Oahu Agriculture and Environmental Awareness Day: Hawaii students to converge in Pearl City

HONOLULU—A swarm of more than 600 elementary students and their teachers will descend upon the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s 30-acre Urban Garden Center in Pearl City on Thursday, February 17. The UH College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources’ Oahu Cooperative Extension Office and Office of Academic and Student Affairs is hosting the 2011 Oahu Agriculture and Environmental Awareness Day.

To view photos from last year’s event, click here

A record number of students and teachers from Hale Kula, Iliahi, Wheeler, Palisades, Pearl City Highlands, and Punahou elementary schools will attend this annual event, which serves a two-fold purpose: To create a greater awareness and understanding of agriculture and the environment among today’s students, teachers, and the general public; and to introduce students to career opportunities in agriculture and the environmental studies on Oahu and throughout the state.

The 30-acre Urban Garden Center is operated by the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. The garden serves as a one-stop resource for gardening information, ideas and educational activities.

Oahu Agriculture and Environmental Awareness Day
Thursday, February 17 from 8:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
UH Manoa’s Pearl City Urban Garden Center
955 Kamehameha Highway