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- Plants of Hawaii - (Images)
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- Insects of Hawaii
- Herps of Hawaii
- Natural Areas of Hawaii
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149 Hawea Place
Makawao, Maui, Hawaii 96768 USA
fstarr@hawaii.edu, kmartz@hawaii.edu
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| About Us |
| Forest was born and raised on the island of Maui, Hawaii. Kim is part Hawaiian and was born and raised on the mainland US. We met at Cornell University in New York, where we enjoyed rock climbing and the changing seasons. After graduating we moved to Maui, switched to surfing, and worked in the real estate and hotel industries. In 1997 we entered the conservation industry, working as biologists for the University of Hawaii. We also do contract work as Starr Environmental. Our primary focus is on plants, though we also delve into insects, birds, and other aspects of Hawaii natural history. Examples of our work include monitoring the native Haleakala silverswords, surveys of Hawaii's offshore islets and the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, road surveys for non-native plants, and helicopter landing zone plant surveys. Our current work includes early detection surveys for ants, monitoring non-native fireweed, and surveys for native fruit flies. |