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Kyle Tokuda of the city’s Storm Water Quality Division announces that volunteers are needed to mark storm drains from 8 to 11 a.m. July 17 (Saturday) in Wa- hiawā. It will also include an area cleanup. Sign up at picktime.com/swq or call 808-768-4319 ... Speaking of water, the city seeks com- munity input on storm water management. A seven-ques- tion survey on visions and values is available at bit.ly/ stormwaterplanning. The opportunity is open until July 16 ... University of Ha- waiʻi Community Colleges held a groundbreaking cer- emony recently to mark the beginning of construction on the Wahiawā Value-Added Product Development Cen- ter. It will be located at the former Tamura’s warehouse on California Avenue, and will house training programs that offer participants an op- portunity to create new and unique food-related prod- ucts, while learning entre- preneurship skills such as marketing, branding, product development and business management. Central O‘ahu state Sen. Donovan Dela Cruz of District 22 helped secure funds for the project in 2017. “Products that are
Participants attend the groundbreaking to mark the beginning of construction on the Wahiawā Value-Added Product Development Center. PHOTO COURTESY OFFICE OF STATE SEN. DONOVAN DELA CRUZ
made-in-Hawai‘i are highly desired worldwide, and we have a huge opportunity with the WVAPDC to capitalize on that global demand. Val- ue-added entrepreneurship is critical for economic recov- ery as we look to strengthen the agricultural industry and diversify our economy to be less reliant on tourism,” Dela Cruz states. “The WVAPDC will be instrumental in sup-
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porting the diversification of our local economy by adding value to Hawai‘i’s agricultur- al and food sector industries,” adds UH Community Col- leges vice president Erika Lacro. The center is sched- uled to open in spring 2023 ... Kudos to students like Emily Huff of Mililani, who made the spring dean’s list at University of Tampa ... drobbins@midweek.com
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