Release 2: Hapu`u

 He lawai'a no ke kai papa'u, he pokole ke aho; he lawai'a no ke kai hohonu he loa ke aho.
Translation:   A fisherman of shallow seas uses only a short line; a fisherman of the deep sea uses a long line.
It might be a bit late, but basically this means you'll get as far as you'll prepare yourself to get.  So the harder you work here before graduation, the more successful you'll be later.
Sourced:  Mary Kawena Pukui 

Organism of the Week!
Cibotum Glaucum

http://www.poakalani.net/florals.html

There's really just so many species to choose from, I can tell that picking one once a week to research and writ about will be pretty difficult.
In any case.  This week I decided to go with the hapu`u.  My yard is full of these and they're pretty great, so I decided to share their awesome with the internet.  The hapu`u is a tree fern, the Hawaiian tree fern to  be exact, on of some 800 species that are "descended from prehistoric plant growth".  So they're like dinosaur trees.  They grow to be some 15-20 ft tall with a 15 ft spread.  Sometimes they grow a bit tilted and crack and fall down, but instead of laying there as dead wood the hapu`u often just proceeds to grow the lazy way, lying down.  It's super slow-growing, but the result is a beautiful fresh-green colored fern fronds, lacy fronds that collect dew and sparkle like magic.
The plant does have edible parts - the young core of the tree and the young leaves are edible, but I don't think it's exactly good eats either.  In the 1800's the fine hairs that grow on the young shoots (pulu) were collected as stuffing for pillows.  But these days hapu`u are primarily decorative vegetation, strategically planted.  They usually grow in wet rainforest type areas, but due to development there's just a lot less of those areas around for the plant to grow in.  

http://kaiana.blogspot.com/2009/04/hapuu-pulu.html

 -Sabrina Robello
Sourced: Here


Community Events
Honolulu Academy of Arts - (M-F 10am-4:30pm, Sat 1pm-5pm) "Hawaii's First Pictures: Prints From The Lahainaluna Seminary" - This exhibition consists of historical printmaking, some of the first images produced here in Hawaii.  Definitely worth a look, and an affordable, educational field trip besides ($5 kids and students, $10 adults)
Render: Bachelor Of Fine Arts Exhibition 2012 - (Tues 10:30am-5:00pm, McCarthy Mall) - It's the end of the year and time for the BFA students in their final year to display their works.  As a fan of art, I recommend you take a look at what Hawaii's graduates of 2012 have to show for themselves.
 Lyon Arboretum Plant Sale - (Sat. 9am-2m, Harold L. Lyon Arboretum)  Take the shuttle up to the Lyon Arboretum for the Spring Plant Sale, indulge your gardening lust and pick up a hapu`u for yourself, or some orchids or ginger to add fragrance and color to your foliage :)  Admission is free, the plants are pretty, and what have you got to do Saturday (aside from graduate)?