2010 hawaii conservation conference program

2010 HAWAI‘I CONSERVATION CONFERENCE

PACIFIC ECOSYSTEMMANAGEMENT& RESTORATIONApplying Traditional andWestern Knowledge Systems

August 4 – 6, 2010Hawai‘i Convention Center

Hawai‘i Conservation Alliance

Hawai‘i Conservation Alliance Foundation

The Hawai‘i Conservation Alliance and Hawai‘i Conservation Alliance Foundation gratefully acknowledge the Major Sponsors

of the 18th Annual Hawai‘i Conservation Conference

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Aloha and welcome to the 18th Annual Hawai‘i Conservation Conference (HCC), sponsored by the Hawai‘i Conservation

Alliance (HCA) and the Hawai‘i Conservation Alliance Foundation (HCAF). The HCC is the largest gathering of people actively

involved in the research and management of Hawaiian ecosystems, attracting on average 1,000 people. The HCC provides

a unique opportunity for natural resource managers, the scientific community, ecosystem restoration specialists, and other

interested persons to share information and ideas on a broad spectrum of conservation issues relevant to Hawai‘i.

Ecosystem management and restoration in Hawai‘i and across the Pacific continues to evolve. Over the past decade landowners,

communities, agencies, and governments have begun to work together more collaboratively, utilizing diverse knowledge

systems and decision-making approaches to solve complex natural and cultural resource issues. The 2010 HCC will highlight

success stories from Hawai‘i, New Zealand, Micronesia, and other Pacific Islands. Join us in an exploration of this emerging trend in

ecosystem management and restoration through formal presentations, informal discussions, and other opportunities to

talk story with scientists and citizens, cultural practitioners and researchers.

This year’s program features a variety of keynote and session talks and forums that explore many topics, with one session

track dedicated exclusively to the 2010 theme Pacific Ecosystem Management and Restoration: Applying Traditional and Western

Knowledge Systems. The Opening Keynote speaker is Aroha Te Pareake Mead, Chair of IUCN’s Commission on Environmental,

Economic and Social Policy (CEESP), and a global expert on conservation and indigenous rights. The Closing Keynote speaker

is The Honorable Togiola T.A. Tulafono, Governor of American Samoa, who will share his thoughts on leadership and

conservation in the Pacific. The conference’s concurrent sessions provide in-depth explorations on a variety of topics, including

conservation and cultural alliances, bridging scientific approaches across disciplines and cultures, and current management

efforts ranging from marine and terrestrial species conservation to invasive species controls.

In addition to the sessions at the HCC, we invite you to enjoy a variety of other events and activities. At this year’s

conference we are pleased once again to present the Conservation Through Art Exhibit featuring artwork by conservationists

affiliated with HCA Partner organizations. The exhibit will be an expression of each individual's commitment to the conservation

of the ecosystems, native species, and culture that comprise Hawai‘i. The HCA will be hosting the second annual free Open House

and Public Lecture on Thursday, August 5 starting at 4:30pm. The Open House features a Community Market, science and art

exhibits, presentations, music by Kupa‘aina, and a silk aerial dance performance by Samadhi. The Public Lecture features award-

winning wildlife photographer and biologist Jack Jeffrey who will enchant with images of rare Hawaiian birds and stories of his

adventures in the field.

Lastly, we encourage each HCC attendee to make a voluntary, tax-deductible carbon offset contribution to help achieve the goal

of a carbon-neutral event. HCAF will donate a portion of the registration fees to offset the HCC footprint, and you can help

by offsetting your travel and lodging emissions. Simply visit the HCC web site or the registration desk to make your contribution. All

offset donations go to a fund for native forest restoration in Hawai‘i.

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HCA PARTNERS

Bishop Museum

Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture

Hawai‘i Department of Land & Natural Resources Division of Aquatic Resources

Hawai‘i Department of Land & Natural Resources Division of Forestry & Wildlife

Kamehameha Schools

National Park Service

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of National Marine Sanctuaries

National Tropical Botanical Garden

The Nature Conservancy Hawai‘i

Office of Hawaiian Affairs

University of Hawai‘i at Ma-noa Center for Conservation Research & Training

United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service Institute of Pacific Island Forestry

United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service

United States Department of Defense Army Garrison Hawai‘i Natural Resources Program

United States Fish & Wildlife Service Ecological Services

United States Fish & Wildlife Service National Wildlife Refuge Complex

United States Geological Survey

Hawai‘i Conservation Alliance Staff

Deanna SpoonerExecutive Director

Mariza SilvaProgram Assistant

Celeste VentrescaEducation & Outreach Coordinator

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CONFERENCE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The HCA and HCAF extend a mahalo nui loa to the following persons and organizations!

Major Conference and Conservation Week Sponsors: ING DIRECT, NOAA National Marine Sanctuaries Pacific Islands

Region, Hagadone Printing Company, Honolulu Weekly, The Wildlife Society of Hawai‘i

Organizing Committee and Abstract Review Committee: Mariza Silva, Deanna Spooner, Celeste Ventresca (HCA Staff);

Lee-Ann Choy (Pacific Rim Concepts LLC); Sy Sohmer (Botanical Research Institute of Texas); Norma Bustos, Betsy Gagné,

Aaron Lowe (DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife); Lillian Coltin (Halau Ku Mana Charter School); John Chock, Ulalia Woodside

(Kamehameha Schools); Frank Hays, Melia Lane-Kamahele (National Park Service), Evelyn Wight (The Nature Conservancy Hawai‘i);

Jessica Hawkins, Candace Russo (O‘ahu Army Natural Resources Program); Jean Brokish (O‘ahu Resource Conservation &

Development Council); Noa Lincoln, Mehana Vaughan, Naupaka Zimmerman (Stanford University); Farhat Abbas, Amjad Ahmad,

Brendan Barrett, Robert Cowie (University of Hawai‘i at Ma-noa); Moana Ulu Ching, Noelani Puniwai, Sharon Ziegler-Chong (University

of Hawai‘i at Hilo); Jennifer Barrett (University of Hawai‘i Sea Grant); Jolene Lau, Reese Libby (USDA Natural Resources

Conservation Service); Paul Chang, Michelle Clark, Jennifer Higashino, Christa Russell (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service); Jim Jacobi

(U.S. Geological Survey).

Protocol Committee: Trisha Kehaulani Watson (Honua Consulting); Ulalia Woodside (Kamehameha Schools); Melia-Lane Kamahele

(National Park Service); Sam ‘Ohu Gon III, John Parks (The Nature Conservancy); Nai‘a Watson, ‘Aulani Wilhelm (NOAA Office of

National Marine Sanctuaries); Kevin Chang, Carol Ho‘omanawanui (Office of Hawaiian Affairs)

Volunteer Coordinators: Celeste Ventresca (HCA), Rob Kutler (Residential Appraisals), Claire Kavanaugh (Hawaiian Islands

Humpback Whale NMS)

Oral Presentation Coordinator: Aaron Lowe (DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife)

Art Exhibit Coordinators: Michelle Clark (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) and Marigold Zoll (DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife)

Poster Session Coordinator: Jennifer Barrett (University of Hawai‘i Sea Grant)

Transportation/Logistics Coordinator: Jessica Hawkins (O‘ahu Army Natural Resources Program)

HCA Open House Day Coordinator: Celeste Ventresca

Native Plants: Rick Barboza of Hui Ku- Maoli Ola Nursery

Student Oral and Poster Awards: Coordinated by Joy Browning (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service); sponsored by HCA and

The Wildlife Society of Hawai‘i. Mahalo to all who volunteered to judge the student presentations.

