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Extension Specialties and Interests
▴ West Hawai‘i – Orchard Crops: Fruit, Nuts, and Cacao
▴ Statewide Coffee Extension Program
Education
M.Sc.︱Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
B.Sc.︱Agriculture – Tropical Horticulture and Certificate in Plant Tissue Culture,
University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo
Awards and Honors
2022
2020
2017
2017
2017
Dean’s Award for Excellence in Extension, UH-CTAHR
– Recognizing the teamwork of Extension and Research for Coffee Berry Borer management in Hawai‘i. Learn more →
Achievement Award – National Association of County Agricultural Agents (NACAA)
National Finalist for Website/Online Content Communications Award, NACAA
Communications Award for Website/Online Content, Western Region NACAA, Hawai‘i Association of County Agricultural Agents
Young Professional Award for extension program achievements, Western Extension Risk Management Education Center’s Western Farm Management and Extension Marketing Committees Annual Meeting
Extension Resources
Andrea M. Kawabata
Extension Agent
Hawai‘i County
Contact Information
808-322-4892
Kona Extension Office
79-7381 Mamalahoa Hwy.,
Kealakekua, HI 96750
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