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
Cara Oba
Vice President
Jami Hirota
Treasurer
Krislyn Kurosaki
Secretary
Pamela Pleus
Past President
Pamela Pleus
BOARD MEMBERS
Christine David Belcaid
Claire Black
Sue Chouljian
Melissa Duarte-Lopez
Michele Harman
Jim Hayes
Audrey Hirayama
Dudley Hulbert
Lizabeth Kashinsky
Mitchell Pleus
Joyce Tam-Sugiyama
Dawn Yoshimura-Sinclair