Kauaʻi Community College

Kauai Community College is the only accredited institution of higher education in the county of Kauai, which services the islands of Kauai and Niihau. The smallest of the two-year public Community Colleges of the University of Hawaii system focusing on Liberal Arts and Trade education for approximately 1500 students. Thirty-three (33) percent of the students enrolled self-identify as Native Hawaiian or Part Hawaiian representing the largest ethnic group on campus.

The college offers agriculture courses and certificates for the students and community. We also offer hands-on place-based education through cultivation and research of Breadfruit in Ulutopia.

"While in the program there were so many field trips where students were able to hike to the native plants we learned about in class. There were also so many opportunities given by Mr. Yamamoto where we were able to propagate plants through seed and cutting, and I was even able to do an internship project micropropagating orchids."

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Certificate of Competence in Hawaiian Botany

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Campus

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Campus

Co-Principal Investigator

Brian Yamamoto

Professor of Natural Sciences

Brian Yamamoto is professor of Natural Sciences at Kauai Community College for over 30 years. He has been awarded the Francis Davis award in Excellence in Undergraduate teaching and the Board of Regents excellence in teaching award. He has developed experiential learning opportunities for students in Botanical Sciences, Microbiology, and Agriculture. Currently he is leading the research on Breadfruit at Ulutopia and working with Culinary to develop value added products from Breadfruit.