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
Research and Community Partnerships
University of Hawai'i at Hilo
Phone: (808) 933-0759
Email: ziegler@hawaii.edu
Federal Partners
Technical Representative
Ben Becker
CESU Research Coordinator
ben_becker@nps.gov