The Hawaii Conservation Alliance hosts the annual Hawaii Conservation Conference (HCC) in July. Now in its 17th year, The Hawaii Conservation Conference is the largest gathering of people actively involved in the protection and management of Hawaii’s natural environment.
Ben Namakin Plenary Speaker, July 29 Hawaii Conservation Conference. Ben Namakin Pacific Islands Climate Revolution Ben Namakin is co-founder of the Pacific Islands Climate Revolution (PICRe), an organizations dedicated to recognizing youth as being under-represented in climate change dialogues, negotiations, and decision-making. He was born in 1980 and grew up on islands in the Pacific, living first in Kiribati and then moving in 1996 with his family to Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia...
Ramsay Taum Free Public Lecture, July 29, 2009 Hawaii Conservation Conference, Honolulu, HI
Jerry Mitchell Plenary Speaker, July 29 Hawaii Conservation Conference, Honolulu, HI
Stephen Schneider, Free Public Lecture, 2009 Hawaii Conservation Conference, July 29, 2009
Chipper Wichman presenting. As large-scale ecological restoration initiatives in Hawaii gain momentum, protecting botanical biodiversity must be aggressively undertaken. With 274 plant species currently listed as endangered, Hawaii has the most endangered flora in the US and time is running out. Historically, inadequate funding has constrained successful conservation of these rare species. This must be reversed if a large-scale restoration effort is to be successful. The current Plant Extincti...
Christian Giardina presenting. Native ecosystems and the Hawaiian culture they sustain face a stark future. While many landscapes, riparian areas and coastlines across Hawai'i have conservation status, and? restoration and conservation activities by diverse entities proceed on numerous fronts, the potent forces of invasive and exotic plants, animals and pathogens are wreaking havoc on our native ecosystems. The Hawaii Restoration and Conservation Initiative seeks to: i) establish a new dialogu...
Shauna Kehaunani Tom presenting. Opihi (Cellana spp.) are one of the most prized species harvested in Hawai`i, due to their cultural significance to Hawaiians and their high economic value. In Hawai`i, opihi are considered the fish of death because they are located in the inter-tidal zone with large wave action, so people risk their lives while harvesting opihi. Opihi are also an important source of protein, vitamins A & D, phosphorous and iron, before foodstuff began to be imported. There are...
Alicia Oller presenting. Wind energy provides a clean, renewable energy source that is in high demand in Hawaii and throughout the United States (U.S.) as a response to concerns about global climate change. As wind power has become more common, the need to address potential environmental impacts has increased. Birds and bats have been identified as a group potentially at risk because of collisions with wind turbines and associated structures. Fatality monitoring studies are central to understa...
Edith Nonner presenting. One of the major Hawaiian natural resource management issues that has generated debate is the protection of native ecosystems versus public hunting. Hawaii is unique in that none of the game species hunted are native. Hunting remains a popular and cherished activity for many of Hawaii's residents. However, Hawaii has the highest number of endangered and threatened plant species (377) in the U.S., and management for higher populations of game mammals may potentially hav...
Jason Sumiye presenting. Over approximately two years, The Nature Conservancy of Hawai'i (TNCH) worked with multiple partner organizations to test and evaluate ungulate control programs and research methods in its preserves. Prohunt and Landcare Research were hired to provide professional animal control and data analysis, respectively; Telemetry Solutions provided GPS animal tracking collars; and TNCH contracted a market study to assess the business feasibility of a local company providing the...
