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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 |
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| UNIT PARTNERS | ||
| TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE | ADMINISTRATIVE REPRESENTATIVE | |
| FEDERAL PARTNERS | ||
| U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Civil Works | Jennifer Seiter-Moser Acting 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 Chelsea Whitten Lead Contract Specialist Chelsea.M.Whitten@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 |
| Department of Defense | Kapua Kawelo Manager, U.S. Army Garrison Hawaiʻi’s Oahu Natural Resources Program hilary.k.kawelo.civ@mail.mil Jennifer Horeg Conservation Resources Program Manager, NAVFAC jennifer.horeg@fe.navy.mil Liz Galli-Noble Program Manager, DoD Legacy Resource Management Program elizabeth.j.galli-noble.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 Deputy Director, Partnerships and Innovation george.r.gillette.civ@mail.mil |
Michael Dolski Historian, Partnerships and Innovation michael.r.dolski.civ@mail.mil |
| U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | Matthew Dekar Assistant Regional Director, Science Applications (Acting) California Science Coordinator matthew_dekar@fws.gov Cesar Blanco Aquatic Invasive Species Program Coordinator cesar_blanco@fws.gov |
Anna-Marie York Grants Management Specialist Science Applications anna-marie_york@fws.gov |
| U.S. Forest Service | Susan Cordell Director, Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry (IPIF) Pacific Southwest Research Station scordell01@fs.fed.us |
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| National Park Service | Jadelyn Nakamura CESU Research Coordinator jadelyn_moniz-nakamura@nps.gov |
Lilette Baltodano Financial Agreements Officer Pacific West Regional Office lilette_baltodano@nps.gov |
| Natural Resources Conservation Service | Weihuan “Mark” Xu Director, Resource Inventory and Assessment Division, SSRA weihuan.xu@usda.gov David Lindbo Director, Soil and Plant Science Division david.lindbo@usda.gov |
Aileen Anderson Grants Management Specialist 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 |
Michael Liddel CESU Program Manager Acting Branch Chief, Commercial Fishery Statistics michael.liddel@noaa.gov |
| U.S. Geological Survey | Robert Reed Deputy Center Director Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center reedr@usgs.gov |
Faith Graves CESU Contract Specialist fgraves@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 California, Berkley | Rosemary G. Gillespie Director, Essig Museum of Entomology, Professor, Insect Biology, gillespie@berkeley.edu |
Patricia A. Gates Assistant Director, UC Berkeley Sponsored Projects pgates@uclink.berkeley.edu |
| University of Guam | Rachael Leon Guerrero Director, Research and Sponsored Programs rachaeltlg@triton.uog.edu |
Dr. Pamela Peralta Director, Contracts and Grants Office of Research and Sponsored Programs peraltap@triton.uog.edu Jerica B. Santos Program Coordinator Office of Research and Sponsored Programs blasj8288@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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| University of Redlands | Steven D. Moore Director of Spatial Studies University of Redlands steven_moore@redlands.edu |
Cory Nomura Chief Financial Officer cory_nomura@redlands.edu Bob Baird Grants Administrator Bob_Baird@spatial.redlands.edu |
| Windward Community College | Sharon Ziegler Chong ziegler@hawaii.edu |
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| OTHER PARTNERS | ||
| American Bird Conservancy | Chris Farmer Hawaiʻi Program Director cfarmer@abcbirds.org |
Merrie Morrison Vice President of Operations mmorrison@abcbirds.org |
| Bishop Museum | Allen Allison Director of Natural Sciences allison@bishopmuseum.org |
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| Edith Kanakaʻole Foundation | Huihui Kanahele-Mossman Director of Research and Innovation huihui@edithkanakaolefoundation.org |
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| Huliauapaʻa | Amber Souza Kaliʻuokapaʻakai Collective Kākoʻo amber@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 |
| Micronesian Conservation Coalition | Julie Hartup Director mccjuliehartup@gmail.com |
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| National Tropical Botanical Garden | David H. Lorence Director of Science and Conservation lorence@ntbg.org |
Chipper Wichman Director and CEO wichman@ntbg.org Janet Mayfield Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer jmayfield@ntbg.org |
| Pacific International Center for High Technology Research | Janel Pang Assistant Controller and Contracts Officer janel.pang@pichtr.org |
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| Ships of Discovery | Toni Carrell Vice President tlcarrell@shipsofdiscovery.org |
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| Sustainable Coastlines Hawaiʻi | Rachael Roehl Director of Action rachael@sustainablecoastlineshawaii.org |
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| The Nature Conservancy of Hawaiʻi | Anthony Ching Director of External Affairs anthony.ching@tnc.org Ulalia Woodside Director, TNC Hawaiʻi ulalia.woodside@tnc.org |
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