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Area of Expertise:
- Coastal and watershed conservation and management
- Forest restoration
- Agricultural management
- Sustainable economic development
Experience:
- 2000-present Kauai Extension Specialist, University of Hawai‘i Sea
Grant College Program
- 1997-2000 Wildlife Biologist, Kauai National Wildlife Refuge
- 1994-1997 Biologist, Ecological Services, US Fish and Wildlife
Service
- 1990-1994 Research Biologist, University of Hawai‘i, Kauai
- Agricultural Research Station
Education:
- B.S. 1984 General Science Mississippi State University
- M.S. 1986 Zoology Mississippi State University
- Ph.D. 1990 Entomology Oregon State University
Current Projects:
Assist the Waipa Foundation redevelop an entire ahupua‘a as a demonstration project and learning center. Programs on sustainable agriculture, traditional Hawaiian aquaculture, reforestation, conservation, stream research, and water management are emphasized.
Project Partners:
- Waipa Foundation: http://www.waipafoundation.org/
- Kamehameha Schools: http://www.ksbe.edu/
- Hanalei Watershed Hui: http://www.hanaleiwatershedhui.org/
- University of Hawai‘i Center for Conservation, Research and Training: http://www.hawaii.edu/ccrt/CCRTOnline/Home.html
- University of Hawai‘i Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management (NREM): http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/nrem/
- Na Pua No’eau: http://www2.hawaii.edu/~npn/npnhome.htm
- Office of Hawaiian Affairs: http://www.oha.org/
- Apollo Kauai: http://www.apollokauai.org/
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