Author Archives: higifted

Yona the Garden Club Lady. Thank you Yona for hosting Cultural Community Connection with Hga and Waiahole Gardens. Join us last Wednesday of ever month to learn more about gardening and care of your plants or upcoming garden. Join this collaboration with community resources and Pohai Nani!

      Service Learning Project Thank you to Mitch Stiffey Assoc Director of Service Learning and Community Engagement and his staff for their dedication to Community Engagement Projects at Waiahole Nursery and Garden!

Due to some setbacks the 2023 Band Scholarship has been delayed till this fall 2024. We thank you for your understanding and patience and also Board Member Mitch Gray for his coordination. More information to come. Hga Board 2024

Please welcome Elisa Mizota to the Hga Board. She is the Curriculum Coach at Assets School K-8 and has done curricula,instruction and lesson plans for GT and 2E students. She holds a Masters in Secondary Ed. From Chaminade University of Honolulu and a BS in English Lit. from Westfield State University. She has extensive credentials inContinue reading “Welcome New Board Member Elisa Mizota”

     Refresh, Rethink Reinvent! As we draw upon 2023 and close the year Hga would like to thank all the wonderful connections we made this past year! A fruitful yield we must say as we collaborated with community resources, business, products and creative minds! May 2024 be prosperous and plentiful for new growth, new dreamsContinue reading “Why 2024?”

Congratulations to Manoa Chocolate!! Thank you for educating the community and collaborating with Waiahole and Hga to assist all of us in learning more about cacau and the valuable product, it’s production and distribution!

..CONGRATULATIONS Chelsea Kalei Ramos Congratulations Chelsea Kalei Ramos from the Hawaii Gifted assoc. as this year’s awardee. Each year Hga plans on providing “seed” monies to a deserving Scholar and we are happy to have you as Hga 2023 recipient. Selected by your Scholarship Committee from Lahainaluna HS. your Scholarly efforts have not gone unrecognizedContinue reading “2023 Hga Scholarship Award”

Last quarter of the year recognitions as we prepare for the holidays! Hga would like to acknowledge some wonderful businesses that make us who we are! Waiahole Nursery and Garden George B Carter Serteens Poha Nani World Finest Chocolate Manoa Chocolate Trees Restaurant ( mention Hga and get 10% off) Buca Di Beppo urban farmersContinue reading “thank you to our supporters!!”