ADAPTING AQUAPONICS SYSTEMS FOR USE IN THE

PACIFIC ISLANDS November 21, 2009

Bilger Hall, Room 150

2545 McCarthy Mall, Honolulu, HI 96822

Who is Clyde Tamaru and Why is He Here?

Workshop At a Glance10:00 - 10:15 Introductions and expectations : Clyde

Tamaru10:15 - 10:45 Jim Hollyer: Food Safety and Aquaponics. 10:45 - 11:15 Peter Boucher: Status of Aquaponics

Industry on the Big Island 11:15 - 11:45 Bradley "Kai" Fox: Successes and

failures of an evolving backyard aquaponic system

11:45 - 12:00 Coffee Break (Turn in Your Snow Cards)12:00 - 12:30 Marissa Lee: Optimizing aquaponic systems

in Hawaii12:30 – 13:00 Harry Ako and Adam Baker: Nutrient fluxes

in aquaponics systems13:00 – 13:30 Brainstorming Session, Evaluation and visit

to Magoon Agriculture Research Station

Ground Rules• Respect Others• Listen to understand • Be clear and concise• Avoid side conversations while someone

else has the floor• Maintain an open and positive attitude• Everyone needs to participate (stakeholder

input)• Put cell phones and pagers on the “Joy”

setting

Current projects that will be touching aquaponic stakeholders

Collaborative Effort for Utilizing Biofuel Byproducts. Agreement No. 58-5320-8-392 (Amendment 01) with USDA-ARS.

“Producing more of Hawai’s food and fuel here in the islands is a vital step in creating a sustainable future”. http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/downloads/2010_POW.pdf

Andrew Hashimoto, Dean CTAHR

Current projects that will be touching aquaponics

Diverisfying Freshwater Aquaculture Products for Hawaii: Two Crossover Species,The Red And Black Pacu (Piaractus brachypomus and Colosomma macropomum)

PI = Robert Howerton, Sea GrantCo-PI = Clyde Tamaru, CTAHR

Current projects that will be touching aquaponics

Sustainable Aquaculture for Food Security in Hawaii: Survey and Improvement of Farm Production and Post Harvest Practices for Biosecurity and Food Safety

PI = Todd Low, ADPCo-PI = Clyde Tamaru, CTAHR

It is All About Expectations

My first attempt at hydroponic production of lettuce.

Harry Ako and Adam Baker’s hydroponic production of lettuce

Land Grant College System• Universities or colleges that

receives the benefits of the Morill Acts of 1862 and 1890 (Education)

• Hatch Act of 1887 allowed land

grant colleges to create agricultural research stations to conduct practical research that would assist farmers (Research)

• Smith-Lever Act of 1914 results in the cooperative extension services and a mechanism for technology transfer (Extension)

Justin Morrill Abraham Lincoln

History of the Land Grant College Program in Hawaii

• The University of Hawaii, founded in 1907, was initially the College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts with 5 students in 1908.

• The Land Grant College is now the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, one of six colleges located on the UH Manoa campus.

“Centennial” – white anthurium bred by UH scientists to celebrate 100th birthday

Classic Example of How a Land Grant College Program Works

Harold and Eric TanouyeGreen Point Nurseries, Inc.

Tropic SunriseSociety of American Florists/2007 Outstanding Varieties Competition.

Lavendar LadySociety of American Florists/2004 Outstanding Varieties Competition

Drs. Haruyuki Kamemoto and Heidi Kuehnle with “Tropic Fire”. Since 1950 developing disease resistant and novel anthuriums for the flower industry. which helped anthuriums become the state’s most valuable cut-flower crop (farm-gate value of $4.7 million in 2005)

Frank Baensch is currently enrolled as a doctoral candidate at the University of Nagasaki’s Ronpaku Program. This is made possible through an MOU between the Dept. of MBBE/CTAHR and Nagasaki University

Field test for growing out feather duster worms at Heeia fishpond

Technology Transfer: Manuals

Water Quality WorkshopAquaculture Development Program

Dr. Allen Riggs and RuthEllen Klinger-Bowen

Live Feeds WorkshopHawaii Institute of Marine Biology 2008

Current status of our state economy

Workshop At a Glance10:00 - 10:15 Introductions and expectations : Clyde

Tamaru10:15 - 10:45 Jim Hollyer: Food Safety and Aquaponics. 10:45 - 11:15 Peter Boucher: Status of Aquaponics

Industry on the Big Island 11:15 - 11:45 Bradley "Kai" Fox: Successes and

failures of an evolving backyard aquaponic system

11:45 - 12:00 Coffee Break (Turn in Your Snow Cards)12:00 - 12:30 Marissa Lee: Optimizing aquaponic systems

in Hawaii12:30 – 13:00 Harry Ako and Adam Baker: Nutrient fluxes

in aquaponics systems13:00 – 13:30 Brainstorming Session, Evaluation and visit

to Magoon Agriculture Research Station