriculture-related events on campus or at the farm laboratory.<\/p>\n

For more go to 糖心视频<\/abbr> Hilo Stories<\/em>.<\/a><\/p>\n

—By Susan Enright.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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