Since its founding in 1975 FLA has been managed by a volunteer Board of Directors 

MISSION

The Friends of Lyon Arboretum is a nonprofit organization that supports Lyon Arboretum’s stewardship of Hawaii’s biodiversity and its conservation, education, and research activities. FLA engages our community and visitors by providing opportunities to enjoy and learn about this irreplaceable resource and to preserve it for future generations.

He kuleana ko mākou e mālama i kēia wahi no nā hanauna hou.

FLA is a 501(c)3 nonprofit, membership organization that provides funding and support to the Lyon Arboretum, a research unit of the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. FLA funding supports arboretum programs and we work to promote community awareness of the arboretum. Since its founding in 1975, Friends of Lyon Arboretum has been managed by a volunteer Board of Directors.

 

BOARD OFFICERS

President
Pamela Pleus

Vice President
Holly Marchant

Treasurer
Kiki Belcaid

Secretary
Bebe Richardson Phillips

Past President
Sandra Kunimoto

 

BOARD MEMBERS

Claire Wong Black

Melissa Duarte-Lopez

Scott Ezer

James Hayes

Jami Hirota

Mitchell Pleus

Joyce Tam-Sugiyama

 

STAFF

Administrative Assistant
Sharlene Hirai