CTAHR Organic Working Group Contacts

Coordinator

Dr. Ted Radovich

Sustainable Farming Systems Laboratory

Department of Tropical Plant and Soil Science

3190 Maile Way, St. John 102

Honolulu, Hawaii 96822

Email: theodore@hawaii.edu

Organic Working Group

Name Interest Email

Arakaki, Alton

organic certification, sustainable production in fruits and vegetable crops, agroforestry

arakakia@ctahr.hawaii.edu

Bittenbender, Skip

coffee, 'awa, cacao

hcbitt@hawaii.edu

Carlson, Kimberly

tropical plantation crops

kimberly.carlson@hawaii.edu

Cheng, Zhiqiang

turfgrass and landscape IPM, urban soil ecology, environmental bioindicators

cheng241@hawaii.edu

Chiang, Steve

agribusiness development

schiang@hawaii.edu

Cho, Alyssa

sustainable farming systems, tropical fruits and nuts

acho@hawaii.edu

Cox, Linda

business management and marketing

lcox@hawaii.edu

Deenik, Jonathan

soil fertility

jdeenik@hawaii.edu

Duponte, Michael

natural farming, livestock

mduponte@hawaii.edu

Ebesu, Richard

IPM, fruit crops

rebesu@hawaii.edu

Friday, J. B.

agroforestry and tree farming

jbfriday@hawaii.edu

Grzebik, Jayme

urban horticulture, O'ahu Master Gardener Program

grzebikj@ctahr.hawaii.edu

Habte, Mitiku

symbiosis; nutrient management

mitiku@hawaii.edu

Herring, Eileen

library and information Systems

eherring@hawaii.edu

Hue, Nguyen

soil chemistry, compost, soil amendments and remediation

nvhue@hawaii.edu

Idol, Travis

agroforestry

idol@hawaii.edu

Kahalewale, Cyndy

organic farming systems, sustainability, nutrition

kahalewa@hawaii.edu

Kaufman, Layla

sustainable pest management, biological control

leyla@hawaii.edu

Kawabata, Andrea

coffee and orchard crops

andreak@hawaii.edu

Kobayashi, Kent

sustainability in ornamental crop production; photobiology, photomorphogenesis; LEDs

kentko@hawaii.edu

Leary, James

nitrogen fixation; weed management

leary@hawaii.edu

Messing, Russell

biological control; IPM

messing@hawaii.edu

Nakamura-Tengan, Lynn

good agricultural practices (GAPs), farm consumer food safety, nutrition, school gardens

lynnnaka@hawaii.edu

Nelson, Scot

plant pathology; disease diagnosis

snelson@hawaii.edu

Ooka, Jeri

Retired CTAHR PEPS
plant pathology

jeri@hawaii.edu

Radovich, Theodore

vegetable quality, agroecology, sustainable farming systems, Hawaii WSARE PDP Co-coordinator

theodore@hawaii.edu

Ryals, Rebecca

biogeochemistry, soil fertility, nutrient management, carbon & nitrogen cycling, crop & livestock production

ryals@hawaii.edu

Sandlin, M’Randa

agricultural policy, public issues, education

msandlin@hawaii.edu

Saulo, Aurora

labeling of organic foods

aurora@hawaii.edu

Sipes, Brent

nematode control

sipes@hawaii.edu

Smith, Jody

sustainable agriculture education

smithjos@hawaii.edu

Stevenson, Matthew

livestock and pasture management

stevenso@hawaii.edu

Sugano, Jari

crop production, instect management of edible crops, Hawaii WSARE PDP Co-coordinator

suganoj@ctahr.hawaii.edu

Uchida, Janice

plant pathology

juchida@hawaii.edu

Valenzuela, Hector

integrated crop management, agroecology, and organic farming systems

hector@hawaii.edu

Villalobos, Ethel

UH Honeybee Project

emv@hawaii.edu

Wang, Koon-Hui

soil ecology, nematology, cover crops for insect and nematode control, soil solarization, soil health management

koonhui@hawaii.edu

Ward, Debbie

Retired Horticulturist CTAHR NREM
Owner, La`iku Organic Farm

dward@hawaii.edu

Wright, Mark

biocontrol, IPM

markwrig@hawaii.edu

Youkhana, Adel

forestry, agroforestry, sustainable bioenergy

adel@hawaii.edu

Zaleski, Halina M. (Dr. Z.)

swine production management; biosecurity; pork quality assurance

halina@hawaii.edu