Laukahi

A dedicated
alliance

Laukahi is a voluntary alliance of agencies, organizations, and individuals aiming to protect Hawaiʻi's rare plant species through coordinated conservation, implementing the Hawaiʻi Strategy for Plant Conservation.

Since 2016

Laukahi — “single leaf” in Hawaiian — develops and shares tools, and seeks support from new sources, to conserve Hawaiian plants. Formed in 2016, Laukahi is an independent non-profit working to implement the Hawaiʻi Strategy for Plant Conservation, with the Hawaiʻi Conservation Alliance Foundation as fiscal sponsor.

The Hawaiʻi Strategy for Plant Conservation →
Mission

To enhance and expand plant conservation in Hawaiʻi by uniting our collective efforts, aligning our shared goals toward a more comprehensive approach, and promoting awareness of Hawaiʻi's significant contribution to global biodiversity.

Vision

Successful efforts by Hawaiʻi's plant conservation community that prevent the extinction of native species and their habitats, and build awareness of Hawaiʻi's significant contribution to global biodiversity conservation.

Frequently asked

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Advisory Council

Volunteer effort
Lauren WeisenbergerChair
US Fish & Wildlife Service
Mark Burgman
UH Mānoa, School of Life Sciences
Ulu Ching
Hawaiʻi Conservation Alliance Foundation
Don Drake
UH Mānoa & Lyon Arboretum
Matthew Keir
DLNR–DOFAW
Randy Kennedy
Hawaiʻi Conservation Alliance Foundation
Matthew Knope
UH Mānoa, School of Life Sciences
Elliott Parsons
Pacific-RISCC, UH
Talia Portner
Honolulu Botanical Gardens
Raedelle Van Fossen
Lyon Arboretum
Seana Walsh
National Tropical Botanical Garden
Network Coordinator

Kimberly Shay

Interested in joining the Laukahi Network? Reach out to the coordinator.