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Name : Jari S Sugano
Title : Oahu County Administrator
Unit : Oahu County
Office : Honolulu Extension Office
Address : 1955 East-West Rd. Honolulu, HI 96822
Room : Ag Sciences Building 217
Phone : (808) 956-7290
E-mail : suganoj@hawaii.edu
Website : http://cms.ctahr.hawaii.edu/suganoj/Home.aspx
Specialties : Integrated pest management
Professional Prep/Appointments :
Education:
M.S., Michigan State University,
Agricultural and Extension Education (2001)
B.S., University of Hawaii at
Mānoa, Agriculture (1996)
employment:
November 2012- to Present –Extension Agent
Wahiawa Extension Office
University of Hawaii at Mānoa
College
of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
November 2006-October 2012-Associate Extension Agent (tenured)
Kaneohe Extension Office
University
of Hawaii at Mānoa
College
of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
January 2001-October 2003
–Junior/Assistant Extension Agent
Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences
University of Hawaii at Mānoa
College
of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
Projects :
RECENT GRANTS RECEIVED:
- Sugano, J. K.H. Wang, J. Silva and M. Gorham. Building Competencies in Hawaii’s Agricultural Professionals and Stakeholders in Under Represented Agricultural Communities Through Collaborative Partnerships. $75,000.
- Sugano, J. J. Hu, J. Uchida, M. Melzer, and M. Arif. Ornamental Ginger: Statewide Quarantine Virus Survey and Causal Agent Identification for Crop Decline. Hawaii State Department of Agriculture. $122, 000.
- Sugano, J. K.H. Wang, A. Ahmad. Disinfecting Hawaii’s banana industry from Panama wilt and the banana bunch top virus through tissue culture and evaluation of new soil decontamination strategies. Hawaii State Department of Agriculture. SCBGP 2017. $12,000.
- Sugano, J., J. Silva, J. Uyeda, S. Motomura, K. Wong, and K.H. Wang. Jump Starting a Natural Biocontrol System to Manage Thrips in Commercial Eggplant Production Systems. Hawaii IPM Program. $5,000.
- Sugano, J. et al. Targeted Crop Production Strategies to Increase Fruit Production in Hawaii. CTAHR Supplemental. $80,000.
- Uyeda, J., J. Sugano and J. Silva. 2017-2018. Whitmore Project: Applied Research / Extension Support, Hawaii Department of Agriculture. $23,496.
- Radovich, T., J. Sugano. 2017-2018. Hot Shot Hawaii v.2.0: Expanding Hawaii’s Agricultural Professionals Capacity to Advance Sustainable and Organic Agriculture Practices in Hawaii: Enhanced State Program Grant Funding. $24,750.
- Radovich, T., J. Sugano and A. Ahmad. 2017-2018. Western SARE Professional Development Program: Enhanced State Program Grant Funding. $24,750. Sugano, J. and T. Radovich. 2016-2017 SARE Professional Development Program Plan for Hawai‘i. WSARE. $24,000.
- Sugano, J. and T. Radovich. 2016-2017. Deploying SOAP’s Hot Shot Team to Identified Hot Spot Locations to Advance Sustainable and Organic Agriculture Practices in Hawaii. Western SARE Professional Development Program: Enhanced State Program Grant Funding. $24,750.
- Sugano, J. , S. Kubo, T. Radovich, J. Uyeda, K. Wang, L. Kaufman, J. Bost, R. Corrales and P. Shingaki. Minimizing Pest Management Inputs via Evaluation and Modification of Commercial High Tunnel Systems. CTAHR Supplemental Project. 2015-2017. $79,200.
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Professional Interests :
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Co-Program Leader,
Sustainable and Organic Agriculture Program (SOAP) (2013-present)
Program leader, Local and Immigrant Farmer Education (LIFE) (2009-2014)
Co- Program Leader, Western Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (WSARE) (2013-2018)
Instructor, Go Farms
(2013-Present)
Proposal Reviewer,
Western Sustainable and Agriculture Research and Education (2013-present)
Advisor, Hawaii
Cooperative of Organic Farmers (2007-present)
Member, Hawaii Farm
Bureau Co Existence Team (2005-present)
National Association of
County Agricultural Agents (2003 - present)
Hawaii Association of County
Agricultural Agents (2003 - present)
CTAHR, Department of
Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences (2001-present)
University of Hawaii
Professional Assembly (2001 - present)
National Education
Association (2001 - present)
International
Agricultural and Extension Education Association, Member (2000)
MEMBERSHIP IN COMMODITY / FARMER ORGANIZATIONS
Basil Swat Team
(2011-present)
Watercress Task Force
(2004 – present)
Banana Action Group
(2004-present)
Oahu Banana Growers
Association (2003 – present)
Member, Hawaii Banana
Industry Association (2003 – present)
USDA Local Work Group
(2003-present)
Oahu County USDA Farm
Service Emergency Board Member (2003-present)
East County Hawaii Farm
Bureau Federation (2003 - present)
Hawaii Farm Bureau
Federation (2003 - present)
American Farm Bureau
(2003 - present)
UNIVERSITY SERVICE
Member, UH Manoa Tenure
and Promotion Review Committee (2007 & 2016)
Member, PEPS Department
Personnel Committee (2013-2017)
Member, PEPS Department
Personnel Committee (2010-2011)
Member, PEPS Department
Personnel Committee (2007-2009)
Member, CTAHR Faculty
Senate Extension Committee (2010-2011)
Member, CTAHR Faculty
Senate Extension Committee (2008-2009)
Member, CTAHR Faculty
Senate Extension Committee (2005-2007)
Chairperson, CTAHR
Faculty Senate Extension Committee (2006-2007)
Member, CTAHR Faculty
Senate (2010-2011)
Member, CTAHR Faculty
Senate (2008-2009)
Member, CTAHR Faculty
Senate (2005-2007)
COMMITTEES
Co-Chair, Sustainable and Organic Agriculture Program, Extension Agent- Oahu and Kauai (2018-2019)
Chair,
Strategic Planning: Extension Capacity Building: Technology (2016-2017)
Member, Technology
Outreach Committee (2016-2017)
Member, Search
Committee for CTAHR Assistant Researcher-Pollinators (2016-2017)
Member, Search
Committee for CTAHR Assistant Extension Agent-Ornamental Crops
(2016-2017)
Member, Extension
Technology Committee (2015-2016)
Member, Search
Committee for CTAHR Associate Dean and Director of Extension (2013-2014)
Member,
Dean’s website committee: (2012-2013)
Member,
Dean’s Department Chair Task Force Search Committee: (2013)
Member, CTAHR Dean’s
Committee on Food Safety (2011-present)
Member, Search
Committee for CTAHR Dean and Director (2009-2010)
Member, Search
Committee for TPSS Assistant Extension Agent: Oahu Edible Crops Extension Agent
Position (2011)
Member, Search
Committee for PEPS Associate Professor: Sustainable Pest Management Position
(2010-2011)
Member, CTAHR
Institutional Team for the eXtension. (2005-present)
Co-Chairperson, Oahu
County Centennial Celebration (2008)
Member, CTAHR Strategic
Implementation Team (2005-2006)
Chairperson, HACAA Teaching and Educational
Technologies (2013-2017)
Secretary, Hawaii
Association of County Agricultural Agents (HACAA) (2008-2011)
Chairperson, HACAA Early Career Development
(2009-2010)
Chairperson, HACAA Teaching and Educational
Technologies (2006-2008)
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