Who we are

The Molokaʻi Wetland Partnership (MWP) is made up of local groups representing traditional knowledge and expertise, as well state and national organizations. Our vision is an interconnected network of diverse and resilient wetlands that support thriving community traditional practices, native flora and fauna, and ecosystem services in the face of climate change and sea-level rise. We help connect grassroots organizations to federal and state agencies.

Molokaʻi Wetland Partnership members at Kā kahaiʻa National Wildlife Refuge.

Our Partners

Our partners include those shown below, but we welcome new members with an interest in wetland restoration and management on Molokaʻi, particularly community members and organizations.

Molokaʻi Land Trust (MLT)

Butch Haase, Executive Director

Wailana Moses, Programs Manager

Ka Ipu Makani Cultural Heritage Center

Pūlama Lima, Executive Director

Sustʻāinable Molokai (SM)

Katy Mokuau, Climate Change & Resiliency Director

Heather Place, Climate Change & Resiliency Coordinator

Department of Hawaiian Homelands (DHHL)

Nancy McPherson, Senior Planner

HI State DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW)

Jason Misaki, Wildlife Biologist

John Medeiros, Wildlife Biologist

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Bret Wolfe, Manager - Kākāhaiʻa National Wildlife Refuge

Carrie Harrington, Biologist - Hawaiʻi & Maui Nui

Sheldon Plentovich, Coastal Program Manager

Pacific Birds Habitat Joint Venture (PBHJV)

Helen Raine, Hawaiʻi Conservation Coordinator

Monica Iglecia, U.S. Coordinator

Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources

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U.S Geological Survey (USGS)

Judith Drexler, Wetland Ecologist

Hawaiian Islands Conservation Collective

Arleone Dibben Young, Board Member