Hawai'i-Pacific Islands CESU

The Hawai'i-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.

Host: University of Hawai'i at Hilo


Year Established: 2004
Host CESU Website

Director


Sharon Ziegler Chong
Research and Community Partnerships
University of Hawai'i at Hilo
Phone: (808) 933-0759
Email: ziegler@hawaii.edu

Federal Partners


National Park Service

Technical Representative

Ben Becker
CESU Research Coordinator
ben_becker@nps.gov

Academic Partners


American Samoa Community College

Technical Representative

Administrative Representative


Texas A&M AgriLife Research

Technical Representatives

Administrative Representatives

Debbie Danford
dedanford@ag.tamu.edu


University of Guam

Technical Representative

Administrative Representative


University of Hawai'i, Hawai'i Community College

Technical Representative

Sharon Ziegler-Chong
ziegler@hawaii.edu


University of Hawai'i, Hilo

Technical Representative

Sharon Ziegler-Chong
ziegler@hawaii.edu


University of Hawai'i, Honolulu Community College

Technical Representative

Sharon Ziegler-Chong
ziegler@hawaii.edu


University of Hawai'i, Kapi'olani Community College

Technical Representative

Sharon Ziegler-Chong
ziegler@hawaii.edu


University of Hawai'i, Kaua'i Community College

Technical Representative

Sharon Ziegler-Chong
ziegler@hawaii.edu


University of Hawai'i, Leeward Community College

Technical Representative

Sharon Ziegler-Chong
ziegler@hawaii.edu


University of Hawai'i, Manoa

Technical Representative

Sharon Ziegler-Chong
ziegler@hawaii.edu


University of Hawai'i, Maui College

Technical Representative

Sharon Ziegler-Chong
ziegler@hawaii.edu


University of Hawai'i, West O'ahu

Technical Representative

Sharon Ziegler-Chong
ziegler@hawaii.edu


University of Hawai'i, Windward Community College

Technical Representative

Sharon Ziegler-Chong
ziegler@hawaii.edu

Non-Profit Partners


Aina Momona

Technical Representative

Trisha Kehaulani Watson
watson@honuaconsulting.com

Administrative Representative


American Bird Conservancy

Technical Representative

Administrative Representative


Bishop Museum

Technical Representative


Edith Kanaka'ole Foundation

Technical Representative


Huliauapa'a

Technical Representative

Administrative Representative


International Archaeological Research Institute, Inc. (IARII)

Technical Representative

Timothy Reith
trieth@iarii.org

Administrative Representative

Rona Ikehara
rikehara@iarii.org


Island Conservation

Technical Representative


Ko'ihonua

Technical Representative

Administrative Representative

Camille Kalama
ckalama@gmail.com


Mariana Islands Nature Alliance

Technical Representative

Roberta Guerrero
rguerrero.mina@gamil.com

Administrative Representative


Micronesian Conservation Coalition

Technical Representative


National Tropical Botanical Garden

Technical Representative

David Lorence
lorence@ntbg.org

Administrative Representative

Janet Mayfield
jmayfield@ntbg.org


Pacific International Center for High Technology Research

Technical Representative

Administrative Representative


Ships of Discovery

Technical Representative


Sustainable Coastlines Hawai'i

Technical Representative


The Nature Conservancy Hawai'i

Technical Representative

Administrative Representative