Our Board and Contractors

Hawai`i Forest Institute Board of Directors

President: Dr. Travis Idol
Professor, University of Hawai`i, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management.

Vice President: Dr. J. B. Friday
Extension Forester, University of Hawai`i College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources.

Treasurer: William Yuen
Attorney at Law, Alston, Hunt, Floyd & Ing

Secretary: Peter D. Simmons
Consultant, In the Woods

Don Bryan
CEO/President Tradewinds Hawaiian Woods

Dr. Bob Osgood
Consultant

Mike Robinson
Forester, Property Development Agent, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.

Aileen Yeh
Horticulturist, Aileen’s Nursery/Hawai`i Agriculture Research Center.

Peter T. Young
President, Ho`okuleana LLC

Past Presidents
Stephen E. S. Smith
Tommy Crabb
Sally Rice

Contractors

Jill Wagner, Coordinator-Hawai`i Island Seed Bank Cooperative

Yvonne Yarber Carter, Dryland Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator

Keoki Apokolani Carter, Cultural Educator

Hawai‘i Forest Industry Association:
Heather Gallo Simmons,  HFIA/HFI Executive Director
Wilds Pihanui Brawner, Dryland Forest Site Manager