HawCC Forest Team Program

Tropical Forest Ecosystem and Agroforestry Management

Dr. Paul Banko: U.S. Geological Survey
        Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center
        P.O. Box 44, Building 344
        Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park, HI 96718
        808-967-7396 ext. 229                 paul_banko@usgs.gov
        FAX 808-967-8568

Mr. Mick Castillo: Hawaii Natural Resource Services, LLC

        P.O. Box 6611

        Hilo, HI 96720

        808-964-3507                     MickCastillo@hawaii.rr.com

Dr. J.B. Friday: State Extension Forester
        UH College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources
        75 Komohana St
        Hilo, HI 96720
        808-981-5199                     jbfriday@hawaii.edu

Ms. Katie S. Friday: Associate Pacific Islands Forester
        US Forest Service, Institute of Pacific Island Forestry
        23 E. Kawili Avenue
        Hilo, HI 96720
        808-933-8121 ext 14                     kfriday@fs.fed.us
        FAX 808-933-8120

Hawai`i Forest Industry Association (Member to be appointed)

        P.O. Box 10216

        Hilo, HI 96721

        808-933-9411

        FAX 808-933-9410

Ms. Lisa Hadway
Hawai‘i Branch, Department of Land and Natural Resources
Division of Forestry and Wildlife, Natural Area Reserve System
        19 East Kawili St.
        Hilo, HI. 96720
        808-974-4221                       lhadway@dofawha.org
        FAX808-974-4226

Dr. Francis G. Howarth: B.P. Bishop Museum, Department of Natural Sciences
        1525 Bernice St., Honolulu, HI 96817
        808-848-4164                         fhowarth@bishopmuseum.org
        FAX 808-847-8252

Mr. Larry Katahira: Resources Management
        Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Service
        P.O. Box 52
        Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park, HI 96718
        808-985-6086                         larry_katahira@nps.gov
        FAX 808-985-8086

Ms. Leila Kealoha

        Rr2 Box 2332

        Pahoa, HI 96778

        808-965-6585

        cell 937-7991                lkealoha@hawaii.edu

Mr. John Kekua, Director
        Kekua Foundation
        336 East Palani St.
        Hilo, HI 96720
        808-987-1549 / 808-987-1549

Mr. Clyde Kobashigawa: OASIS/SRG

State of Hawai`i Department of Education

        P.O. Box 2360

        Honolulu, HI 96804

        808-394-1312                     Clyde_Kobashigawa/OIS/HIDOE@notes.k12.hi.us

        FAX 808-394-1304

Mr. Nicholas Koch: Research Forester
        Forest Solutions Inc.
        office (808) 776-9900 ext 1
        mobile (808) 937-7441                 nick@forestsolutions.net

        FAX (808) 776-9901

Mr. Charles Kunz: Department of Labor & Industrial Relations Workforce Development Division

         Kaiko`o Mall

         777 Kilauea Ave, Suite 121

         Hilo, HI 96720

         808-974-4131                     ckunz@dlir.state.hi.us

Dr. Rebecca Ostertag: Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology

        UH Hilo Department of Biology

        200 W. Kawili St.

        Hilo, HI 96720

        808-974-7361                      ostertag@hawaii.edu

Mr. Mike Robinson: Department of Hawaiian Homes Land
        P.O. Box 4849
        Hilo, HI 96720
        888-943-4335                       merobi@hilo.net
        FAX 808-974-4226

Mr. William Sakai: College of Agriculture, Forestry and Resource Management

        U.H. Hilo

        200 W. Kawili St.

        Hilo, HI 96720

        808-974-7393                    sakaiw@hawaii.edu

Mr. Peter Simmons: Land Manager,
        Kamehameha Schools Estate
        101 Aupuni St., Suite 227
        Hilo HI. 96720
        808-776-1104                     pesimmon@ksbe.edu
        FAX 808-776-1363

Dr. Rob Shallenberger
        The Nature Conservancy of Hawai‘i
        P.O. Box 2188
        Kamuela, HI 96743
       808-885-2713                         rshallenberger@tnc.org

Ms. Deborah Ward, County Extension Agent
        4-H Youth Development
        College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources Extension Service
        875 Komohana St
        Hilo, HI 96720

       808-981-5199                         dward@hawaii.edu

Mr. Richard Wass: Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge
        U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Fish & Wildlife Service
        32 Kinoole Street, Suite 101
        Hilo, HI 96720

       808-933-6915                         richard_wass@fws.gov

Ms. Aileen Yeh: Hawai`i Agriculture Research Center

        942 W. Kawailani St., Hilo, HI 96720

        808-959-8040

        Cell 936-2671                       tayeh@gte.net

Ms. Sharon Ziegler-Chong
        University of Hawai`i, Hawaiian Internship Program
        Pacific Aquaculture and Coastal Resources Center
        200 W. Kawili St.
        Hilo, HI 96720
        808-933-0706                         ziegler@hawaii.edu
        FAX 808-933-0704

(Photo courtesy of Deborah Ward)

Hawai`i Community College

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