Photo: David Croxford
Thursday, 10:46 a.m.
Waialua
Emily Richter, part of a team of eight agronomists, is covered in pollen as she works from dusk till dawn to inspect the characteristics of non-GMO sunflowers grown each fall in Waialua. DuPont Pioneer grows 4.8 million sunflowers here to ensure the varieties of sunflower seeds they sell produce plants that conform to the height, diameter and other characteristics that are promised.
Find out who led the way in 14 categories, and how two organizations attract and keep employees despite serious challenges.
Many eat cockroaches and ants, while others dine on spiders and centipedes. Though you may see your home as yours, geckos see it otherwise. They are often highly territorial and usually claim a part of your house as their own.
