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Land and PeopleAuthor: Melissa Chimera
Hawaii conservationist and artist Melissa Chimera and University of Hawaii Mnoa fire and ecosystems scientist Dr. Clay Trauernicht talk with land protectors in Hawaii and the Pacific about the places they cherish through their professional and ancestral ties. We paint an intimate portrait of todays land stewards dealing with global crises while problem solving at the local level. Brought to you by the Cooperative Extension Program at the University of Hawaii at Mnoas College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. Music Raindrops courtesy Lobo Loco and Bale Wengei courtesy Joshua Rostron. Language: en Genres: History, Nature, Science Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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EP 67 Land stewards Cheyenne Hiapo Perry and Lisa Hadway Spain on the leadership challenges of forest protection on Hawai’i Island
Episode 67
Friday, 21 November, 2025
In Melissa and Clay’s live recorded interview at ʻImiloa Center in Hilo, they talk with Cheyenne Hiapo Perry of the Mauna Kea Watershed Alliance and former state Forestry and Wildlife Administrator Lisa Hadway Spain about their respective leadership experiences in conservation. Each speaks to their early fascination with the marine world, while coming to the professional world of land conservation in very different ways–for Lisa, it was studying entomology at University of Hawai’i (UH) at Mānoa, while for Cheyenne he came to UH Hilo’s Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental Studies after a military career abroad. Both Lisa and Cheyenne speak to the managerial challenges of dealing with difficult people, handling politics and marshalling stewardship resources during difficult financial downturns–and ultimately how it takes grit and determination to see things through.