Media and Advertising Coordinators: Celeste Ventresca and Jolene Lau

Scholarship Coordinator: Lillian Coltin

Conference Logo: Lynne Egensteiner

Program Design: Hirasaki Nakagawa Design

Program Printing: Hagadone Printing Company

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Conference Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Hawai‘i Convention Center Floor Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Hawai‘i Conservation Conference Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Other Conference Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Forum Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Poster Presenters, Titles, and Location Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Exhibits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Hawai‘i Conservation Alliance Partner Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Announcement: 2011 Hawai‘i Conservation Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

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Aroha Te Pareake MeadVictoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Opening Session Keynote Speaker

Aroha Te Pareake Mead is from Ngati Awa and Ngati Porou. She was elected Chair of the

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Commission on Environmental, Economic and

Social Policy (CEESP) in November 2008 for a four year term. CEESP is one of IUCN’s six

commissions, which unite over 11,000 volunteer professionals from a range of disciplines to provide

expert advice on conservation and sustainable development issues. CEESP helps to improve national

policies and local practices on access, equity, participation and benefit sharing of natural resources.

The Commission currently focuses on seven key themes: Governance of Natural Resources; Indigenous Peoples and

Protected Areas, Environment, Macroeconomics, Trade and investment; Sustainable Livelihoods; Environment, Conflict and

Security, and Culture and Conservation. Under these themes CEESP addresses a wide range of issues ranging from genetically

modified organisms through mining and biodiversity to indigenous rights, biodiversity governance and community-based

conservation areas.

Aroha has a long-standing record in environment and development issues, particularly in relation to indigenous and local

community rights, and indigenous cultural and intellectual property issues. In her current role at the Victoria University in Wellington,

New Zealand, she is the Associate Dean of Maori Research.

SPEAKERS

Wednesday, August 4, 8:30 AM

Jack JeffreyPhotographer and Wildlife Biologist

HCA Free Public LectureFeathered Treasures: Hawai‘i’s Forest Birds – Past, Present and Future

Big Island photographer and wildlife biologist Jack Jeffrey, is intimately familiar with Hawai‘i’s

hidden valleys, remote rainforests, and rare birds. He brings to his photographic images the knowledge

from over 35 years of observation and study of Hawai‘i’s endemic forest birds. Jack combines a

naturalist’s curiosity with a photographer’s patience and technical skill to produce beautiful

photographs that have played a key role in protecting Hawai‘i’s endangered species and their island

habitats. Recently retired as senior wildlife biologist at Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge on the Big Island, Jack is recipient of

numerous awards including the prestigious National Sierra Club Ansel Adams’ Award for Conservation Photography, Hawai‘i Audubon

Society Conservationist of the Year Award, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services Employee of the Year Award and Endangered Species

Recovery Champion Award, and The Nature Conservancy of Hawai‘i Kako‘o ‘A-ina Award. He is co-author of several books and his

photographs have been featured in numerous local, national, and international magazines, books and calendars.

Thursday, August 5, 6:30 PM

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SPEAKERS

The Honorable Togiola T.A. TulafonoAmerican Samoa’s Fifty-second Governor, and Fourth Elected Samoan GovernorMarch 26, 2003 - present

Luncheon Keynote

Togiola T.A. Tulafono was born on February 28, 1947 on Aunu’u Island, American Samoa and

graduated from the High School of American Samoa-Samoana in 1966. He graduated from the

Honolulu Police Academy in 1967 and received a bachelor’s degree in political science and sociology

from Chadron State College. He received his Doctor of Laws degree in 1975 and was admitted to

the Kansas Supreme Court and the High Court of American Samoa in 1975.

From 1975 to 1977, he was a partner in an American Samoan law firm. In 1978, he was appointed as a District Court Judge until

1980, when he was elected as a Senator from Sa’ole and Sua Counties. He has been a member of bar associations in Kansas since

1975 and American Samoa, and was a member of the American Bar Association from 1975 to 1980.

He served as chairman of the inaugural Board of Directors of the American Samoa Power Authority and as chairman of the inaugu-

ral Board of Higher Education.

He has been listed in Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in the West and Outstanding Young Men of America and was elected as

Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa in 1996 and 2000.

Governor Tulafono currently serves on the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force and is the longest serving member with strong leadership and

interest in regional issues such as Climate Change.

Togiola currently serves as Chairman for the 2008 Congregational Christian Church of American Samoa (CCCAS) Assembly and will

serve until July 2010.

He was sworn in as Governor on April 7, 2003, after the sudden passing of Governor Tauese Sunia, and was elected as Governor

on November 16, 2004. He was sworn in as Governor on January 3, 2005 and re-elected for a second term as Governor on November

4, 2008. He is married to Mary Ann Taufa’asau Mauga, and they have six children and many grandchildren.

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2010 HAWAI‘I CONSERVATION CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Wednesday, August 4

7:00 – 8:30 am Registration

8:30 am – 12:00 pm Opening Session, Ballroom A

Opening Protocol and Opening Remarks

Keynote Speaker: Aroha Mead

Break

HCA Awards Presentation

12:00 – 1:00 pm Lunch Break

1:00 – 5:20 pm Concurrent Sessions 1 – 2 (see detailed schedule)

5:20 pm Daily Closing Protocol, Ballroom BC

5:30 – 8:30 pm Reception: Poster Session & Conservation Through Art Exhibit, Ballroom BC

Thursday, August 5


7:45 am Daily Opening Protocol, Ballroom BC

8:00 am – 12:20 pm Concurrent Sessions 3 – 4 (see detailed schedule)

12:20 – 2:30 pm Luncheon Panel Presentation, Ballroom AIndigenous Women in Conservation Moderator: ‘Aulani Wilhelm

Panelists: Aroha Mead, Julie Leialoha, Kalei Nu‘uhiwa, Melia Lane-Kamahele

12:30 pm Community Sustainability Market, Opens in Ballroom BC

2:30 – 4:30 pm Concurrent Session 5 (see detailed schedule)

4:30 pm Daily Closing Protocol, Ballroom BC

4:30 – 6:30 pm HCA Open House, Ballroom BC

Silk aerial dance performance by Samadhi and music by Kupa‘aina

6:30 pm Community Sustainability Market, Closes in Ballroom BC

6:30– 8:00 pm Public Lecture, Ballroom A

Jack Jeffrey, Feathered Treasures: Hawai‘i's Forest Birds – Past, Present & Future

Friday, August 6


7:45 am Daily Opening Protocol, Ballroom BC

8:00 am – 12:20 pm Concurrent Sessions 6 – 7 (see detailed schedule)

12:20 – 2:30 pm Luncheon Presentation, Ballroom AKeynote by The Honorable Togiola T.A. Tulafono, Governor of American Samoa

Student Awards Presentation

Closing Presentation by Puakea Nogelmeier

2:30– 4:30 pm Concurrent Session 8 (see detailed schedule)

