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As part of our ongoing commitments to transparency and community support, Bayer Hawaii works to share information not only about what we do in the islands, but what others are doing in the community and in agriculture and healthcare, through video stories on HI Now and a bi-monthly KHVH radio program Sustaining Hawaii.

 

Sometimes they're a little light-hearted. Sometimes they're purely educational. Sometimes they dig into more serious, but critically important, issues. We hope you'll enjoy these episodes.

 

Bayer Hawaii donates more than 300 vegetable seed packets to Institute for Human Services

 

Bayer has been a part of Hawaii’s agricultural community for more than 50 years, with farms on Oahu, Maui and Molokai. But we’re more than just Ag; at Bayer, we serve the most basic of all human needs: Health and nutrition.

 

Currently IHS operates two gardens. Their Ilwilei site is home to an aquaponic rooftop garden where they grow lettuce and sell it to local grocers. At Sand Island they do not sell food for consumption, but use some of the items to make soap and flower arrangements.

 

Both gardens are operated by unhoused individuals staying at the sites, giving them a sense of confidence and the opportunity to earn some income while learning how to successfully grow their own food.

 

Bayer Hawaii donated more than 300 packs of seeds to IHS to use in its gardens. These seeds are for a variety of vegetables and plants, and were selected as they’re ideal for the growing region and are nutritionally dense. This donation of seeds will go a long way in supporting our garden through the coming seasons.

 

Visit vegetables.bayer.com to learn about Bayer’s work innovating in the world of vegetable seeds.

 

March is National Kidney Month and here’s how you can get involved

 

Bayer Fund supports STEM education in Hawaii

 

 

Bayer Hawaii creates solutions for those in need

 

 

Health for all, hunger for none

 

Create Change with Bayer Hawaii

 

Watch other Bayer Hawaii HI Now episodes

 

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Listen to our episodes below:

 

Episode 58: 

Jenna Copley, a registered dietitian at the National Kidney Foundation of Hawaii, as well as Jennifer Oyer, founder of Community Impact Advisors, join host Rick Hamada.  

 

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Episode 52: 

On this edition of Sustaining Hawaii, presented by Bayer, Rick Hamada talks with Molokai Middle School science teacher Jennifer Ainoa and principal Kainoa Pali about their school being the recipient of a Bayer Hawaii Science Education Fund Grant...and what that provides to their students.

 

 

 

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Episode 50: FFA Waipahu Intermediate (Aired: 11-17-22)

On this edition of Sustaining Hawaii, host Rick Hamada talks with Ynez Gaborno and Nicholas Nishimura -- two 8th graders from Waipahu Intermediate School who, as participants in the Future Farmers of America, won a national championship during the recent competition in Indianapolis! Listen to their stories and find out more about the Future Farmers of America! 

 

 

Episode 49: Hawaii Foodbank (Aired: 11-2-22)

On this episode of Sustaining Hawaii, presented by Bayer, host Rick Hamada welcomes Hawaii Food Bank President and CEO Amy Marvin and Vice President and Chief Impact Officer Laura Kay. How can you help the Food Bank meet the needs of our community during the upcoming holidays?

 

 

 

Episode 48: Breast Cancer Awareness Month (Aired: 10-19-22)

On this edition of Sustaining Hawaii, presented by Bayer, host Rick Hamada marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month by welcoming Tomomi Arakawa, breast cancer survivor, to talk about the effect of this disease from a personal perspective and how it affects those around you.

 

 

 

Episode 47: Maui Nui Food Alliance's Food Summit (Aired: 10-5-22)

On this edition of Sustaining Hawaii, presented by Bayer, Rick Hamada speaks with several guests from Maui getting ready for the Maui Nui Food Alliance's Food Summit. Hear from Lauryn Rego -- founder of Project Locavore and the Eat Local Maui Challenge --, Alexis Kageyama -- Kamehameha Schools Maui Āina and Sustainability Engagement Instructor -- and Lauren Nelson -- Maui County Food Access Coordinator with the Maui Nui Food Alliance.

 

 

Episode 46: Bayer Hawaii Job Fair (Aired: 9-7-22)

On this episode of Sustaining Hawaii, Rick Hamada talks with Melanie Ichihara about opportunities with Bayer and an upcoming job fair. Then, we hear from Bronson Kahue-Burrows and Asia Blackwell of Bayer Hawaii about what it's like to work for Bayer in Hawaii.

 

 

Episode 45: ETD19 & Kauai Coffee (Aired: 8-17-22)

On this episode of Sustaining Hawaii, presented by Bayer, Rick Hamada talks with Fred Cowell, General Manager of Kauai Coffee Company, about the challenges of growing coffee and the technology his company uses to develop and sustain the best product. The show kicks off though with Denise Yamaguchi of the Hawaii Agricultural Foundation who fills us in on next week’s Eat Think Drink AgTech event.

 

 

 

Episode 44:  Maui Conservation (Aired: 8-3-22)

On this edition of Sustaining Hawaii, presented by Bayer, Rick Hamada focuses the conversation on the island of Maui and Bayer's agriculture conservation initiatives on the Valley Isle and more. Rick talks with Tim Trudel, Brian Hopper, Edgar Cordero, and Jacob Peterson about the projects they are working on today on Maui to get Hawaii to a sustainable agriculture future.

 

 

Episode 43: Chef Robynne Mai'i (aired 7-20-22)

On this edition of Sustaining Hawaii, presented by Bayer, Rick Hamada talks with James Beard Award-winning local chef Robynne Mai'i. Learn about Chef Mai'i's journey from the beginning to now, recently winning the 2022 James Beard Award for the Best Chef – Northwest and Pacific category.