Hawai‘i Forest Institute Board of Directors
Endangered halapepe in flower.
Courtesy of J.B. Friday.
President: Dr. Travis Idol
Professor, University of Hawai‘i, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management.
Treasurer: William Yuen
Attorney at Law, Alston, Hunt, Floyd & Ing
Secretary: Peter D. Simmons
Consultant, In the Woods
Nicholas Koch
General Manager, Forest Solutions, Inc.
Peter T. Young
President, Ho‘okuleana LLC
Past Presidents
Stephen E. S. Smith
Tommy Crabb
Sally Rice
Contractors
Jill Wagner, Biological Services Consultant
Yvonne Yarber Carter, Dryland Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator
Keoki Apokolani Carter, Cultural Educator
Linda Duling, Honolulu Zoo Children’s Discovery Forest Coordinator
Hawai‘i Forest Industry Association:
Heather Gallo Simmons, HFIA/HFI Executive Director
Wilds Pihanui Brawner, Ka‘ūpūlehu Dryland Forest Site Manager
Kekaulike Prosper Tomich, Ka‘ūpūlehu Dryland Restoration Technician
MAHALO ‘ĀINA Major Gifts Committee (Hawaii’i Island)
Rob Pacheco, Chair
John Ciambrone
Nicholas Koch
Mike Robinson
Peter D. Simmons
Toby Taniguchi
Ross Wilson, Jr.
Heather Simmons
MAHALO ‘ĀINA Major Gifts Committee (O’ahu)
Travis Idol, Chair
John Ciambrone
Linda Duling
Sheri S. Mann
Leland Miyano
Diana Tusher
Peter T. Young
Wisteria flowers from Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge
Courtesy of J.B. Friday.
