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Resource Library

Knowledge of the Land

'Ka mālama ‘ana i ka mo’omeheu.'
Preserving culture so that there is life to come.

Hawai'i's Offshore Islets and their role as Refuges for Native Species
Culture

Hawai'i's Offshore Islets and their role as Refuges for Native Species

Recording of the talk: Hawai'i's Offshore Islets and their role as Refuges for Native Species

1/19/2026Watch Video
Cotton Tales: Ma'o
Culture

Cotton Tales: Ma'o

Recording of the talk: Cotton Tales: Ma'o

8/3/2025Watch Video
A to Z of tropical fruit
Culture

A to Z of tropical fruit

Recording of the talk: A to Z of tropical fruit

8/1/2025Watch Video
Measure of genetic diversity across populations of the Hawaiian endemic raspberry, ‘ākala or Rubus hawaiensis (Rosaceae).
Culture

Measure of genetic diversity across populations of the Hawaiian endemic raspberry, ‘ākala or Rubus hawaiensis (Rosaceae).

Recording of the talk: Measure of genetic diversity across populations of the Hawaiian endemic raspberry, ‘ākala or Rubus hawaiensis (Rosaceae).

6/21/2025Watch Video
Planting and Preservation of Coconut at the Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park: A History
Culture

Planting and Preservation of Coconut at the Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park: A History

Recording of the talk: Planting and Preservation of Coconut at the Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park: A History

5/30/2025Watch Video
Native Pollinators for Native Plants
Culture

Native Pollinators for Native Plants

Recording of the talk: Native Pollinators for Native Plants

1/6/2025Watch Video
Grow Aloha: Nurturing Biocultural Connections one Plant at a Time
Culture

Grow Aloha: Nurturing Biocultural Connections one Plant at a Time

Recording of the talk: Grow Aloha: Nurturing Biocultural Connections one Plant at a Time

12/5/2024Watch Video
Mai Ho'omāuna i ka 'Ai (Do nothing that mistreats our food): A deeper analysis into practices making up the macrocosm that is a mahi'ai
Culture

Mai Ho'omāuna i ka 'Ai (Do nothing that mistreats our food): A deeper analysis into practices making up the macrocosm that is a mahi'ai

Recording of the talk: Mai Ho'omāuna i ka 'Ai (Do nothing that mistreats our food): A deeper analysis into practices making up the macrocosm that is a mahi'ai

11/8/2024Watch Video
Finding a balance between cash crops , subsistence farming and restoring endemics
Culture

Finding a balance between cash crops , subsistence farming and restoring endemics

Recording of the talk: Finding a balance between cash crops , subsistence farming and restoring endemics

11/2/2024Watch Video
The ethnobotany of Hawaiian plants and ex-situ conservation tools to care for them
Culture

The ethnobotany of Hawaiian plants and ex-situ conservation tools to care for them

Recording of the talk: The ethnobotany of Hawaiian plants and ex-situ conservation tools to care for them

10/20/2024Watch Video
Putting Back The Trees – From Overlogging to Restoration of Native Forest Species
Culture

Putting Back The Trees – From Overlogging to Restoration of Native Forest Species

Recording of the talk: Putting Back The Trees – From Overlogging to Restoration of Native Forest Species

10/5/2024Watch Video
History, the New Palamanui Forest Preserve and Botanical Garden, and Us
Culture

History, the New Palamanui Forest Preserve and Botanical Garden, and Us

Recording of the talk: History, the New Palamanui Forest Preserve and Botanical Garden, and Us

10/3/2024Watch Video
Eating Aliens to Save Natives
Culture

Eating Aliens to Save Natives

Recording of the talk: Eating Aliens to Save Natives

8/28/2024Watch Video
Exploring the origins of Hawaiian agricultural plants
Culture

Exploring the origins of Hawaiian agricultural plants

Recording of the talk: Exploring the origins of Hawaiian agricultural plants

7/31/2024Watch Video