Who We Are

The Malama O Puna Board of Directors is a group of your friends and neighbors who volunteer to keep up the work of “protecting Hawai ‘i ‘s precious natural heritage” by:

  • Acting as consultants to the general public on ecosystem preservation and site restoration issues and making written materials and other sources available on these subjects
  • Developing audiovisual and written curriculum materials for all educational levels on Hawai‘i’s unique biota and ecosystems, and on techniques for protection, management and restoration
  • Partnering and networking with government a
    Directorgencies and other nongovernmental organizations with similar interests for the purpose of increasing public awareness regarding the importance of environmental protection
  • Promoting the development, growth and preservation of federal, state, county, district and private parks for the purpose of enhancing open spaces for future generations
  • Planting trees, shrubs and groundcovers to enhance the natural landscape
  • Encouraging greenways and bird corridors, both circum-coastal and between the coast and the uplands (mauka-makai) through various strategies, including acquisition of small critical parcels of land for conservation dedication and land-trusting
  • Promoting community and youth education programs to enhance public awareness of Hawai‘i’s natural beauty, and to stimulate a love of nature

 

OUR BOARD AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR:

Tim Rowan
President

Page Else
Vice President

Sherry Kelso Palmer
Secretary

Amadeo Markoff
Treasurer

Ann Kobsa, Ph.D.
Director

Diane Franciosa
Director

Norris Thomlinson
Director

Sylvia Dolena
Director

William ‘Bill’ Steiner, Ph.D.
Director

 

Eileen O’Hara, Ph.D.
Executive Director

 

Who are we? We are YOU!