You are invited to a presentation by Jim Waddington, a friend of the Sangha, on what he and his wife, Cindy, experienced performing conservation work on Laysan Island in 2009 and 2010. (Laysan Island is 808 nautical miles northwest of Honolulu and is about 1 mile by 1.5 miles in size.)

Jim and Cindy Waddington have been involved in volunteer conservation work with the Sierra Club Oahu Group, Nature Conservancy, US Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, and the State Dept. of Land and Natural Resources.

Laysan is the most pristine of the field camps and the work is more varied than elsewhere. In addition, the living conditions are the most primitive of the field stations, and how we lived day to day is usually interesting to any audience even if they are not wildlife enthusiasts! – Jim Waddington

More about the Presenter
Jim Waddington describes himself as a “bon dance enthusiast.” He attends the Wednesday evening “Bondancercise” at the Betsuin and participates in bon dances around the island throughout the summer. He has a bachelor degree (1975) from Duke University in psychology and anthropology and an MBA from UH, Manoa in Travel Industry Management (1981). He had a brief career as a CPA before joining the accounting faculty at Hawaii Pacific University in 1986 and retired May, 2008. He and his wife, Cindy, had several opportunities to volunteer at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge after visiting there are tourists in 2001. Because of their extensive experience with natural resource agencies over 20+ years, they were recruited to volunteer in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.

About the Sharing Life Experiences series
We have discovered friends of our Sangha with special and interesting life experiences. Whenever possible, we will invite these friends to share their experiences with us. We have an opportunity to welcome new friends and learn about their lives through this event of sharing.