Hannah Lutgen and Russel Galanti have played instrumental research roles with local farms, supporting growers and producers with dedicated expertise focused on pests and diseases of Proteaceae crops. Lutgen and Galanti recently published two CTAHR extension publications that outline fungal and nematode associations with Protea crops and disease management practices. Available at OF-60.pdf (hawaii.edu) and OF-61.pdf (hawaii.edu).
Patio Nelson
Hawaii Delegate
Protea MyLife LLC
Information Resources:
Thomas Heaton, reporter for Civil Beat
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/08/mauis-fire-and-winds-also-is-taking-a-toll-on-farmers-and-ranchers/
Russell Galanti, Hawaii University.
Brian Miyamoto, Department of Agriculture.
Hannah Lutgen, Extension Faculty, Landscape and Floriculture. University of Hawaii at Manoa, College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources (CTAHR)