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The Hawaiʻi-Pacific Islands Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (HPI-CESU), a coalition of governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations and universities, promotes research, education and technical assistance to support better stewardship of imperiled natural and cultural resources within the Pacific.
On 1 July 2004, Hawaiʻi and the Pacific Islands became part of Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units Network, a national network which links federal land-managing agencies with universities, museums and other organizations that can provide research, training and technical expertise in managing natural and cultural resources. It allows easy transfer of federal funds through cooperative agreements to individual principal investigators to work on collaborative projects with partner organizations.
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University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo |
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| ESTABLISHED | 2004 | |
| WEBSITE | http://hilo.hawaii.edu/hpicesu/ | |
| DIRECTOR | Sharon Ziegler Chong Research and Community Partnerships University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo 200 W. Kāwili Street Hilo, HI 96720 PHONE: (808) 933-0759 FAX: (808) 933-0704 EMAIL: ziegler@hawaii.edu |
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| ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS | ||
Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement 2004 Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement 2009 Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement 2014 Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement 2019 Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement 2024 |
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| UNIT PARTNERS | ||
| TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE | ADMINISTRATIVE REPRESENTATIVE | |
| FEDERAL PARTNERS | ||
| U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Civil Works | Jennifer Seiter-Moser Technical Director Civil Engineering Programs Engineer Research and Development Center jennifer.m.seiter-moser@usace.army.mil |
Sherry Whitaker CESU Program Manager sherry.l.whitaker@usace.army.mil |
| Bureau of Land Management | Michael Westphal State Ecologist Central Coast Field Office mwestpha@blm.gov |
Thelma Mosley Grants Management Officer California State Office tmosley@blm.gov |
| Bureau of Ocean Energy Management | Cathie Dunkel Environmental Studies Coordinator Pacific OCS Region catherine.dunkel@boem.gov |
Jennifer Ewald Science Communication Outreach Liaison Division of Environmental Sciences jennifer.ewald@boem.gov Briana Smith Budget Analyst Office of Environmental Programs briana.smith@boem.gov |
| Bureau of Reclamation | Stephanie Micek Civil Engineer Water Resource and Planning Office smicek@usbr.gov |
Glen Josephson Supervisory Grants Management Specialist gjosephson@usbr.gov |
| Department of Defense | Jennifer Horeg Conservation Resources Program Manager, NAVFAC jennifer.horeg@fe.navy.mil Forrest Cobb Natural Infrastructure Coordinator Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Environmental Management and Restoration) forrest.h.cobb2.civ@mail.mil |
Lori Kruse-Johnson SWD CESU Program Manager Lori.M.Kruse-Johnson@usace.army.mil |
| Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency | G.R. (Rocky) Gillette Director, Partnerships and Innovation and Grants Officer (Interim) george.r.gillette.civ@mail.mil |
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| U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Scott Covington Assistant Regional Director for Science Applications Pacific Region Scott_Covington@fws.gov |
Sonja Scott Administrative Officer Science Applications sonja_scott@fws.gov |
| U.S. Forest Service | Christian Giardina Director, Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry (IPIF) Pacific Southwest Research Station christian.p.giardina@usda.gov |
Jennifer Jones Grants and Agreements Specialist Pacific Southwest Research Station jennifer.jones2@usda.gov |
| National Park Service | Jadelyn Nakamura CESU Research Coordinator jadelyn_moniz-nakamura@nps.gov |
Will Nash Supervisory Contract Specialist / Regional A/OPC Interior Regions 8, 9, 10, and 12 william_nash@nps.gov |
| Natural Resources Conservation Service | Charles Rewa Wildlife Assessments Leader Resource Inventory and Assessment Division Charles.rewa@usda.gov |
Aileen Anderson Senior Grants Management Specialist Grants and Agreements Division | NHQ Branch aileen.anderson@usda.gov |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | Michael Seki Deputy Director Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA michael.seki@noaa.gov |