4:30 pm Conference Closing Protocol, Ballroom BC

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4

LUNCH

8:30 am – 12:00 pm

12:00 – 1:00 pm

SESSION 11:00 – 3:00 pm

1:00 pm

1:20 pm

1:40 pm

2:00 pm

2:20 pm

2:40 pm

3:00 – 3:20 pm

SESSION 23:20 – 5:20 pm

3:20 pm

3:40 pm

4:00 pm

4:20 pm

4:40 pm

5:00 pm

5:20 pm

5:30 – 8:30 pm

OPENING SESSION – BALLROOM A

BREAK

DAILY CLOSING PROTOCOL

POSTER & ART RECEPTION

OPENING SESSION – BALLROOM A

LUNCH

BREAK


POSTER & ART RECEPTION

8:30 am – 12:00 pm

12:00 – 1:00 pm

SESSION 11:00 – 3:00 pm

1:00 pm

1:20 pm

1:40 pm

2:00 pm

2:20 pm

2:40 pm

3:00 – 3:20 pm

SESSION 23:20 – 5:20 pm

3:20 pm

3:40 pm

4:00 pm

4:20 pm

4:40 pm

5:00 pm

5:20 pm

5:30 – 8:30 pm

Environmental EducationModerator: Nani Anderson-Fung • Room: 312

Using ‘Ike Pono and Aloha ‘A- ina to Create Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Career Pathways Models

Kaleialoha Lum-Ho Noguchi

Keaholoa Scholars Program at the University of Hawai‘i at HiloPelika Bertelmann

Merging Native Hawaiian Knowledge with Hands-On Place-Based Earth ScienceInquiry in O‘ahu: A High School Summer Enrichment Course Experience

Lucas Moxey*

Cultivating a Collaborative Approach to Data Collection, Restoration, and Place-Based Education in Maunalua Bay

Wendy Kuntz

Ku-puna to ‘Opio: Passing Down Traditional Ecological Knowledge to Improve Contemporary Resources Management

Debbie Gowensmith

Discussion

All Things AquaticModerator: Kelvin Char • Room: 311

Phylogeography of Anchialine Shrimp Across the Southern RyukyuIslands and its Role in Pacific Ecosystem Management

David Weese*

Bacterial Genetic Diversity in the Hawaiian Anchialine EcosystemJustin Havird *

‘O-hi‘a‘pilo Wetland, Moloka‘i. Mitigation Challenges and Successes at a Designed Wetland.

Robert Bourke

Effects of Rainfall Variability and Groundwater Pumping on Streamflow in Upper Mākaha Valley

Alan Mair

Groundwater Pumping and Streamflow in a Flashy Mountainous Watershed: A Modeling Approach

Mohammad Safeeq*

Discussion

FORUM:Conservation Land and Culture: Creating Conservation and Cultural Alliances

Moderators: Kevin Chang and Lea Hong • Room: 313AB

Stacy Sproat Beck, Waipa- FoundationAhupua‘a Management and Restoration in Waipa- , Kaua‘i

Kawika Winter, Limahuli Garden, National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG)

Ahupua‘a Management and Restoration at the NTBG’s Limahuli Garden, Kaua‘i

Aurora Kagawa, Puanui ProjectHawaiian Agriculture’s Role in the Conservation Movement

in North Kohala, Hawai‘i

Kamoa Quitevis, Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA)Cultural and Natural Resource Management and OHA’s

First Project at Pahua Heiau

Kamuela Enos, Kauhale Coordinator, MA‘O Farms

Conservation in the Pacific: Past, Present & FutureModerator: Sy Sohmer • Room: Ballroom A

Origins of the Hawai‘i Natural Area Reserves SystemSteven Lee Montgomery

How Traditional Ecological Knowledge Can Drive the Development of Environmental Report Cards

Gail Tipa

Setting Biodiversity Management Priorities: A Geospatial Approach to Identifying Areas for Maintenance and Restoration of Hawai‘i’s Ecosystems

Stephanie Tom

Results from the U.S. Department of Defense’s Pacific Islands Region Threatened, Endangered, and At-Risk Species Workshops

Leslie Catherwood

The Pacific Islands Climate Change Cooperative: Adaptive Conservation in a Changing World

Jeff Burgett

Discussion

FORUM:Ku-mokuha-li‘i: A Hawaiian Perspective of the Forest

Moderator: Namaka Whitehead • Room: 313AB

Dr. Pualani Kanaka‘ole Kanahele, Edith Kanaka‘ole FoundationKu-mokuha-li‘i: A Hawaiian Perspective of the Forest

Kalei Nu‘uhiwa, Edith Kanaka‘ole FoundationPapahulilani: A Hawaiian Atmospheric and Celestial Perspective

of the Forest

Kaumakaiwa Kanaka‘ole, Edith Kanaka‘ole FoundationPapaha-naumoku: A Hawaiian Biological Perspective of the Forest

Ku‘ulei Higashi-Kanahele, Edith Kanaka‘ole FoundationPapahulihonua: A Hawaiian Hydrological and

Geological Perspective of the Forest

Huihui Kanahele-Mossman, Edith Kanaka‘ole FoundationPapaha-naumoku: A Hawaiian Ethnobiological Perspective of the Forest

Ahupua‘a Conservation and RestorationModerator: Kawika Winter • Room: Ballroom A

Limahuli Garden and Preserve: Using Science and Tradition to Restore a ValleyKawika Winter

Refining Techniques In Ecological RestorationEmory Griffin-Noyes

Hana Pa‘a – Holoholo i ke Kai a Hiala‘a Integrating Local Ecological Knowledge into the Study of Fishing Patterns in Ha-‘ena, Kaua‘i

Debbie Gowensmith

Pawehe ke Kai A‘o Ha-‘ena (Intricately Patterned is the Sea of Ha-‘ena) Translating Traditional Practice into Policy: Values and Practices Governing

Past, Present, and Future Use of the Coast of the Ahupua‘a of Ha-‘ena.Mehana Vaughan*

Density x Dispersal: Typological Transformations for a Future Ahupua‘a

Sean Connelly

Discussion

Watershed Protection and Restoration Across the PacificAli Fares • Room: 312

Community Alliance to Protect Upland Watersheds of BabeldaobLeilani Reklai

Watershed Scale Restoration for Coastal Water Quality Improvement in Pelekane Bay

John Pipan

Vegetation Studies in the Kawela Watershed on Moloka‘i in Conjunction with theUSGS Ridge-to-Reef Watershed Research Project

Jim Jacobi

Mokuhinia Ecosystem Restoration Project: Revitalizing an Ecosystem to Support Native Hawaiian Culture

Athline ClarkA Traditional-and Science-Based Methodology for Identifying,

Prioritizing and Cost-Effectively Treating Sediment Inputs from Rural, Agricultural and Forest Road Systems

William Weaver

Discussion

Invasive Species (Plants/Weeds)Moderator: Richard MacKenzie • Room: 311

The Ups and Downs: Air and Ground Efforts to Control Pampas Grass (Cortaderia spp.) on Maui

Brooke Mahnken

Effects of Invasive Strawberry Guava on Watershed Functions in Native Forests of the Ha-ma-kua Coast, Hawai‘i Island

Chris Heider

Where Have All The Epiphytes Gone? Epiphyte Decline On Psidium cattleianum in Two Hawaiian Wet Forests

Charles Chimera

Effects of Light Availability on Phytomass and Reproductive Organ Production of the Invasive Rangeland Shrub Ulex europaeus L. on Mauna Kea, Hawai‘i

Cheyenne Perry*

Discussion

Discussion

*Eligible for best student presentation award

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 5THURSDAY, AUGUST 5

7:45 am

SESSION 38:00 – 10:00 am

8:00 am

8:20 am

8:40 am

9:00 am

9:20 am

9:40 am

10:00 – 10:20 am

SESSION 410:20 am – 12:20 pm

10:20 am

10:40 am

11:00 am

11:20 am

11:40 am

12:00 pm

12:20 – 2:30 pm

DAILY OPENING PROTOCOL

BREAK

Luncheon Panel Presentation: Indigenous Women in ConservationModerator: ‘Aulani Wilhelm • Panelists: Aroha Mead, Julie Leialoha, Kalei Nu‘uhiwa, Melia Lane-Kamahele

