Bio: Ulalia Woodside is currently the Regional Assets Manager for Kamehameha Schools’ Natural and Cultural Resources unit of the Land Assets Division. Her responsibilities include the land management of over 200,000 acres on Hawai'i, O'ahu and Kaua'i. In addition, her team is also responsible for the development and implementation of programs to steward natural resources (Mālama ‘Āina), and increase understanding and preservation of cultural resources (Wahi Kūpuna) on the more than 340,000 acres of KS’ agriculture and conservation lands.
Education: Ulalia is a Kumu Hula completing the 'uniki (traditional graduation)rites of her family’s genealogical hula tradition under the direction of her maternal relatives. She holds Bachelor’s degrees in Political Science and Hawaiian Studies, a Certificate in the Hawaiian Language, and completed her graduate coursework in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. In 2012, Ulalia completed all the requirements to become a certified planner and member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP).
Key Publications: Kai Chan, Joshua Goldstein, Terre Satterfield, Neil Hannahs, Kekuewa Kikiloi, Robin Naidoo, Nathan Vadeboncoeur, and Ulalia Woodside. (2011). Cultural Services and Non-use Values. In P. Kareiva et al. (Eds.), Natural Capital: Theory and Practice of Mapping Ecosystem Services (pp. 206-228). New York: Oxford University Press.
Other Publications: Goldstein, J. H., G. Caldarone, C. Colvin, T. Ka`eo Duarte, D. Ennaanay, K. Fronda, N. Hannahs, E. McKenzie, G. Mendoza, K. Smith, S. Wolny, U. Woodside, and G. C. Daily (2010) TEEB case: Integrating ecosystem services into land-use planning in Hawai'i, USA. available at: www.TEEBweb.org. Kai M. A. Chan, Anne D. Guerry, Patricia Balvanera, Sarah Klain, Terre Satterfield,Xavier Basurto, Ann Bostrom, Ratana Chuenpagdee, Rachelle Gould, Benjamin S. Halpern, NeilHannahs, Jordan Levine, Bryan Norton, Mary Ruckelshaus, Roly Russell, Jordan Tam and Ulalia Woodside. (2012). Where are Cultural and Social in Ecosystem Services? A Framework for Constructive Engagement. BioScience, Vol. 62, No. 8, pp. 744-756.
Past Assignments: Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies. "Changing Conservation Management in Hawaii:Integrating the Cultural and the Social." June 2012. National Landscape Conservation Cooperatives Workshop. "Building on a Legacy of Collaboration in the Pacific: A Biocultural Approach to Facilitate Implementation." March 2012. APA Hawai'i Chapter. "Cultural Resource Management Strategies in Planning." March 2009. APA National Conference. "Emerging Issues in Indigenous Planning." Speaker with Ms. Konia Freitas. April 2008.
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