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