Room: Ballroom A

DAILY OPENING PROTOCOL

BREAK

Luncheon Panel Presentation: Indigenous Women in ConservationModerator: ‘Aulani Wilhelm • Panelists: Aroha Mead, Julie Leialoha, Kalei Nu‘uhiwa, Melia Lane-Kamahele

Room: Ballroom A

7:45 am

SESSION 38:00 – 10:00 am

8:00 am

8:20 am

8:40 am

9:00 am

9:20 am

9:40 am

10:00 – 10:20 am

SESSION 410:20 am – 12:20 pm

10:20 am

10:40 am

11:00 am

11:20 am

11:40 am

12:00 pm

12:20 – 2:30 pm

Agriculture and Hawaiian EcosystemsModerator: Jean Brokish • Room: 312

Determining the Pre-Contact Hawaiian Footprint on Native Ecosystems: Modeling and Traditional Knowledge United

Sam ‘Ohukani‘o-hi‘a Gon III

Agriculture in Hawai‘i - Historical Patterns and Future TrendsStephanie Whalen

The Search for Nitrogen in Traditional Hawaiian Agricultural SystemsNoa Lincoln *

Agroecosystem Management in Hawai‘iCarl Evensen

Sustainable Farming: Connecting Agriculture and Ecological CyclesPaul Reppun

Discussion

Invasive Species (Mammals/Ungulates)Moderator: Earl Campbell • Room: 311

The History of Mammal Eradications on United States Associated Islands of the Central Pacific

Steven Hess

Integrating Activity Patterns, Home Range, and Baiting for Control of Mouflon in Hawai‘i

Steven Hess

A Review of Snaring Techniques for Feral PigsPatrick Jackson

An Evaluation of Feral Cat Trapping Methods at the Upper Limahuli Preserve, Kaua‘i

Patrick Jackson

Comparing the Costs of Managing Stray Sats on O‘ahu via Trap-neuter-release, or Trap and Euthanasia Programs

Cheryl Lohr*

Discussion

FORUM:Watersheds and Coral Reefs: Bridging From Scientific Outputs

to Conservation OutcomesModerator: Robert Richmond • Room: 313AB

Noah Idechong, Speaker, Palau National Congress - Engaging Traditional and Elected Leaders in Conservation Initiatives Through

a Community-Based Approach; Lessons from Palau

Robert Richmond, Research Professor, Kewalo Marine Laboratory -Bridging Science to Management and Conservation in Hawai‘i and

the Pacific Islands: A Tale of 4 communities

Yimnang Golbuu, Chief Researcher, Palau International Coral Reef Center - Applying Local Science to Local Communities

in Palau, Yap and Pohnpei

Gerry Davis, Chief of Habitat, NOAA Pacific Islands Regional Office -How Managers Apply Input from Stakeholders and Scientists to

Achieve Conservation Goals in Hawai‘i, Guam and Palau

Steven Victor, The Nature Conservancy Micronesia - A Regional Approach to Share Conservation Interests in Micronesia. Case

Histories from Palau and Pohnpei

Alyssa Miller, Coordinator, Malama Maunalua and Laura Thompson,Board Member - Conservation Efforts in Maunalua Bay, Hawai‘i;

Lessons Learned and Shared

Management Tools, Technology & TrainingModerator: Robert Bourke • Room: 313C

Setting the Stage for Traditional Pond System Restoration in He‘eia Ahupua‘a using Geographic Information System (GIS)-Based

Tools and Traditional Knowledge SystemsMarion Ano

Modeling Potential Sites to Support Selection for Nearshore Marine Aquaculture on Hawai‘i Island

Noelani Puniwai

A New Understanding of Species Identification Using Ultra-high Resolution Aerial Imagery

Stephen Ambagis

Balloon Aerial Photography: A Low Cost Alternative for Ecosystem Monitoring

Miguel Castrence

Integrating Safety into a Resources Management Program at Haleakala- National Park

Raina Kaholoa‘a

Discussion

AvifaunaModerator: Fern Duvall • Room: 312

Neutral Versus Functional Genetic Diversity in Populations with Different Bottleneck Histories

Jolene T. Sutton*

Predictors of Translocation Success to a Mainland Reserve: New ZealandSouth Island Saddlebacks Reintroduced to Orokonui Ecosanctuary

Bryce Masuda*

Does a Successful Translocation + Population Establishment = Population Persistence?

Michelle Reynolds

Starting Small: Population Size and Distribution of the Puaiohi, an Endangered Kaua‘i Endemic

Lisa Crampton

Tracking Ne-ne- Movements on Hawai‘i Island with Satellite TelemetryChristina Cornett*

Barbed Wire Fences and Hawaiian Hoary Bats: What We KnowJeff Zimpfer

Invasive Species (rodents)Moderator: Katie Swift • Room: 311

Potential for New Invasive Species: Potential Risks and Measures to Prevent Establishment

William Pitt

A Large-Scale Experiment to Elucidate the Interactions Among Invasive and Native Species in New Zealand Forests

Wendy Ruscoe

Controlling Invasive Rats (Rattus spp.) with a Large Scale TrappingGrid for Endangered Species Conservation on O‘ahu, Hawai‘i

Stephen M. Mosher

Does Large-scale Rodent Control Reduce Fruit Predation of Cyanea superba subsp. superba?

Richard Pender*

Congruent Behavioural Responses by Wild Ship Rats in Response to Predator Odour in Captive and Wild Settings

Gaylynne Carter*

Communities Taking Responsibility - The Puketukutuku StoryGaylynne Carter*

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Marine and Coastal SystemsModerator: Lasha-Lynn Salbosa • Room: Ballroom A

Impacts of Mangrove and Mangrove Eradication on the Ecological Function of Coastal Ecosystems

Richard MacKenzie

Assessing the Effectiveness of the Marine Life Conservation District at Waikīkī

Katelin Shugart-Schmidt*

Multiple-Agency Management, Marine Protected Areas, and Monumental Surprise in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands

John Kittinger*

Carbonate Chemistry and Saturation Horizons of Coastal Waters in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands

Samuel Kahng

Coral Disease: Skeletal Growth Anomalies (SGA) Afflicting Montipora Capitataat Wai‘o-pae, Hawai‘i Island and the Concerns for Kanaka (Hawaiian people)

Niegel Rozet *

Marks in the Deep-Sea Sediment: Possible Evidence of Marine Mammal Foraging Activity

Lora LN Reeve *

SYMPOSIUMDHHL’s ‘A- ina Mauna Legacy Program

Moderator: Peter Young • Room: 313AB

Ola Ka ‘A- ina, Ola Ke Kanaka (Healthy/Living Land, Healthy/Living People)

Kaulana Park

Legacy Program OverviewPeter Young

Eliminating Invasive SpeciesJulie Leialoha

Restoring the Native EcosystemJim Jacobi

Benefits and Involvement of BeneficiariesKapua Sproat

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 5 (continued)THURSDAY, AUGUST 5 (continued)

SESSION 52:30 – 4:30 pm

2:30 pm

2:50 pm

3:10 pm

3:30 pm

3:50 pm

4:10 pm

4:30 pm

4:30 – 6:30 pm

6:30 – 8:00 pm

HCA Open HouseRoom: Ballroom BC

HCA Open HouseRoom: Ballroom BC

SESSION 52:30 – 4:30 pm

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SeabirdsModerator: Darcy Hu • Room: 312

