Dr. James John Kalani Leary

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management

University of Hawaii at Manoa

1910 East West Road

Sherman 101

Honolulu, HI 96822

Tel: (808) 352-8774 (cell)

Fax: (808) 956-6539

Email: leary@hawaii.edu

Professional Appointments

April 2009 - Present Assistant Specialist, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management

2007 - 2009 Assistant Researcher, University of Hawaii at Mano, Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences

Education

2007 Ph.D. Weed Ecology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Molecular Biosciences & Bioengineering, Honolulu, HI
1999 M.S. Weed Science, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Horticulture, Honolulu, HI
1996 B.S. Horticulture and Chemistry, Michigan State University, Department of Horticulture

Professional Memberships

Weed Science Society of America: 2005-present

Publications

Leary, J.K., J. DeFrank, and B. Sipes. (2006) Tropical eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) production with a buffelgrass (Pennisetum ciliare L.) living mulch system in Hawaii. Biological Agriculture and Horticulture. 24: 105-116.
Leary, J.K., P.W. Singleton, P. Scowcroft, and D. Borthakur. (2006) Symbiotic diversity of the cosmopolitan genus Acacia. Symbiosis. 41: 107-117 (with cover photo).
Leary, J.K., N.V. Hue, P.W. Singleton, D. Borthakur. (2005) Soil acidification, nutrient depletion, and symbiotic nitrogen fixation are the major features of gorse (Ulex europaeus) infestation on volcanic soils in Hawaii. Biology and Fertility of Soils. 42: 215-223.
Leary, J.K., P.W. Singleton, D. Borthakur. (2004) Canopy nodulation of the endemic tree legume Acacia koa in the mesic forests of Hawaii. Ecology 85: 3151-3157.
Leary, J.K. and J. DeFrank. (2000) Living mulches for organic farming systems. HortTechnology 10: 7-13.

Grantsmanship

Rural Resources Extension Act. 2008. Budget: $15,300. Promoting new options for a selective low-input technique in managing grass competition against koa (Acacia koa)

USDA Western Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Professional Development Program. 2008 Budget: $53,804. Promoting adaptive management with ‘Tropic Sun’ sunn hemp (Crotalaria juncea) in Hawaii for ecological strategies in weed control, nematode suppression and nutrient management

Hawaii Department of Agriculture FY 2008. Budget: $38,856. The evaluation of native Hawaiian plants as new cover crop selections in local organic vegetable production

USDA-NRCS Conservation Innovation Grant. 2007. Budget: $92,202.84. New innovations in native forest restoration for high-elevation rangeland infested with the noxious weed kikuyu grass (Pennisetum clandestinum)

The Nature Conservancy. 2007. Budget: $9,022. Directed ULV (ultra-low volume) herbicide applications for controlling Australian Tree Fern (Sphaeropteris cooperi) in native watersheds on the island of Kauai