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Comment by Larry Yonashiro on April 20, 2012 at 4:14pm

Jennifer - The flyer for the spawning workshop is just a sample that Robert Howerton wanted to include for our information.  That one was on Oahu.  Robert will be working on a flyer for us Maui folks that will include location and date of the workshop, which will be distributed shortly.

Comment by Jim Hall on April 20, 2012 at 3:48pm

Maui Farmer's Union United Monthly Event

Tavares Center Pool Room -Pukalani Tuesday April 24th 6-9pm Doors open now at 5:30pm Dinner now at 6:00 pm, meeting begins at 7pm sharp!

Locavore Potluck: Come and share the Maui abundance of what you prepare and grow!!! Bring a dish OR Dinner is $5 for Members, $10 for Non Members. Sign up as a member and dinner is on us!

Schedule:

6:00pm-7:00pm LocaVore Potluck 6:50pm-7:00pm Evening Announcements ~ Vincent Mina

7:00pm-7:10pm Chefs Corner ~ Jana McMahon-Kahanu Aina Greens 7:10pm-7:20pm Farmers Almanac ~ Harriette Witt 7:20pm-7:30pm Produce Scoop ~Ryan Eareheart-Mango Madness 7:30pm-8:00pm Lehua Vanderville- MFU "You are the event" 8:00pm-8:10pm Bill Greenleaf-Annual meeting 8:10pm-8:30pm Seth Raabe- Our experience culturing and using IMO 8:30pm- 9pm Networking

Produce Swap: Lets make it abundant!!!

Bring your home grown farm/garden produce, seeds or plant starts to share and swap with others. Place it on the table in the back when you arrive.

Note: We aim to have a "trash free" event and encourage folks to bring their own bowl and utensils. And, if you like, a comfortable chair. It was standing room only last month!

Comment by Jennifer on April 20, 2012 at 3:37pm

Hey Larry, this flyer says March 31st, is it suppose to be May 31st?  When is this? Many thanks,

Jennifer

From: Robert Howerton [mailto:howerton@hawaii.edu] Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 11:53 AM Subject: spawning workshop

WORKSHOP_ON_USE_OF_HCG_FOR_AQUACULTURE.pdf

Drs’ Clyde Tamaru (CTAHR) and Dr. Michael Wong (UH) would like to hold a workshop on Maui (see attached flyer) about spawning induction in finfish.  Chinese catfish need to be artificially induced to spawn in captivity using HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin).  Chinese catfish do very well in aquaponics production units and there is a very good market for them at better prices than tilapia.  They are a very hardy species and are air breathersà no aeration is needed.  Please let me know if you are interested in attending this workshop.  There will be no charge.

Comment by Jim Hall on April 19, 2012 at 9:00pm

Will do, mahalo.

Comment by Larry Yonashiro on April 19, 2012 at 8:54pm

Sorry Jim.  I was just forwarding Robert Howerton's email.  Please contact him at his email or phone number below.  Thanks.

Comment by Jim Hall on April 19, 2012 at 7:54pm

Thanks Larry, I would be interested in attending.

Comment by Larry Yonashiro on April 19, 2012 at 5:45pm

For clarification about the upcoming spawning workshop please see the attached document and peruse the link below.  If there are any questions please feel free to contact me.

 

 

Robert Howerton

Aquaculture Specialist

Sea Grant College Program-Maui College

310 Ka`ahumanu Ave.

Kahului, HI 96732

808 984-3337 o

808 268-3246 c

 

 

https://srac.tamu.edu/index.cfm/event/getFactSheet/whichfactsheet/87/

http://www.seagrant.umn.edu/aquaculture/induced_fish_reproduction

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_chorionic_gonadotropin

http://www.americanpregnancy.org/duringpregnancy/hcglevels.html

Comment by Larry Yonashiro on April 19, 2012 at 5:40pm

From: Robert Howerton [mailto:howerton@hawaii.edu]
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 11:53 AM
Subject: spawning workshop

WORKSHOP_ON_USE_OF_HCG_FOR_AQUACULTURE.pdf

Drs’ Clyde Tamaru (CTAHR) and Dr. Michael Wong (UH) would like to hold a workshop on Maui (see attached flyer) about spawning induction in finfish.  Chinese catfish need to be artificially induced to spawn in captivity using HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin).  Chinese catfish do very well in aquaponics production units and there is a very good market for them at better prices than tilapia.  They are a very hardy species and are air breathersà no aeration is needed.  Please let me know if you are interested in attending this workshop.  There will be no charge.

Comment by Rebecca B on April 18, 2012 at 11:15am

HB 2703 needs some final help:

"Our food sustainability bill -to commit the state to double food production by 2020- has passed every committee on both sides of the Legislature leaving just minor differences between the Senate and House versions to be ironed out in a Conference Committee before final votes on the floor of both chambers. Hallelujah! Right?

Not so fast…

The Senate has appointed its Conferees.  But the Speaker, Calvin Say, has not named his House reps.  No House conferees, no conference.  No conference, no bill.  It’s that simple.

HB2703 would set the stage to press for all the things needed to spark a true food-farming renaissance in Hawaii.  Things like helping farmers get leases, investing in irrigation systems, providing covered port facilities to encourage inter-island commerce, building processing and purchasing networks and revising procurement codes so institutions like the Board of Education can start buying local, investing in training and loan assistance programs, putting food stamp machines in farmers’ markets, etc, etc. 

So we need a huge response.  

We need everyone to contact Speaker Say and the House Ag Committee Chair, Clift Tsuji, to politely ask them to pass HB 2703 out of Conference Committee.  We need the response to be bigger that at any previous stage.  We need people who've never lobbied before.  We need people to identify themselves – “I’m a teacher, I’m a lawyer, I’m a waiter…” to impress the Speaker with the breadth of support. 

Speaker, Calvin Say 

Phone 808-586-6100

E-Mail: repsay@capitol.hawaii.gov

and

House Ag Committee Chair, Clift Tsuji

Phone 808-586-8480

E-Mail: reptsuji@capitol.hawaii.gov

 

You don’t need to write much.  A couple of lines would do.  Preferably in your own words.  And keep the message positive.  Here’s some of the things you could say:

§  Doubling food production would give a $313 million boost to the economy, provide $6 million in state tax revenues and create more than 2,300 jobs.

§  Hawaii only grows 8% of the food we eat, according to the US Department of Agriculture.  This leaves us incredibly vulnerable to supply disruptions.

§  Opinion polls show this issue is one of the top concerns of voters in Hawaii and that people are prepared to pay a little more for locally grown food.

§  A statutory goal for food production will galvanize the state and the private sector – just like the Clean Energy Initiative helped kick-start the booming alternative energy sector. "

 

Comment by Jim Hall on March 29, 2012 at 1:19am

2 or 3 would be good.

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