Our Mission
The mission of the Maui Nui Botanical Gardens is to foster appreciation and understanding of Maui Nui’s plants and their role in Hawaiian cultural expression by providing a gathering place for discovery, education, and conservation

Vision
Cultivating widespread preservation, conservation, and integration of Hawaiian plants throughout Maui Nui

Values
‘Oia’i’o (integrity, truth), Malama (stewardship, preservation), Ho’ala Hou (re-awaken), Ho’ona’auao (education, enlightenment)

Board of Directors:

President
Bob Hobdy

President
Bob Hobdy

Vice-President
Kuhea Paracuelles

Secretary
Cynthia Nazario-Leary

Treasurer
Anne Carter

Kathy Baldwin
Renee Leiter
Kapono'ai Molitau
Kainoa Casco
Judy McCorkle

Staff:

John Aquino : Landscape Maintenance WorkerHe is a full-time student at Maui Community College, and has established himself as an excellent worker. His background is in heavy equipment mechanics and truck driving. He is an active participant in many Hawaiian cultural activities in West Maui.

Whit Germano : Program Director
He is the newest member of the MNBG staff.  He is a graduate of Kamehameha Schools, Kapalama, and holds a BA from the University of the Pacific in Stockton, California.  Whit recently moved home to Maui after working as a Marketing Coordinator in Manhattan for 5 years.
email: Whit@mnbg.org

Joylynn Paman : Executive Director
In January 2011, Joylynn Paman became the Executive Director of the Maui Nui Botanical Gardens. She has had extensive experience in working in the non-profit world. She has served three years as Executive Director of `Ao`ao O Nā Loko I`a O Maui (Assn. of the Fishponds of Maui), a non-profit 501(c)3 organization revitalizing a Native Hawaiian fishpond in South Maui, Hawai`i. She has also been a devoted volunteer for this organization since 1997 and was its vice president for four years. Throughout her career, Joylynn has integrated her passion for the Hawaiian culture, its traditions, practices and language with her love for the marine environment. In 1998, she graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Marine Science and has worked in related environmental fields ever since. In 1997 and 1998, she served summer internships with NOAA's Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary in Maui. This led to full-time employment as their Hawaiian Cultural Educator from 1999 to 2004. For the following three years, she worked as Public Relations and Education Specialist at the Maui Invasive Species Committee. She has dedicated her life to preserving the Hawaiian culture and language through her environmental work on the island of Maui, Hawai`i.
email: joy@mnbg.org

Stephanie Seidman : Nursery Manager
She has been with MNBG for 5 years.  Her skill at growing, propagating, and landscaping with native plants is an asset to the Garden.  Her background also includes field work for the Maui Invasive species Committee. She has a B. S. degree in Natural Resource Management studies.  Stephanie is also a Board member for the Native Hawaiian Plant Society, and she volunteers for conservation work in the community.
email: Steph@mnbg.org

Tamara Sherrill : Garden Manager
She was the Maui Nui Botanical Gardens' Nursery Manager from 2003-2005. She completed her Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources and Environmental Management from University of Hawai'i in 2009 and returned to Maui to become the Garden Manager. Tamara is a Board member of the Native Hawaiian Plant Society.
email: Tamara@mnbg.org