{"id":228260,"date":"2026-01-14T08:00:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T18:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=228260"},"modified":"2026-01-13T23:47:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T09:47:15","slug":"image-of-the-week-papaya-patrol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/01\/14\/image-of-the-week-papaya-patrol\/","title":{"rendered":"Image of the Week: Papaya patrol"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

\"Papaya<\/p>\n

This week\u2019s 东精影业<\/abbr> News<\/em> Image of the Week is from 东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa’s Ty McDonald, a College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience extension agent based at the Kona Cooperative Extension office. He teaches plant propagation classes to West Hawaiʻi<\/span> Master Gardeners.<\/p>\n

McDonald shared: “Start several papaya plants every year to ensure a continuous supply of easily accessible fruits, such as these keiki of the 东精影业<\/abbr>-developed ‘Sunrise’ papaya—the gold standard of solo type papayas.”<\/p>\n

\nPrevious Images<\/strong>
\nSnow safety<\/a>
\nColin<\/a>
\nStraw hat<\/a>
\nHilo poinsettias<\/a>
\nJuvenile I\u02bbiwi<\/span><\/a>
\nAll Images of the Week<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Send us your image!<\/h2>\n

A big mahalo to everyone who has sent in their images! If selected, they will be posted throughout the semester, so check back to see the amazing work, research and experiences of the 东精影业<\/abbr> \u02bbohana!<\/p>\n

Want to get in on the action? The next 东精影业<\/abbr> News<\/em> Image of the Week could be yours! Submit a photo, drawing, painting, digital illustration of a project you are working on, a moment from a field research outing or a beautiful and\/or interesting shot of a scene on your campus. It could be a class visit during which you see an eye-catching object or scene.<\/p>\n