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CIMAR Administration is comprised of the CIMAR Director, as well as management and administrative support staff. CIMAR Administration provides administrative services in the areas of project/grants administration, personnel, procurement, travel, and property management. CIMAR Administration is also responsible for ensuring compliance with institutional policies and procedures, as well as award terms and conditions. Click here for CIMAR Administrative Staff assignments by area (PDF, updated 03-17-25).
| Name | Email Address | Office | Phone No* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Douglas Luther | dluther@hawaii.edu | MSB 434A | 956-5875 |
| Director | |||
| Dr. Brittany Huntington | brittany.huntington@noaa.gov | IRC | 725-5438 |
| Deputy Director for Cooperative Programs | |||
| Overall matters related to the management of CIMAR projects and employees in NOAA facilities/offices. | |||
| Kevin Higaki | khigaki@hawaii.edu | MSB 312 | 956-7729 |
| Assistant Director for Administration | |||
| Overall program management, administrative services and operational matters; program-level policy; non-standard requests/policy | |||
| interpretation; travel advances (approval); employee performance issues; insurance matters; procurement cards. | |||
| Shannon Fong | shannon.fong@noaa.gov | IRC | 725-5492 |
| Purchasing, payments, reimbursements, travel, mileage reimbursements, and non-employee visiting scientist arrangements | |||
| for CIMAR projects and employees at PIFSC (ESD). | |||
| Michelle Han | mshahn@hawaii.edu | MSB 316 | 956-4705 |
| Payroll, timesheets, and leave balances (vacation, sick, ATS); temporary hires; UH graduate assistants, student employment, | |||
| and volunteers; tuition reimbursement; accident reporting/workers’ compensation. | |||
| Chloe Kaneshige | chloe.kaneshige@hawaii.edu | MSB 312 | 956-4100 |
| Budget status reports and expenditure projections; UH IACUC and IRB/CHS matters. | |||
| Marie Lee | mshimomura@hawaii.edu | MSB 312 | 956-4108 |
| Budget status reports, account balances, and expenditure projections; project equipment inventory and property management. | |||
| Spencer Luther | sluther@hawaii.edu | MSB 434A | 956-8083 |
| CIMAR Website | |||
| Betsey Oberacker | betsey.oberacker@hawaii.edu | MSB 312 | 956-8084 |
| Purchasing, payments, reimbursements, travel, mileage reimbursements, and non-employee visiting scientist arrangements for | |||
| Manoa and other off-campus (non-PIFSC) CIMAR projects and employees; purchase order and check distribution; accounts | |||
| payable and vendor payments; FedEx shipments. | |||
| Marcia Oshiro | marciao@hawaii.edu | MSB 312 | 956-2899 |
| Proposals; advance account requests and new account set-ups; post-award actions/reporting; subcontracts and services | |||
| agreements and payments; vessel charters. | |||
| VACANT – Please contact Shannon Fong | IRC | ||
| Purchasing, payments, reimbursements, travel, mileage reimbursements, and non-employee visiting scientist arrangements | |||
| for CIMAR projects and employees at PIFSC (All divisions except for ESD). | |||
| Nicole Wakazuru-Yoza | nwakazur@hawaii.edu | MSB 316 | 956-9465 |
| Personnel policy questions/guidance; recruitments, selections, position descriptions, and reclassifications; accident reporting/workers’ | |||
| compensation; annual performance evaluations. | |||
*Area code is 808 for all phones and faxes.
CIMAR Administration fax is 956-4104. CIMAR Administrative staff at PIFSC/IRC, fax is 725-5475.
PIFSC/IRC = Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center/Inouye Regional Center
MSB = Marine Sciences Building (1000 Pope Road, Honolulu, HI 96822)
Full mailing address for CIMAR admin staff at IRC:
(Staff name)
NOAA IRC
NMFS/PIFSC/JDDO/(Staff name)
1845 Wasp Blvd, Bldg 176
Honolulu, HI 96818