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