The March 2026 edition of Community Connections, CTAHR Maui Nui’s quarterly newsletter, is now available. This issue highlights two new CTAHR Maui Nui team members: Urban Horticulture Agent Dr. Javier Mollinedo and Moloka‘i Operations Coordinator Nielsen Kawehi Horner, both serving Maui County’s agricultural community.
Readers will find updates from the Hawaiian Home Lands program, including homestead projects at Kahikinui, Keōkea, and Paukukalo.
A featured article addresses fruit fly concerns on Maui, with management strategies from CTAHR Extension Specialist Surendra Dara.
The GoFarm program reports AgXcel trainees harvesting over 640 pounds of beets and farmers expanding market access across the island.
Additional features include guidance on imported cabbage worm, Little Fire Ant research insights, the Youth Innovations Challenge, brain health workshops, the Master Gardener Plant Sale, and outreach efforts by Water Quality Agent Liangjie Dong.
See PDF of newsletter HERE.
