Pat Gee

Nov 18, 2024 | yahoo.com | Pat Gee

Generate Key Takeaways UH MANOA ”There’s a need to bridge the experiences between our immigrant and our local-born students where they seek strength from each other’s backgrounds.” Patricia Espiritu Halagao Co-director, Center for Philippine Studies at the University of Hawaii Manoa, speaking about the Filipino Curriculum Project 1 /2 UH MANOA ”There’s a need to bridge the experiences between our immigrant and our local-born students where they seek strength from each other’s backgrounds.”...

Nov 17, 2024 | staradvertiser.com | Pat Gee

Filipino history and culture matter. And many Filipino students felt their heritage mattered enough to be taught in school. For the past three years, they worked to design a curriculum and obtain approval from the state Department of Education. This fall, students of all races were able to enroll in the first Filipino studies course in the U.S. adopted by a statewide public school system.

Nov 4, 2024 | staradvertiser.com | Pat Gee

Daily crossword puzzles and brain teasers of all kinds were the keys to excelling in the 3rd annual Kiwanis Kupuna Spelling Bee, which drew over 80 participants, age 60 years and older, across the state to compete. Forty-five of the brightest minds covered by graying hair defied ageism with an impressive display of word prowess during a four-hour contest Oct. 26 at the Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin.

Oct 23, 2024 | yahoo.com | Pat Gee

Pat Gee, The Honolulu Star-AdvertiserOctober 23, 2024 at 12:02 PM·2 min readCOURTESY 2024 HAWAI ‘I AGRICULTURE CONFERENCE The Hawai ‘i Agriculture Conference brings together agriculture and food production leaders to share ideas and trends in the industry Nov. 7 and 8. A worker at Ho Farms in Wahiawa harvests cucumbers.

Oct 22, 2024 | staradvertiser.com | Pat Gee

Registration is still open for the 2024 Hawai‘i Agriculture Conference, to be held Nov. 7 and 8 at the Hawai‘i Convention Center. Held every two years since 2002, the conference brings together local and national agriculture and food production leaders to share ideas and trends in the industry. Hosted by the Agricultural Leadership Foundation of Hawai‘i, key sponsors include the state Department of Agriculture, Ulupono Initiative and Kamehameha Schools.