Randy was born and raised in Honolulu, HI, and graduated from Punahou School and the University of Hawai`i. Randy’s conservation career started in 1985 as a summer intern in the Resources Management Division at Haleakalā National Park. He served 22 years as watershed manager of Maui Land & Pineapple Company’s Puʻu Kukui Watershed Preserve. He also served as the founding member and Chair of the Maui Invasive Species Committee from 1991 - 2010, program manager for the East Maui Watershed Partnership from 2010 - 2014, and as Interagency Coordinator for the Hawai`i Invasive Species Council at the Hawai`i Department of Land and Natural Resources from 2014 - 2021. Randy currently lives in Kalaheo, HI, and serves on the boards of the Conservation Council for Hawai'i, Learning Endeavors (a Maui-based conservation education non-profit) and on the advisory committee for the Kaua`i Invasive Species Committee.