Breeding Phenology of Hawaiian Petrels and Newell’s Shearwaterson Kaua‘i, Hawai‘i, From Ornithological Radar,

Auditory, and Visual SurveysCary Deringer

A Breeding Habitat Suitability Model for the Newell’s ShearwaterJeff R. Troy*

Post-Breeding Season Dispersal of Newell’s Shearwaters from Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kaua‘i During an El Niño Event

Trevor Joyce

Wedge-Tailed Shearwater (Puffinus Pacificus) on the Islands of Maui Nui

Jay F. Penniman

Discussion

Discussion

Invasive Species (Frogs/Snails)Jim Jacobi • Room 311

Development of Chemical Control Methods for Invasive Frogs in Hawai‘i

William Pitt

Eleutherodactylus Coqui Control on O‘ahu: Successful Control of an Incipient Invasive Amphibian

Jane Beachy and Rachel Neville

Impacts of Coqui and Greenhouse Frogs on Hawaiian Invertebrate Communities

Ryan Choi*

Controlling Alien Snails in Rare Plant Nurseries for ReintroductionsMatthew Keir

Crisis at Pu‘u Ha-papa: Efforts to Stop Catastrophic Loss ofAchatinella Mustelina in the Central Waianaes

Vince Costello and Brenden Holland

Discussion

FORUM:Hawaiian Science in 2010: Lessons from the Ku‘ula class at UH-Hilo

Moderator: Misaki Takabayashi • Room: 313AB

Panel: Kaho Aiona, Kainana Francisco, Monika Frazier, Kaui Fu,

Iolani Kauhane, Nahulu Maioho, Kalani Makekau-Whittaker,

Kalei Nu‘uhiwa, Moani Pai, Mahina Patterson, Noelani Puniwai,

Niegel Rozet, Nicolas Sagum, Lasha Salbosa, Narrissa Spies

Native PlantsMataia Reeves • Room: Ballroom A

Seed Storage of Endangered Hawaiian Plants: Ten Year ResultsJan Pali

Survival, Mortality Factors, and Fecundity Data for Inter-situ Restorations at Makauwahi Cave Reserve, Kaua‘i

David Burney

Pollination Ecology and Breeding Systems of the Endangered Kadua Coriacea (Rubiaceae)

Christian Torres-Santana*

Morphological Compatibility of Native Hawaiian Avian Pollinators and Their Floral Resources

Barbara Rowe *

Discussion

Discussion


Public Lecture: Jack JeffreyRoom: Ballroom A


Public Lecture: Jack JeffreyRoom: Ballroom A

FRIDAY, AUGUST 6FRIDAY, AUGUST 6

7:45 am

SESSION 68:00 – 10:00 am

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Emerging Professionals WorkshopModerators: Noelani Puniwai & Moana Ulu Ching • Room: 313C

From Vision to Implementation:Making Your Conservation/Restoration Ideas a Reality

InsectsModerator: Betsy Gagne • Room: 311

Update on the Development and Implementation of a Statewide Invertebrate Conservation Strategy

Cynthia King

Both Biological Enemies and Human Taxonomic Error are Responsible for Declines in Endemic Hawaiian Insect Populations

Matthew Medeiros

Conservation Insights Through Exploring the Evolution and Diversity of Hawai‘i’s endemic seed bugs (Nysius Hemiptera: Lygaeidae)

Jesse Eiben*

Conservation Status of the Hawaiian Picture-Wing DrosophilaKarl Magnacca

Using Fine-scale Endemic Moth Diversity as a Guide for Conserving Biodiversity

Daniel Rubinoff

The Samoan Swallowtail Butterfly (Papilio Godeffroyi) in the Samoan Archipelago: Status and Conservation

Lainie Berry

FORUM:Bridging the Gap – ‘Ike Pa-pa-lua on Kaho‘olawe

Moderator: Paul Higashino • Room: 313AB

Kaleikoa Ka‘eo, Maui Community College - History of Cultural Sites of Kaho‘olawe

Kahale Saito, KIRC Cultural Resource Specialist, ‘Ike Pa-pa-lua - Traditional Cultural Knowledge

Mike Naho‘opi‘i, KIRC Executive Director - Past Present and Future of Kaho‘olawe

Derek Mar Jr. - Protect Kaho‘olawe Ohana PKO and the KIRC Bridging The Gap

Dean Tokishi, KIRC Ocean Resource Specialist - Ocean Resources of the Kaho‘olawe Island Reserve

Paul Higashino, KIRC Natural Resource Specialist - Restoration on Kaho‘olawe

Restoration, Ecology & CultureModerator: Christian Giardina • Room: Ballroom A

Ka Mauli Hou - Protecting Hawai‘i’s Cultural and Natural HeritageChipper Wichman

Hawai‘i Restoration and Conservation Initiative: The Biodiversity Components

Ulalia Woodside

The Hawai‘i Restoration and Conservation Initiative: A Comparisonand Integration of Western and Traditional Knowledge Systems

Kekuhi Kanahele

Hui Kala: Acknowledging Hewa; Bringing Everything into Accord -Improving Biodiversity Conservation Efforts Through a Deeper

Understanding of Cultural Practices and ProtocolsLori Buchanan

Reforestation and Cultural Ecosystem Services in Mauka Kona, Big Island

Rachelle Gould*

Discussion

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SESSION 710:20 am –12:20 pm

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Leadership, Ku-lia i Ka Nu‘uModerator: Neil Hannahs • Room: 312

Sustainable LeadershipNeil Hannahs

First Nations’ Futures Program: An Indigenous Resource Management Fellowship

Jody Kaulukukui

The Marine Fellowship Program and Leadership DevelopmentMarion Ano

Agriculture Leadership Program: A Collaborative ApproachSumner P. Erdman

Leadership Training Opportunities for Today’s Emerging ProfessionalsPauline Sato

Discussion

Marine and Coastal SystemsModerator: Drew Wilkinson • Room: 311

New Evidence of Hawaiian Monk Seal Subpopulation Mixing Across Their Breeding Range

Thea Johanos

Potential Positive and Negative Impacts of Commercial Fisheries on Survival of Juvenile Hawaiian Monk Seals

(Monachus Schauinslandi) at French Frigate ShoalsGeorge (Bud) Antonelis

Land Use, Invasive Macroalgae, and a Tumor-forming Disease in Marine Turtles

Kyle Van Houtan

A Schedule of Local Relative Sea Level InundationChip Fletcher

What is the Cost of Marine Debris?Carey Morishige

Discussion

FORUM:The ‘Opihi Monitoring Project: A Case Study of a Successful

Collaboration Among Cultural Practitioners, Managers, and ScientistsModerator: Mahina Duarte • Room: 313AB

Emily Fielding & Kanekoa Kukea-Schultz, The Nature Conservancy- Introduction and Overview of the ‘Opihi Monitoring Project

Hank Eharis & Walter Pu, Haleakala National Park - Ha-na’s Experience with The ‘Opihi Monitoring Project

Matthew Ramsey, ‘A-hihi-Kı-na‘u Natural Area Reserve - Monitoring ‘Opihi at the ‘A-hihi-Kı-na‘u Natural Area Reserve

Dean Tokishi & Jennifer VandeVeur, Kaho‘olawe Island Reserve Commission - Monitoring ‘Opihi on Kaho‘olawe

Christopher E. Bird & Moani Pai, Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology - ‘Opihi Population Abundances in Papaha-naumokua-kea National

Marine Monument Relative to the Main Hawaiian Islands

Forest & Grassland RestorationModerator: Jennifer Higashino • Room: Ballroom A

Individual Private Landowner Conservation and Networking for Native Forest Restoration

J.B. Friday

Dryland forest restoration at Auwahi, Maui, Hawai‘iArthur Medeiros

The Conservation Value of Corridors for Birds and Bees at Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge

Liba Pejchar

Evaluating Fire Use To Manage Pili Grasslands at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park-Adapting Traditional Methods to Solving Modern Problems.

