3rd Annual CAFNRM Student Symposium

The College of Agriculture Forestry and Natural Resource Management (CAFNRM) is dedicated to develop student leaders in agricultural production who are able to impart skills to all stakeholders from production, harvest, postharvest, marketing, distribution and consumption of food. Since the inception of this project, CAFNRM has targeted students within the college, students from K-12 and members of the community. We developed and supported courses that are important in production and we take pride of the hands-on approach that these courses entailed.

To highlight these courses and the students, CAFNRM will hold a symposium to recognize student projects as concrete indicators of successful hands-on approach of the courses. The symposium will also encourage sharing of new and emerging ideas that will contribute to the challenges in plant and animal production, processing and marketing. Additionally, the symposium will promote collaboration and networking among agriculture across fields of specialization.

The symposium will have the following categories:

1) Project. Any application of a concept or theory in the course performed during the semester.

2) Research. Any research or experimental activity related to the course during the semester.

3) Practical. A tutorial or demonstration of something learned in the course during the semester.

The categories can be presented in two formats: oral or poster format.

1st Year Proceedings: https://hilo.hawaii.edu/panr/writing.php?id=305

2nd Year Proceedings: https://hilo.hawaii.edu/panr/writing.php?id=312

Research - Oral

1. Conway, Colin, “The Effect of Vermicompost Soil Concentrations on Germination and Growth of Sweet Corn; Hawaiian Supersweet #9 Yellow (Zea mays)”

2. Esquivel, Virgil, “The Effect of Vermicompost “Tea” on the Growth of Cuttings”

3. Magers, Rebekah, “Success and Lessons of Root Cutting Propagation with Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis) Varieties in a Greenhouse”

4. Ninomoto, Brianna, “Effective Media for Repotting Anthuriums (Anthurium andraeanum)”

5. Rodriguez, Sophia, “Effects of Vermicompost Water Extracts on Ti Leaf Cuttings”

6. Tolentino - Perry, Kaleihali’a, “Weed Suppression Through Mulching, Cover Crop and Cardboard Use”

7. Wilson, Natalie, “Effectiveness of Soil Applicated Mykos Wettable Powder on Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) ‘Roma’ with Organic Fertilizing Methods”

Research - Poster

1. Dolan, Ariana, Randall Thomas, Andrew Shell, Aspen Klein, and Matthew Ideoka, “Impacts of Hilled Soil Bed on Root-Knot Nematodes, Plant Growth, and Papaya Yield”

2. Rule, Brian and Sharad P. Marahatta, “Evaluation of Chemical and Non-Chemical Weed Management Approaches in the Tropics”

3. Rule, Brian, Natalie Wilson, Tammy Mcculloch, Lehua Patnaude, Li Aki, Keaton Gosser, and Sharad P. Marahatta, “Comparison of Organic and Conventional Practices in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) Crop Husbandry”

Project - Oral

1. Arcand, Lolo, “Anthurium Rehab”

2. Blizzard, Maria, “Versatile Topical Salve”

3. Ferrin, Briana and Evangeline Lemieux, “Aquaponics at UH Hilo”

4. Keamo, Nae’ola, “Garden Project”

5. Martinez, Yamira, “Observational Connection to Plant Species”

6. Ninomoto, Brianna, “Containerized Gardening”

7. Vu, James, Natalie Wilson, William Griswold, Leslie Lockhart, Jeffery Wood, Daniel Thompson, Zyshana Kauaula, Aaron Modeer, and Sharad P. Marahatta, “Evaluation of Hawaiian Lettuce (Lectuca sativa) Varieties in a Hydroponic Setting”

Project - Poster

1. Burke, Kevin, “The Construction of a Unique and Observable Langstroth Hive”

2. Dolan, Ariana, “Impact of Different Manure Treatments on Cat Grass Growth”

3. Garcia Yamashita, Shay, “Sustainable Garden”

4. Nakasone, Trevor, Christopher Furman, Amanda Cox, Emma Behnam, and Nicholas Flores- Slattery, “Evaluation of Poinsettia Varieties in Hilo, Hawaii”

5. Souza, Chad Jr., “Beeswax Shower Curtain”

6. Tanner, Kaylie, “Growing Aquatic Plants”

Practical - Oral

1. Berryman, Evan, “Weed Management Through Soil Solarization”

2. Curley, Andrew, “Growing a Greener Thumb”

3. Tolentino - Perry, Kaleihali’a, “Air Layering Lychee”

Practical - Poster

1. Albertini, Megan, “Equine Fecal Egg Count - McMaster’s Method”

2. Meleisea, Deborah, “Coco Sugar Body Scrub”

3. O’Neal, Emma and Sydney, “How to Make Your Own Sustainable Garden at Home”

4. Ramiscal, Ashton, Elizabeth Schmitz, Sam Kim, Nae’ole Keamo, Amanda Banfich, and Sharad P. Marahatta, “Poinsettia (Euphorbia pulcherrima) Propagation Through Stem Cutting”

5. Ramiscal, Ashton, “Vermicompost Teas on Basil Seedlings”

6. Talia, Malia, “Lole Popo (Coconut Candy)”