John Leong graduated from Punahou School and received his B.S. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania in Entrepreneurial Management and Environmental Policy & Management.

Specialty areas include business management, environmental management, and company development. John also helps as a field manager for a variety of projects. While he doesn’t consider himself a specialist in one particular field, he enjoys learning from the many projects and colleagues that the Pono Pacific team works with.

John enjoys hiking, running, drawing, and spending time in solitude. He also enjoys fellowship with his coworkers, friends, and bible study. He also is blessed to have a wonderful wife who he enjoys spending time with, learning from, and loving.

“Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.”
– Proverbs 19-21

Matthew Bauer attended University Laboratory School in Manoa and earned a B.A. from the University of Washington.

Matthew has experience in trail maintenance, predator control, Elepaio monitoring, wetland bird monitoring, wetland restoration, fencing, and native plant restoration. Matthew has worked with Pono Pacific since 2001.

Matthew’s hobbies include surfing, paddling, fishing, hiking, and growing native plants.

“A‘ole pau ka ‘ike i ka halau ho’okahi,” “Not all learning is done in one school,” Mary Kawena Pukui

Julianna Rapu Leong graduated from Punahou School and received a B.S. in Biology from Scripps College in Claremont, California.

Julianna is experienced in trail maintenance and building, predator control, bird monitoring, wetland restoration, fencing, native plant restoration, and educational programming. Julianna is also a licensed restricted pesticide applicator.

Some of the activities that Julianna enjoys include hiking, swimming, dancing, paddling, reading, and working to protect Hawaii’s fragile ecosystems and species. She also enjoys traveling and learning from others. Her time with friends, family, and her husband are very important to her.

“Te henua he tao‘a o te Atua, mo te tangata e hapa‘o,” “The land is God’s gift, it is for people to take care of her”