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, Hawaii, 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 (External)
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 early detection
of non-native plants, monitoring the native Haleakala
silverswords
, and surveys of Hawaii's offshore
islets
and the Northwestern Hawaiian
Islands
.
Our current work includes
road
surveys for non-native plants,
helicopter
landing zone plant surveys, surveys for
ants
, and monitoring non-native
fireweed
.
Garfield - Daily Comic (External)
Definition:
A buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch.
Synonyms:
(External)
flying buttress
Bird Olelo Noeau of the Moment
1167. I ho`okauhua i ke kolea, no Kahiki ana ke keiki. When there is a desire for plovers, the child-to-be will travel to Kahiki. Said of a pregnant woman. If she craves plovers, her child will someday travel to foreign lands.
From: Pukui, Mary Kawena. 1983. `Olelo No`eau: Hawaiian Proverbs and Poetical Sayings. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Special Publication No. 71.
Comments? Questions? e-mail
starrimages@hear.org
.
This page was created on 01 October 2002 by
Starr
, and was last updated on 20 November 2009 by
Starr
.
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