Rhonda Loh

Discussion

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CONFERENCE CLOSING PROTOCOL CONFERENCE CLOSING PROTOCOL

Luncheon Presentation: Keynote address by The Honorable Togiola T.A. Tulafono, Governor of American Samoa, Student Awards Presentations & Closing Performance by Puakea Nogelmeier • Room: Ballroom A

FORUM:Native Hawaiian Graduate Student Panel

Moderator: Carlos Andrade • Room: 313AB

Pelikaokamanaoio Bertelmann, Kamakakuokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies, University of Hawai‘i at Ma-noa

Noa Kekuewa Lincoln, Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources, Stanford University

Cheyenne Hiapo Perry, Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental Science, University of Hawai‘i at Hilo

Noelani Puniwai, Natural Resources and Environmental Management, University of Hawai‘i at Ma-noa

Shauna Kehaunani Tom, Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental Science, University of Hawai‘i at Hilo

Mehana Vaughan, Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources, Stanford University

Communities & ConservationJacqueline Kozak • Room: Ballroom A

To Build, Enhance and Promote Resource Conservation and Management Through a Participatory, Learning and Action Approach

Fatima Sauafea-Le‘au

Culturally Appropriate Outreach in Support of the Hawai‘i Statewide Rodent Control Program

Dawn Chang

Community Resiliency and the Loss of Traditional Knowledge in the Face of Climate Change

Maka‘ala Ka‘aumoana

Outreach and Public Education for Endangered Species and Watershed Restoration on The Island of La-na‘i

Christine C. Costales

Discussion

More Invasive Species! (Freshwater/Marine)Moderator: Joshua Fisher • Room: 312

Environmental Impacts of Invasive Poeciliid Fish on Hawaiian Streams

Tara Holitzki

Reef 16: A Pilot Study Using Natural Grazers as a Restoration Tool for the Control of Invasive Algae.

Brian Hauk

Discussion

Luncheon Presentation: Keynote address by The Honorable Togiola T.A. Tulafono, Governor of American Samoa, Student Awards Presentations & Closing Performance by Puakea Nogelmeier • Room: Ballroom A

Marine and Coastal SystemsModerator: John Kittinger • Room: 311

Social-Ecological Complexity and Historical Recovery in Hawaiian Coral Reef Ecosystems

John Kittinger

Identifying Research Priorities for the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument

Lance Morgan

Implications for ManagingIimpacts to the Functions of Marine Soft Sediment in the Pacific

Danielle Jayewardene

A Social and Biological Monitoring Project at Honu‘apo Bay (Ka‘u-, Hawai‘i)

Megan R. M. Lamson

Discussion



AWARD CEREMONIES, EXHIBITS & SPECIAL EVENTS

Hawai‘i Conservation Alliance AwardsThe Hawai‘i Conservation Alliance (HCA) strives to recognize achievements in the Hawaiian conservation community at all levels -

from high school students to seasoned professionals. Each year the HCA presents a variety of awards, the recipients of which are

honored at the Hawai‘i Conservation Conference.

HCA Awards PresentationWednesday, August 4, Opening Session, 8:30 AM-12 PM, Ballroom A

Distinguished Service Award

This award will be given to a person who

has excelled by reason of exceptional

service, personal effort, and unselfish interest,

thereby making distinguished contributions

beyond the immediate responsibilities of

their position. This individual has reached

the highest esteem within the conservation

community, and embodies the spirit of

hope, the dedication of purpose, and the

tenacity of firm belief that our native

ecosystems are a valued component of

our heritage, and our gift to Hawai‘i’s children.

Outstanding Leadership Award

This award shall be given to a person who

has demonstrated exceptional leadership

in advancing environmental conservation

in Hawai‘i over the short to medium term

(several years to a decade). Examples

of such leadership may be seen in creating

avenues for rapid advancement in

conservation through influencing

management or programs that lead to

significant better protection of the

Hawai‘i’s native ecosystems.

Conservation Innovation Award

This award shall be given to the instigators

or champions of a procedure that leads to

significant advances to the structure or

nature of environmental conservation

in Hawai‘i. Examples of such a procedure

may be the creating of legislation that

changes the dynamics of management,

or programs that lead to significant better

protection of Hawai‘i’s native ecosystems.

Student Awards Presentation Friday, August 6, Luncheon Presentation, 12:20-2:30 PM, Ballroom A

Awards will be given to the top HCC student presenters in two categories: oral and poster presentation.

Poster, Exhibit and Art ReceptionWednesday, August 4, 5:30-8:30 PM, Ballroom BC (4th Floor)

The Wednesday evening reception is your opportunity to meet the poster authors, mingle with other conference participants, and view

the 2010 Conservation through Art Exhibit. Please see Exhibits page for more details. Light pu-pu- and refreshments will be served.

HCA Open House DayThursday, August 5, Ballroom ABC (4th Floor)

12:30-6:30 PM: Community Sustainability Market, Ballroom BC

The market showcases local organizations and businesses that understand and respect the finite nature of our islands’ natural resources,

including Kaiulani Spices, Land of Organica, Malie Kai Chocolates, Ono Pops and more.

4:30-6:30 PM: HCA Open House, Ballroom BC

Meet representatives of HCA’s eighteen member organizations and learn about the important work they do to conserve Hawai‘i’s

rich natural and cultural heritage, from ridge to reef to open ocean. During the Open House, members of the public are invited to

view poster presentations by conservation scientists, managers, and educators, and enjoy the 2010 Conservation Through Art ex-

hibit. Special silk aerial dance performance by Samadhi and music by Kupa‘aina.

6:30-8 PM: Public Lecture by Jack Jeffrey, Ballroom A Feathered Treasures: Hawai‘i's Forest Birds, Past, Present and Future

Each year the HCA sponsors a free public seminar that is open to both conference attendees and the general public. This year’s

lecture features award-winning wildlife photographer and biologist Jack Jeffrey who will enchant with images of rare Hawaiian birds

and stories of his adventures in the field.


FORUM DESCRIPTIONS AND SPEAKERSWEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4

Conservation Land and Culture: Creating Conservation and Cultural AlliancesModerators: Kevin Chang, Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Lea Hong, The Trust for Public Land

1:00 – 3:00 PM, Room 313AB

There are a growing number of successful projects and programs in Hawai‘i integrating traditional Hawaiian knowledge and culture

with conservation. This panel will continue the dialogue of last year’s forum, allowing organizations involved in cultural/natural

resource management to discuss the growth of their field and introduce their projects’ experiences, questions, and concerns with

the conservation community. Topics could include land acquisition and management issues (community collaboration), training,

implementing or coordinating ahupua‘a management concepts (makai and mauka resource views), balancing culture and the

bottom line, and increasing diversity in Hawai‘i’s conservation community.

