This year’s cohort of new schools participating in Project Lemon Tree grew substantially over last year. While we worked only on the island of Oʻahu last year, this year welcomes participants on five Hawaiian islands. We’re really excited to welcome the following schools to this year’s cohort:

  • Island of Hawaiʻi: Alakai ʻO Kauai, Kua O Ka La, Laupahoehoe Community Public Charter School,
  • Oʻahu: Castle High, Hawaiʻi National Guard Youth Challenge Academy, James Campbell High School, Kaʻala Elementary School, Kaimuki Middle, Kalihi Waena Elementary, Leilehua High School, Nanakuli Elementary, Our Lady of Good Counsel School, Radford High School, Voyager Public Charter School, Wahiawa Elementary, Wahiawa Middle, Waipahu High School, Waolani Judd Nazarene School, Webling Elementary.
  • Maui: Pukalani Elementary.
  • Molokai: Kaunakakai Elementary, Kualapuʻu Elementary.
  • Kauaʻi: Kauaʻi High School, Waimea Canyon Middle School.

 

Box of lemon trees above State of Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture sign

Trees shipping to Island of Kauaʻi.

School Stats

We are very excited to welcome schools from almost all Hawaiian islands. If anyone knows a contact at a Lanai school, please have them contact us. Key stats include participants from:

  • 5 Islands
  • 28 Schools
  • 54 Classes
  • 18 Title 1 Schools, 7 non-title 1 schools, 3 private schools.

 

People help to build the Kalani High School Project Lemon Tree pergola | Bizgenics Foundation

Kalani High School pergola build.

Student Stats

Student stats show a mix of students that represents the rainbow of ethnicities that make up Hawaiʻi’s population:

  • 726 Students
  • American Indian/Alaskan: 3
  • Asian: 133 (18%)
  • Pacific Islander: 297 (41%)
  • Black: 18 (2.5%)
  • Puerto Rican 5
  • Hispanic / Latin: 18 (2.5%)
  • White 76 (10%)
  • Mixed Race 176 (24%)

We are excited to hear how your school has implemented Project Lemon Tree! Share your experience with us in the comments below or send us a message!

 

Student grafts lemons for Project Lemon Tree at Castle High School| Bizgenics Foundation

Castle High students graft lemons for other windward, Oʻahu schools.

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