Makawao Corey Ryder
Dr. Ed Laws, Ph. D.
Former Chairman
Department of Oceanography
University of Hawaii
In April 2003 the President of the University of Hawaii referred Earth Foundation�s Mr. Ryder to Dr. Ed Laws then serving as Chairman of the UH Department of Oceanography. It was a great pleasure for EF�s Mr. Ryder to meet and form a relationship with the great gentleman Dr. Laws over a 1 � year period. During that time, UH Oceanography Chairman Dr. Laws spent considerable time sharing substantial information with EF about Hawaii�s and the world�s oceans, other scientific information, public health, and the scientific method of research.