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Island of Water buffalo

Don Heacock is a former aquatic biologist on the island of Kauai. He is also an advocate for sustainable agriculture, cultivator of yerba mate, and owner of water buffalo.

Articles & News Archives, Environment, People Features, Plants & Animals

Studying endangered seals

Researchers around the world are studying seal reproductive cycles to better understand the animals. Work ongoing in the UK could help inform studies in Hawaii and vice-versa.

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Kauai’s Koloa going strong

“We actually have a big reservoir of Koloa DNA on Kauai, and so it gives us a lot of hope for the recovery of the endangered Koloa across Hawaii.” - Kim Uyehara, biologist

Articles & News Archives, People Features

Peace, healing and Pepper Sauce

Shrin Hunt has a heart as sweet as her name and a fire as spicy as the pepper sauce she sells worldwide, made out of a special Hawaiian chili plant in her yard. Originally from Iran — “shirin” means “sweet” in Farsi — Hunt has been living on Kauai for more than 20 years and… Continue reading Peace, healing and Pepper Sauce