Daniel Dinell is President of Trees for Honolulu's Future, a nonprofit umbrella group that envisions a tree-filled city of Honolulu that preserves and enhances our quality of life, especially in the face of climate change. He serves on the Mayor’s Arborist Advisory Committee, several nonprofit boards, and is principal of a consulting firm. Prior to joining Trees for Honolulu's Future, Dan held leadership roles in both private and government sectors. Most of interest to HCPO is Dan is a former Executive Director of the Hawai’i Community Development Authority (HCDA). Born and raised in Honolulu, a product of the Hawaiʻi public schools, Dan holds a BA in political science from Colorado College and attended graduate school as a Monbusho Scholar at the University of Tokyo.