HONOLULU, Nov. 8 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release:
A $2.8 million partnership between the University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa and the U.S. Forest Service will help Pacific Island landowners protect forests and prepare for wildfire, drought, and severe storms.
The Pacific Forest Resilience Program will fund five new Forest Service-affiliated junior extension agents through UH Manoa's College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience (CTAHR).
The positions will serve American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau. Applications for all five positions open November 9, 2026, with agents expecte...