Julie Whitaker Chief, Acquisitions and Grants Division Management and Budget Office National Ocean Service julie.whitaker@noaa.gov |
| U.S. Geological Survey | Robert Reed Deputy Center Director Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center reedr@usgs.gov |
Sherri Ly Bredesen Chief, National Grants Branch Office of Acquisition and Grants sbredesen@usgs.gov |
| Office of Native Hawaiian Relations | Stanton Enomoto Senior Program Director stanton_enomoto@ios.doi.gov |
Brad Kaʻaleleo Wong Grants Management Specialist bradley_wong@ios.doi.gov |
| UNIVERSITY PARTNERS | ||
| American Samoa Community College | Mark Schmaedick Entomologist, Division of Agriculture, Community and Natural Resources markschmaedick@earthlink.net |
Aufaʻi Areta Director, Division of Agriculture, Community and Natural Resources aareta72760@gmail.com |
| Hawaiʻi Community College | Sharon Ziegler Chong ziegler@hawaii.edu |
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| Honolulu Community College | Sharon Ziegler Chong ziegler@hawaii.edu |
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| Kapiʻolani Community College | Sharon Ziegler Chong ziegler@hawaii.edu |
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| Kauaʻi Community College | Sharon Ziegler Chong ziegler@hawaii.edu |
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| Leeward Community College | Sharon Ziegler Chong ziegler@hawaii.edu |
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| Maui Community College | Sharon Ziegler Chong ziegler@hawaii.edu |
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| Texas A&M AgriLife Research | Mathew Kramm Project Director Natural Resources Institute Mathew.Kramm@ag.tamu.edu |
Debbie Danford Grants Manager Natural Resources Institute dedanford@ag.tamu.edu |
| University of Guam | Pamela Peralta Interim Vice Provost Office of Research and Sponsored Programs peraltap@triton.uog.edu |
Gigi Snively Project Coordinator Office of Research and Sponsored Programs snivelyg@triton.uog.edu |
| University of Hawaiʻi, Hilo | Sharon Ziegler Chong ziegler@hawaii.edu |
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| University of Hawaiʻi, Mānoa | Sharon Ziegler Chong ziegler@hawaii.edu |
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| University of Hawaiʻi, West Oʻahu | Sharon Ziegler Chong ziegler@hawaii.edu |
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| Windward Community College | Sharon Ziegler Chong ziegler@hawaii.edu |
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| OTHER PARTNERS | ||
| ʻĂina Momona | Trisha Kehaulani Watson Vice President watson@honuaconsulting.com |
Jane Au Program Director jane@kaainamomona.org |
| American Bird Conservancy | Chris Farmer Hawaiʻi Program Director cfarmer@abcbirds.org Brad Keitt Oceans and Islands Director bkeitt@abcbirds.org |
Daniel Lebbin Vice President of Threatened Species dlebbin@abcbirds.org |
| Bishop Museum | Allen Allison Director of Natural Sciences allison@bishopmuseum.org |
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| Edith Kanakaʻole Foundation | Huihui Kanahele-Mossman Executive Directorn huihui@edithkanakaolefoundation.org |
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| Huliauapaʻa | Kelley Uyeoka Executive Director kelley@huliauapaa.org |
Kelley Uyeoka Executive Director kelley@huliauapaa.org |
| Island Conservation | Patty Baiao Hawaiʻi Program Manager patty.baiao@islandconservationorg.onmicrosoft.com |
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| Koʻihonua | Andre Perez Program Director, Kūpāʻaikeʻe koihonua@gmail.com |
Camille Kalama Executive Director ckalama@gmail.com |
| Mariana Islands Nature Alliance | Roberta Guerrero Executive Director rguerrero.mina@gmail.com |
Elizabeth Furey Program Director beckyfurey.mina@gmail.com |
| Micronesian Conservation Coalition | Julie Hartup Director mccjuliehartup@gmail.com |
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| National Tropical Botanical Garden | David Lorence Director of Science and Conservation lorence@ntbg.org |
Janet Mayfield President and Chief Executive Officer jmayfield@ntbg.org |
| Pacific International Center for High Technology Research | Dennis Teranishi CEO and Chairman dennis.teranishi@pichtr.org |
Janel Pang Assistant Controller and Contracts Officer janel.pang@pichtr.org |
| Ships of Discovery | Toni Carrell Vice President tlcarrell@shipsofdiscovery.org |
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| Sustainable Coastlines Hawaiʻi | Rafael Bergstrom Executive Director rafael@sustainablecoastlineshawaii.org |
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| The Nature Conservancy of Hawaiʻi | Kainan Miranda Director of External Affairs The Nature Conservancy, Hawaiʻi and Palmyra kainan.miranda@tnc.org |
Dan DeLany Senior Grants and Finance Analyst The Nature Conservancy, Hawaiʻi and Palmyra daniel.delany@tnc.org |
