People
Reserve Advisory Board members
Reserve Advisory Board members: Rocky Kaluhiwa (KHCC), Mahealani Cypher (KHCC, KF), Dr. Joanne Leong (HCDA), Kanekoa Kukea-Shultz (Kākoʻo ʻŌiwi), Hi‘ilei Kawelo (Paepae o Heʻeia, Kristina Kekuewa (NOAA), Brian Neilson (DAR), Dr. Robert Toonen (HIMB)
Other notable kupuna
Left to right: Aunty Caroline Bright, Uncle Jerry Kaluhiwa, Aunty Alice Hewett)
“I ulu no ka lālā i ke kumu” -ʻŌlelo Noeau 1261
The branches grow because of the trunk.
We are guided by kupuna — those who have passed and those still with us — from the He‘eia community.
He‘eia NERR Fellows and Interns
Veronica Gibson
Postdoctoral
Wetland Researcher
Dylan ʻAʻaliʻi Kelling
Research Assistant
Johansen Fish Resilience Lab
Sarah Woo
Research Assistant
Natural Resources and Environmental Management
Van Velasco
Research Assistant
Nalani Olguin
Ford & Davidson Fellow
Kassandra Jensen
Research Assistant
Lani Musselman
Research Assistant
Claire Atkins
Research Assistant
Matthew Kahoʻohanohano
Research Assistant
Natural Resources and Environmental Management
