Research Faculty
Teresita D. Amore
Associate Professor
Floriculture Breeding
Tissue Culture
amore@hawaii.edu 
St. John Room 201
Orville C. Baldos
Associate Professor
Landscape & Ornamental Horticulture
obaldos@hawaii.edu St. John Room 208
Jonathan L. Deenik
Specialist | Department Chair
Soil Fertility
Soil Management
jdeenik@hawaii.edu Sherman Room 236
Michael B. Kantar
Associate Professor
Plant Breeding
Genetics/Genomics
mbkantar@hawaii.edu St. John Room 204
Andrew J. Kaufman
Associate Professor | Specialist
Landscape Design & Management
Environmental Psychology
kaufmana@hawaii.edu St. John Room 110
Kent D. Kobayashi
Associate Professor
Controlled Environment Ag
Photobiology
kentko@hawaii.edu St. John Room 207
Kenneth W. Leonhardt
Specialist | Graduate Chair
Ornamental Crops
Protea and Landscape Trees
leonhard@hawaii.eduSt. John Room 19
Noa K. Lincoln
Associate Professor
Agroecology
Indigenous Agriculture
nlincoln@hawaii.ed St. John Room 102
Tai McClellan Maaz
Assistant Professor
Soil Science
Soil Health and Fertility
tai.mc.maaz@hawaii.edu Sherman Room 127
Michael G. Muszynski
Associate Professor
Maize Genetics and Genomics
Molecular Plant Biology
mgmuszyn@hawaii.edu St. John Room 206
Nhu H. Nguyen
Associate Professor
Soil Microbial Ecology
Agricultural Microbiomes
nhu.nguyen@hawaii.edu Sherman Room 221
Robert E. Paull
Professor | Researcher
Plant Physiology
Postharvest Physiology
paull@hawaii.edu St. John Room 516
Theodore J. Radovich
Professor | Extension Specialist
Sustainable & Organic Agriculture
Vegetable Crop Ecology
theodore@hawaii.eduSt. John Room 209
Anna (Ania) Wieczorek
Professor
Biotechnology Outreach
GENE-ius Day Program
ania@hawaii.eduSt. John Room 117
Jing Yan
Assistant Professor
Soil Physics
Soil-Plant-Water Relations
yanjing@hawaii.edu St. John 109A
Extension Faculty
Amjad B. Ahmad
Assistant Extension Agent
Sustainable & Organic Agriculture
Soil Fertility
alobady@hawaii.edu Wahiawā Extension Office, O‘ahu County
Russell C. Galanti
Assistant Extension Agent
Ornamental Production
Landscape
rgalanti@hawaii.edu Komohana Research and Extension Center, Hawai‘i County
Rosemary Gutierrez Coarite
Assistant Extension Agent
Edible Crops
Integrated Pest Management
gr6@hawaii.edu Kahului Extension Office, Maui County
Jennifer A. Hawkins
Junior Extension Agent
Edible Crops
Ag. Skills Training
jhawk@hawaii.edu Moloka‘i Extension Office, Maui County
Jackie Jamison
Assistant Extension Agent
Urban Horticulture
Master Gardener Coordinator
jamison9@hawaii.edu Kahului Extension Office, Mau‘i County
Andrea M. Kawabata
Extension Agent
Orchard Crops
Coffee (Statewide)
andreak@hawaii.edu Kona Extension Office, Hawai‘i County
James E. Keach
Assistant Extension Agent
Ornamental Crops
Kaua‘i Master Gardener Program
jkeach@hawaii.edu Kaua‘i Extension Office, Kaua‘i County
Emilie R. Kirk
Associate Extension Agent
Sustainable & Organic Agriculture
Agroecology
erkirk@hawaii.edu Kaua‘i Extension Office, Kaua‘i County
Tina S. Lau
Junior Extension Agent
Urban Horticulture
O‘ahu Master Gardener Program
tinat@hawaii.edu Pearl City Urban Garden Center, O‘ahu County
Hannah C. Lutgen
Junior Extension Agent
Landscape and Ornamental
Floriculture
hannahcl@hawaii.edu Kahului Extension Office, Maui County
Kristin M. Matsumoto
Junior Specialist
Gene-ius Day Program
K-12 Education Specialist
khalbert@hawaii.edu St. John Room 117
Sharon Motomura-Wages
Associate Extension Agent
Edible Crops
Farm Food Safety
smotomur@hawaii.eduKomohana Research and Extension Center, Hawai‘i County
Ty G. McDonald
Associate Extension Agent
Landscape & Consumer Hort.
Hawai‘i Master Gardener Program
tym@hawaii.edu Kona Extension Office, Hawai‘i County
Alberto H. Ricordi
Assistant Extension Agent
Landscape and Ornamental Crops
Urban Horticulture
albertoh@hawaii.edu Pearl City Urban Garden Center, O‘ahu County
Joshua Silva
Associate Extension Agent
Soil Science
Farm Food Safety
jhsilva@hawaii.edu Pearl City Urban Garden Center, O‘ahu County
Kylie L.T. Tavares
Junior Extension Agent
Sustainable & Organic Agriculture
Farm Food Safety
kylie.tavares@hawaii.eduKahului Extension Office, Mau‘i County
Jensen Y. Uyeda
Associate Extension Agent
Commercial Edible Crop Production
juyeda@hawaii.edu Pearl City Urban Garden Center, O‘ahu County
Cooperating Faculty
Dulal Borthakur
Researcher
Tropical Tree Legumes-Agroforestry
dulal@hawaii.edu Ag Sciences Building 415F
Kiana Frank
Associate Professor
Aquatic Environmental Microbiology
klfrank@hawaii.eduKewalo Marine Laboratory 312
Mengting (Maggie) Yuan
Assistant Researcher/Professor
Soil Microbial Ecology
Microbial Interactions
myuan2@hawaii.eduIAAB (Life Sciences) 310
Mark Wright
Professor & Extension Specialist
Insect Ecology
Integrated Pest Management
markwrig@hawaii.eduGilmore Hall 511A
Graduate Students
Andrew Bohringer
MS Student | Radovich Lab
Nutrient management in taro in aquaponics
Quinn Campbell
PhD Student | Kantar Lab
Pre-breeding sorgum with wild genetics for commercialization
Sebastian Church
PhD Student | Frank Lab
Microbial nitrate reduction in lo’i kalo
Ishwora Dhungana
PhD Student | N. Nguyen Lab
Plant and microbially mediated phosphorus mobilization
Fernanda Ghenov
PhD Student | Muszynski Lab
Genomic pathways of tropical maize photoperiod response
Christian Gum
MS Student | Radovich Lab
Pre-breeding sorgum with wild genetics for commercialization
Thomas Haensel
PhD Student | Lincoln Lab
Modeling pedogenic threshholds in basalt soils
Rishi Prasadh
MS Student | N. Nguyen Lab
Microbial extracellular polymeric substances in soil
Tylor Schwarze
PhD Student | Leonhardt Lab
Improved propagation methods for sterile (3N) landscape trees
Jaclyn Uy
PhD Student | Amore Lab
Embryogenesis & transformation in tropical maize
Administrative, Technical, and Support Staff
Emeriti and Retired Faculty
H.C. “Skip” Bittenbender
Emeritus Extension Specialist in Beverage Crops
Department Chair
Steven K. Fukuda
Emeritus Extension Agent
Mitiku D. Habte
Emeritus Soil Scientist
Andrew F. Kawabata
Extension Agent
Bernard A. Kratky
Emeritus Researcher
Mike A. Nagao
Emeritus Researcher
Roy M. Yamakawa
Extension Agent