SPEAKERS

• Stacy Sproat Beck, Waipa- FoundationAhupua‘a Management and Restoration in Waipa- , Kaua‘i

• Kawika Winter, Limahuli Garden, National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG)Ahupua‘a Management and Restoration at the NTBG’s Limahuli Garden, Kaua‘i

• Aurora Kagawa, Puanui ProjectHawaiian Agriculture’s Role in the Conservation Movement in North Kohala, Hawai‘i

• Kamoa Quitevis, Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA)Cultural and Natural Resource Management and OHA’s First Project at Pahua Heiau

• Kamuela Enos, Kauhale Coordinator, MA‘O Farms

Ku–mokuha–li‘i: A Hawaiian Perspective of the ForestModerator: Na-maka Whitehead, Kamehameha Schools

3:20 – 5:20 PM, Room 313AB

A Hawaiian forest, in the Hawaiian perspective, comprises a suite of related spaces, functions and relationships. Ku-mokuha-li‘i, the

forest, is inclusive of the spaces above and below its spatial occupancy, and is beneficiary and benefactor of elements ma uka, ma

kai, ma luna and ma lalo. Results of an extensive survey of forest practices, knowledge systems and beliefs, as recorded in primary

sources and oral traditions, will be presented with applications for resource management.

SPEAKERS

• Dr. Pualani Kanaka‘ole Kanahele, Edith Kanaka‘ole FoundationKu-mokuha-li‘i: A Hawaiian Perspective of the Forest

• Kalei Nu‘uhiwa, Edith Kanaka‘ole FoundationPapahulilani: A Hawaiian Atmospheric and Celestial Perspective of the Forest

• Kaumakaiwa Kanaka‘ole, Edith Kanaka‘ole FoundationPapaha-naumoku: A Hawaiian Biological Perspective of the Forest

• Ku‘ulei Higashi-Kanahele, Edith Kanaka‘ole FoundationPapahulihonua: A Hawaiian Hydrological and Geological Perspective of the Forest

• Huihui Kanahele-Mossman, Edith Kanaka‘ole FoundationPapaha-naumoku: A Hawaiian Ethnobiological Perspective of the Forest

Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) ‘A–ina Mauna Legacy Program

Moderator: Peter Young

8:00 – 10:00 AM, Room: 313AB

In an unprecedented action, on December 15, 2009 the Hawaiian Homes Commission unanimously approved the ‘A- ina Mauna

Legacy Program and called for its implementation, and thereby committed to a long-term, landscape-scale restoration of its lands

on the side of Mauna Kea. The mission of the ‘Āina Mauna Legacy Program and its implementation is to protect

56,000-acres of native Hawaiian forest that is ecologically, culturally and economically self-sustaining for the Hawaiian Home Lands

Trust, its beneficiaries and the community.

SPEAKERS

• Kaulana Park, DHHL Chairperson, Ola Ka ‘A-ina, Ola Ke Kanaka (Healthy/Living Land, Healthy/Living People)

• Peter Young, Contractor who prepared the Legacy Program, Legacy Program Overview

• Julie Leialoha, Eliminating Invasive Species

• Jim Jacobi, Restoring the Native Ecosystem

• Kapua Sproat, Benefits and Involvement of Beneficiaries

Watersheds and Coral Reefs: Bridging from Scientific Outputs to Conservation OutcomesModerator: Robert Richmond, Kewalo Marine Laboratory, University of Hawai‘i at Ma-noa

10:20 AM – 12:20 PM, Room 313AB

Coral reefs in Hawai‘i and throughout the Pacific Islands have suffered moderate to severe degradation due to discharges from adjacent

watersheds. Sediments and pollutants affect both water and substratum quality preventing corals from reproducing, coral larvae from

recruiting, and reefs from persisting. Ongoing efforts in Maunalua Bay (O‘ahu), Palau, Guam, and Pohnpei have demonstrated the

value of partnerships among biophysical and social scientists, resource managers, community-based organizations, and stakeholders

as a model for moving from data outputs to conservation outcomes. While each participating group and island represent different

cultural attributes, the model of cooperation demonstrates the value of partnerships in addressing the root causes of coastal coral

reef losses and is an effective approach for reversing present trends. Science can be most effective when in a supporting role serving

the direct needs of communities that are integrally involved in defining goals and objectives as well as collecting and applying data.

SPEAKERS

• Noah Idechong, Speaker, Palau National CongressEngaging Traditional and Elected Leaders in Conservation Initiatives through a Community-based Approach; Lessons from Palau

• Robert Richmond, Research Professor, Kewalo Marine LaboratoryBridging Science to Management and Conservation in Hawai‘i and the Pacific Islands: A Tale of Four Communities

• Yimnang Golbuu, Chief Researcher, Palau, International Coral Reef CenterApplying Local Science to Local Communities in Palau, Yap and Pohnpei

• Gerry Davis, Chief of Habitat, NOAA Pacific Islands Regional OfficeHow Managers Apply Input from Stakeholders and Scientists to Achieve Conservation Goals in Hawai‘i, Guam and Palau

• Steven Victor, The Nature Conservancy MicronesiaA Regional Approach to Share Conservation Interests in Micronesia, Case Histories from Palau and Pohnpei

• Alyssa Miller, Coordinator and Laura Thompson, Board Member, Ma-lama MaunaluaConservation Efforts in Maunalua Bay, Hawai‘i; Lessons Learned and Shared


FORUM DESCRIPTIONS AND SPEAKERSTHURSDAY, AUGUST 5


Indigenous Women in ConservationModerator: ‘Aulani Wilhelm

12:20 – 2:30 PM, Ballroom A

This luncheon session will provide an unique opportunity to examine the overarching theme of the conference from the personal per-

spectives of the panelists, with combined experience and knowledge spanning decades of conservation work in Hawai‘i, the Pacific,

and globally. The panelists will be engaged in a moderated dialogue that then will be opened to discussion with conference partic-

ipants. The session will touch upon the challenges and opportunities the panelists have faced individually and collectively as in-

digenous women conservationists in a dynamic and changing profession.

PANELISTS: Aroha Mead, Julie Leialoha, Kalei Nu‘uhiwa, Melia Lane-Kamahele

Hawaiian Science in 2010: Lessons from the Ku–‘ula class at University of Hawai‘i at Hilo (UH-Hilo)Moderator: Misaki Takabayashi, University of Hawai‘i at Hilo

2:30 – 4:30 PM, Room 313AB

Native Hawaiian knowledge system has evolved specifically to understand the environment, inhabitants, and natural processes of

Hawai‘i. To change the course of relationship between humans and environment locally, many resource management agencies are

looking to the knowledge and management practices of the indigenous culture that places key value on the interconnectedness

and interdependence between organisms (including people) and physical environment that has evolved in the place. In order to

implement locally effective management practices, the science behind them has to be conducted in the manner that is meaningful

in both Native Hawaiian and Western worldviews. Therefore, integration of Native Hawaiian epistemology into research that

underlines resource management in Hawai‘i is of paramount importance. However, integration of divergent knowledge systems is

very challenging to implement in research and management practices. Students in the Ku-‘ula class at UH-Hilo explored ways to

understand the natural environment of Hawai‘i Island and Pihemanu (Midway Atoll) by quantitative methods that drew from both

Native Hawaiian and Western sciences with assistance from cultural practitioners academics and agency partners. Outcomes from

these projects will be presented along with an introduction of the process of inquiry in Ku-‘ula research and an opportunity to share

perspectives from agencies and community members striving to broaden knowledge bases in their management work in Hawai‘i.

