Hugo Harold Huntzinger ( – November 22, 1993) was an American park ranger who served as the

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executive in Hawaii and chief ranger at the United States National Parks.

Biography

He was born in 1934 in

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in family of Harold and Sophia S. Huntzinger. He has brother, David and sister, Sonya (Hager). His grandmother came to USA from

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, so he traveled to see Russia in summer 1992. Graduated of

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as а geologist. He collected

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s and

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from all over the world, and even sell and exchange them in

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farmers market. He served in the

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, where he met his wife. In 1990th he was member of the

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in Hawaii. Supported

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in Hawaii.

National Park Service career

From 1957 he was with the

for 36 years in his career. From August 2, 1970 till May 25, 1974 he was superintendent of the

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. In 1971 he updated the National Park Service policy. From May 26, 1974 till December 19, 1987 he was Haleakala National Park superintendent. He established goat control program at the Haleaka National Park and reduce its number from 4000 to 400. He established strong programs in biological preservation. 1990-HAVO-Vtorov

From December 20, 1987 he served as

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superintendent Huntzinger was an opponent of noisy stressful to the nature helicopter sight-seeing operations in both parks. He also believes that the proposed Commercial Satellite Launching Facility represents a "direct threat" to this natural heritage site. He died in the morning November 22, 1993 while en route to Hilo Hospital. His memorial service held in November 27, on the edge of

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, Kilauea Overlook, Crater Rim Drive of Hawaii Volcanoes.Hugo Huntzinger: Obituary // Honolulu Advertiser. November 27, 1993.

Family

With his wife Kyung Ja, he had a son, Lorenz, and a daughter, Frances.

Organizations

Member of organisations: *

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Bibliography

* ''Huntzinger H. H.'' Newsletter concerning results of Kipahulu-Seven Pools Public Workshops. 1975. Nov. 3. * ''Huntzinger H. H.'' Oheʻo final development concept plan United States: Haleakala National Park (Hawaii). National Park Service, 1977.

Literature

He was mentioned and acknowledged in papers: * ''Baker J. K., Reeser D. W.'' Goat management problems in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park: a history, analysis, and management plan. Natural Resources Report No. 2, National Park Service, 1972. 22 p. * ''Scott J. M.'' Hawaii's Upland Forests // Science New Series, Vol. 220, No. 4601 (Jun. 3, 1983), p. 1002. * ''James H. F., Olson S. L.'' Descriptions of Thirty-Two New Species of Birds from the Hawaiian Islands: Part II. Passeriformes. Ornithological Monographs No. 46. 1991, pp. 1–88. * ''Kjargaard J.'' Some aspects of Feral Goat Distribution in Haleakala National Park. Report No. 52 Hawaii. University of Hawaii At Manoa. 1984. 19 p. * ''Tolson H. A., Baker H. W., Danz H. P.''Historic Listing of National Park Service Officials: May 1, 1991. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1991. 231 p. * ''Engledow J.'' Haleakalā, a History of the Maui Mountain. Maui Island Press, 2012. 177 p.
Friends of Haleakalä National Park
2012. Spring. (with photo show Hugo Huntzinger inspecting Kaupö pali on page 8).

References

External links

* Historic Listing of

Officials
Superintendents of National Park System Areas
Hawaii. Last Modified: 2000. {{DEFAULTSORT:Huntzinger, Hugo 1934 births 1993 deaths People from Los Angeles People from Hawaii 20th-century American geologists National Park Service personnel San Jose State University alumni