Land and People

Melissa Chimera

Hawai`i conservationist and artist Melissa Chimera and University of Hawai`i Mānoa fire and ecosystems scientist Dr. Clay Trauernicht talk with land protectors in Hawai`i and the Pacific about the places they cherish through their professional and ancestral ties. We paint an intimate portrait of today’s land stewards dealing with global crises while problem solving at the local level. Brought to you by the University of Hawai`i at Mānoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. Music ”Raindrops” courtesy Lobo Loco.

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Land and People

Episodes (76)

Friday EP 75 Waikōloa Dry Forest biologists Jen Lawson and Rob Yagi on the interface between people and the rarest of the rare forests
Mar 13th EP 74 Biologist Jim Jacobi on mapping and surveying Hawaii’s unique ecosystems across time and space
Feb 26th EP 73 Pilot David Okita on the evolution of helicopters as an essential tool for conservation land management

Land and People

Apr 3, 2026
1 hours
79 MB

In this episode, Melissa and Clay talk to Waikōloa Dry Forest Initiative executive director Jen Lawson and preserve manager Rob Yagi about their work to promote and restore one of the most endangered ecosystems in the world. Formed in 2011 to protect, promote, and restore a native Hawaiian dry forest after years of grassroots advocacy, the Waikōloa Dry Forest Preserve was established to protect many of the remaining native trees in the region. We get into Jen and Robʻs respective backgrounds in biology, how they came to Hawaiʻi through their stewardship of Pōhakuloa Training Area, and t...

Land and People

EP 75 Waikōloa Dry Forest biologists Jen Lawson and Rob Yagi on the interface between people and the rarest of the rare forests

Melissa Chimera

00:00 -01:08:42