{"id":175445,"date":"2023-04-06T14:08:05","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T00:08:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=175445"},"modified":"2023-04-06T14:25:36","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T00:25:36","slug":"aiea-intermediate-uh-manoa-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/06\/aiea-intermediate-uh-manoa-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Planting the seed: \u02bbAiea Intermediate students tour UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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The ʻAiea<\/span> Intermediate students and teacher Sherry Cassetta (green shirt) held hands to hug the large baobab tree.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

From tiny seeds grow mighty trees! ʻAiea<\/span> Intermediate students learned how valuable they are as the next generation in the islands during a tour of the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa Campus Arboretum<\/a> on April 5. Hosted by the UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Admissions office, the students delved into arboriculture and higher education opportunities at UH<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n

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Students found a leaf skeleton while on tour.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n
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Kai, center, compared the fruit, flower and leaves of trees with the students.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n

As part of their project-based learning, the students are inspecting and analyzing the trees on their own campus and finding ways to improve them. To discover which traits would be most beneficial, the students learned about the UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa arboretum\u2019s native and non-native trees.<\/p>\n

“It feels good to be doing a project like this for ʻAiea<\/span>,” said seventh grader Alya Hasan. “I\u2019m doing something great for my school and for my community.”<\/p>\n

Tour guide Noweo Kai<\/strong>, UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa Campus Arboretum curator, offered valuable information on trees in a campus setting and posed considerations for the students, such as how the plants can affect Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> or celebrate Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s endemic plants.<\/p>\n