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
Academic Partners
Technical Representative
Mark Schmaedick
markschmaedick@earthlink.net
Administrative Representative
Aufa'i Areta
aareta72760@gmail.com
Technical Representative
Pamela Peralta
peraltap@triton.uog.edu
Administrative Representative
Gigi Snively
snivelyg@triton.uog.edu
Technical Representative
Sharon Ziegler-Chong
ziegler@hawaii.edu
Technical Representative
Sharon Ziegler-Chong
ziegler@hawaii.edu
Technical Representative
Sharon Ziegler-Chong
ziegler@hawaii.edu
Technical Representative
Sharon Ziegler-Chong
ziegler@hawaii.edu
Technical Representative
Sharon Ziegler-Chong
ziegler@hawaii.edu
Technical Representative
Sharon Ziegler-Chong
ziegler@hawaii.edu
Technical Representative
Sharon Ziegler-Chong
ziegler@hawaii.edu
Technical Representative
Sharon Ziegler-Chong
ziegler@hawaii.edu
Technical Representative
Sharon Ziegler-Chong
ziegler@hawaii.edu
Technical Representative
Sharon Ziegler-Chong
ziegler@hawaii.edu
Non-Profit Partners
Technical Representative
Trisha Kehaulani Watson
watson@honuaconsulting.com
Administrative Representative
Jane Au
jane@kaainamomona.org
Technical Representative
Chris Farmer
cfarmer@abcbirds.org
Administrative Representative
Daniel Lebbin
dlebbin@abcbirds.org
Technical Representative
Allen Allison
allison@bishopmuseum.org
Technical Representative
Huihui Kanahele-Mossman
huihui@edithkanakaolefoundation.org
Technical Representative
Kelley Uyeoka
kelley@huliauapaa.org
Administrative Representative
Kelley Uyeoka
kelley@huliauapaa.org
Technical Representative
Timothy Reith
trieth@iarii.org
Administrative Representative
Rona Ikehara
rikehara@iarii.org
Technical Representative
Patty Baiao
patty.baiao@islandconservation.org
Technical Representative
Andre Perez
koihonua@gmail.com
Administrative Representative
Camille Kalama
ckalama@gmail.com
Technical Representative
Roberta Guerrero
rguerrero.mina@gamil.com
Administrative Representative
Elizabeth Furey
beckyfurey.mina@gmail.com
Technical Representative
Julie Hartup
micronesianconservation@gmail.com
Technical Representative
David Lorence
lorence@ntbg.org
Administrative Representative
Janet Mayfield
jmayfield@ntbg.org
Technical Representative
Dennis Teranishi
dennis.teranishi@pichtr.org
Administrative Representative
Janel Pang
janel.pang@pichtr.org
Technical Representative
Toni L. Carrell
tlcarrell@shipsofdiscovery.org
Technical Representative
Rafael Bergstrom
rafael@sustainablecoastlineshawaii.org
Technical Representative
Kainan Miranda
kainan.miranda@tnc.org
Administrative Representative
Dan DeLany
daniel.delany@tnc.org
