HONOLULU, Oct. 25 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release:
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Two University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo seniors just beat out hundreds of global competitors, including corporate research teams, to win a $50,000 national NASA award by proving ancient Hawaiian farming holds the key to feeding astronauts on Mars.
Out of more than 100 final competitors in NASA's Deep Space Food Challenge: Mars to Table, ʻOha Kanu - created by Leilani Jensen and Raven Kromer - was selected as one of only five winning designs nationwide. Their design adapts the ancient Hawaiian ahupuaʻa land management system into a modern, multi-zone space agricultural framework. By integrating hydroponics, aquaculture...