Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 8, Number 11, 1 November 1991 — Working for wildlife [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Working for wildlife

The Office of Hawauan Affairs is proud to acknowledge the efforts of Hawaiians who haue contributed to the presewation of Hawaii's natural heritage. The following new feature, Working For Wildlife, will highlight Hawaiians who have worked to maintain the enuironmental beauty of the islands.

In 1986 1 met Julie Leialoha on the remote island of Laysan in the northwest Hawaiian ehain. She was working for the Nahonal Marine Fisheries Service Monk Seal Project. It was niee to see a Hawaiian working so hard to protect endangered wildlife. Prior to that she had been an instructor for Hawaii Bound, a wilderness/self awareness course modeled after the Outward Bound programs on the mainland. Presently, Julie works at the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Resource Management Division where her main objectives are to monitor, map and preserve native vegetation. Julie knows well the problems facing the native ecosystems whieh she works so hard to protect. Her dedication toward wildlife preservation makes her a shining example of us all. Patrick Ching

Julie Leialoha

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