EP 66 Land manager Bill Stormont on bringing aloha to the hardships and controversies in stewardship
From Land and People by Melissa Chimera
November 7, 2025 · 1h 31m · Season 4 · Episode 66
About this episode
Bill Stormont discusses his extensive experience in Hawaiian land stewardship and the importance of approaching challenges with heart.
Bill Stormont has worked in Hawaiian land stewardship for more than forty years. Born to a multi-generational Hāmākua family and raised on Hawaiʻi Island, Bill started in high school building trails and fences beginning in 1976 through the Youth Conservation Corps. His career within the Department of Land and Natural Resources has taken him from natural areas preservation, to trails and access, and Mauna Kea stewardship. Bill gets into the controversies around feral pig removal in sensitive ecosystems, as well as managing eucalyptus stands for commercial ventures on Hawaiʻi Island, and why coming into any endeavor with heart first is always an essential approach.
People in this episode
Host: Melissa Chimera
Guest: Bill Stormont
Topics covered
- land stewardship
- Hawaiian culture
- environmental management
- feral pig removal
- commercial ventures
- community involvement
Keywords
- land stewardship
- Hawaiian culture
- feral pigs
- environmental management
- Mauna Kea
- commercial eucalyptus
- community involvement
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Department of Land and Natural Resources
Places: Hawaiʻi Island, Mauna Kea, Hāmākua
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