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Ungulate Working Group Partners

University of Hawaiʻi

Hawaiʻi Wildlife Ecology Lab

Assistant Professor: Dr. Melissa Price (pricemel@hawaii.edu)
Project Leader: Derek Risch (drisch@hawaii.edu)

Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit (PCSU)

Director: Dr. Shaya Honarvar

UH Extension

Extension Specialist: Dr. Mark Thorne

Extension Agent (Maui): Kyle Caires

Hawaiʻi Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW)

Administration

Game Program Coordinator: Jason Omick

Oʻahu Branch
Wildlife Biologist: Jason Misaki

NARS Specialist: Jared Char

Hawaiʻi Branch

Branch Manager: Steven Bergfeld

West Hawaii District Biologist: Kanalu Sproat

East Hawaii District Biologist: Ian Cole

Maui Nui Branch

Branch Manager: Scott Fretz

Wildlife Manager: John Medeiros

Wildlife Biologist: Shane DeMattos

Molokai Wildlife Biologist: Justin Luafalemana

Kauaʻi Branch

Branch Manager: Sheri Mann

Wildlife Manager: Thomas Kaiʻakapu

Wildlife Biologist: Lindsey Ibara

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service - Wildlife Services

State Director: Darrin Phelps

Assistant Director: Trevor Lu

Feral Swine Coordinator: Homer Leong

Wildlife Disease Biologist: Samuel Goldstein

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service

State Range Management Specialist: Carolyn Wong Auweloa

USDA National Wildlife Research Center

Field Station Leader: Dr. Steven Hess

Game Management Advisory Commission (GMAC)

Chairperson: Stanley Ruidas

Member at Large: Nancy Timko

Oʻahu Representative: Vacant

East Hawaiʻi Representative: Vacant

West Hawaiʻi Representative: Vacant

Maui Representative: Kalani Nakoa

Molokaʻi Representative: Nelson Rapanot

Kauaʻi Representative: Nicolai Barca

Hawaiʻi Association of Watershed Partnerships

Coordinator: JC Watson

Game Management Advisory Commission (GMAC)

Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement

List Body

Chairperson: Stanley Ruidas

Member at Large: Nancy Timko

Oʻahu Representative: Vacant

East Hawaiʻi Representative: Vacant

West Hawaiʻi Representative: Vacant

Maui Representative: Kalani Nakoa

Molokaʻi Representative: Nelson Rapanot

Kauaʻi Representative: Nicolai Barca

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