Ron Cannarella will introduce the legal requirements, milestones, and due-dates for the Hawaii SWARS. He will put this planning effort in a historic context, and will touch upon some of the unique qualities of the Hawaii SWARS. He will then introduce the other panelists, who will elaborate on various aspects of the State-wide Assessment of Forest Conditions. Note: This session will focus on the first of two documents comprising the SWARS; the first document of the SWARS is the State-wide Assessment of Forest Conditions. The second document of the SWARS is the State-wide Resource Strategy.