PANEL: Kaho Aiona, Kainana Francisco, Monika Frazier, Kaui Fu, Iolani Kauhane, Nahulu Maioho, Kalani Makekau-Whittaker,

Kalei Nu‘uhiwa, Moani Pai, Mahina Patterson, Noelani Puniwai, Niegel Rozet, Nicolas Sagum, Lasha Salbosa, Narrissa Spies.


Bridging the Gap - ‘Ike Pa-pa-lua on Kaho‘olaweModerator: Paul Higashino, Kaho‘olawe Island Reserve Commission

8:00 – 10:00 AM, Room 313AB

The Kaho‘olawe Island Reserve Commission (KIRC) was created in June 1993 and has been restoring the island of Kaho‘olawe and

managing its surrounding ocean waters since 1998. Included in the Traditional and Western systems are terrestrial, ocean, and cultural

restoration utilizing volunteers from diverse organizations all across Hawai‘i. Activities on land are restoring dry land forest ecosystems,

implementing soil erosion control, improving wetlands, and controlling alien species. Managing the Kaho‘olawe Island Reserves two

mile ocean boundary is accomplished with the assistance of Department of Conservation and Resource Enforcement (DOCARE).

Studying the organisms of the near shore reef ecosystems and deeper ocean water is done in cooperation with the National Oceanic

and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Culturally the KIRC supports the Protect Kaho‘olawe ‘Ohana (PKO) with the opening and

closing of Makahiki and hosts a planting ceremony every October. Volunteers are given orientations before visiting the island and

given instruction on entrance/exit chants and protocol while offering ho‘okupu while on island. These three disciplines offer a framework

to utilize both Traditional and Western knowledge while restoring Kaho‘olawe.

SPEAKERS

• Kaleikoa Ka‘eo, Maui Community College: History of Cultural Sites of Kaho‘olawe

• Kahale Saito, KIRC Cultural Resource Specialist, Ike Papalua: Traditional Cultural Knowledge

• Mike Naho‘opi‘i, KIRC Executive Director: Past Present and Future of Kaho‘olawe

• Derek Mar Jr., Protect Kaho‘olawe Ohana PKO and the KIRC Bridging The Gap

• Dean Tokishi, KIRC Ocean Resource Specialist: Ocean Resources of the Kaho‘olawe Island Reserve

• Paul Higashino, KIRC Natural Resource Specialist: Restoration on Kaho‘olawe

Emerging Professionals Workshop: From Vision to Implementation - Making YourConservation/Restoration Ideas a RealityModerators: Noelani Puniwai and Moana Ulu Ching

8:00 – 10:00 AM, Room 313C

The Hawai‘i Conservation Alliance has been an important player in the development of an Emerging Professionals Hui to provide a

venue for those professionals who are working towards or have completed degrees and are beginning their careers in resource

management and conservation in Hawai‘i. As a result of the many discussions, the inaugural Emerging Professionals Day was hosted

at the 2009 HCC with a plenary session, concurrent session, and opportunities fair.

While many can envision projects that integrate different knowledge systems in conservation efforts, how do you make that idea

happen? This short session is focused on learning from and sharing ideas with those experienced in grant writing and project

management. Our primary focus will be on 1) framing your question and 2) searching out funding for your proposal. We hope that

each idea developed responds to the need for engaging the appropriate community (in the broad sense), and linking multiple knowledge

systems while including diverse partners, funding sources and creative approaches. This is a hands-on workshop structured around

small-group discussions intertwined with advice from experienced professionals. Bring your project ideas with you and be

ready to share.

FORUM & WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS AND SPEAKERSFRIDAY, AUGUST 6


The ‘Opihi Monitoring Project: A Case Study of a Successful CollaborationAmong Cultural Practitioners, Managers, and ScientistsModerator: Mahina Duarte

10:20 AM – 12:20 PM, Room 313AB

Managers, cultural practitioners, and scientists tend to have different priorities when the ultimate goal is reasonable and sustainable

exploitation of a resource. Managers seek to balance resource and human needs while informing law makers of the best practices. Scientists

seek to understand the system at a fundamental level and publish papers to document the gained knowledge. Cultural practitioners seek

to maintain a steady supply of the resource for utilization and continuation of life ways practiced for centuries. Sometimes these differing priorities

lead to conflicts among these groups of people who share the same ultimate goal, thereby hindering progress. It is, however, possible to embrace

the differing priorities of scientists, managers, and cultural practitioners and utilize the strengths of each group in a single coordinated effort.

In this forum, we will discuss the ‘Opihi Monitoring Project in which scientists, managers and community members came together in two workshops,

one on Kaho‘olawe, and one in Hana, Maui, to address the issue of ‘opihi declines. The outcome of the workshops was a standardized

population monitoring method that combines the best in marine science and native Hawaiian traditional knowledge, and an organized team of

scientists, managers, and local practitioners committed to monitoring ‘opihi stocks in Hawai‘i. The monitoring method has been implemented

in Hāna, ‘Āhihi-Kīna‘u Natural Area Reserve, Kaho‘olawe, and Papahānaumokuākea. In the forum, the participants from each site will share

their experiences.

SPEAKERS

• Emily Fielding and Kanekoa Kukea-Schultz, The Nature ConservancyIntroduction and Overview of the ‘Opihi Monitoring Project

• Hank Eharis and Walter Pu, Haleakala- National ParkHa-na’s Experience with The ‘Opihi Monitoring Project

• Matthew Ramsey, ‘A-hihi-Kı-na‘u Natural Area ReserveMonitoring ‘Opihi at the ‘A-hihi-Kı-na‘u Natural Area Reserve

• Dean Tokishi and Jennifer VandeVeur, Kaho‘olawe Island Reserve CommissionMonitoring ‘Opihi on Kaho‘olawe

• Christopher E. Bird and Moani Pai, Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology, SOEST, University of Hawai‘i‘Opihi Population Abundances in Papah naumoku kea National Marine Monument Relative to the Main Hawaiian Islands

Native Hawaiian Graduate Student PanelModerator: Carlos Andrade, Director, Kamakakuokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies, University of Hawai‘i at Ma-noa

2:30 – 4:30 PM, Room 313AB

Integrating indigenous and western scientific knowledge systems is hailed as an emerging trend in ecosystem management and restoration,

but how does employing the knowledge and skills found in indigenous customs and practices align with the demands of being a graduate

student in a university course of study? What happens when the “resources” we are studying to “manage,” are sources of sustenance, or

even family? Student panelists’ stories will explore their interactions with communities, professors, and ‘ohana, in their course work,

publishing, field work, and life. These stories move past stereotypes or preconceptions to offer a glimpse into the concrete challenges,

rewards, and learning inherent in applying the traditional knowledge of our people in present day context, along with the profound kuleana

this work represents. Our focus is on the application of best practices in ways that will benefit our people, islands, conservation efforts,

natural resources, and ‘ohana. Honest discussion of challenges facing the next generation of Hawaiian scholars in restoration, is a stepping

stone to bridging gaps and making integration of knowledge systems in Hawai‘i a true partnership.

SPEAKERS

• Pelikaokamanaoio Bertelmann, Kamakakuokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies, University of Hawai‘i at Ma-noa

• Noa Kekuewa Lincoln, Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources, Stanford University

• Cheyenne Hiapo Perry, Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental Science, University of Hawai‘i at Hilo

• Noelani Puniwai, Natural Resources and Environmental Management, University of Hawai‘i at Ma-noa

• Shauna Kehaunani Tom, Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental Science, University of Hawai‘i at Hilo

• Mehana Vaughan, Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources, Stanford University


POSTER PRESENTERS, TITLES & LOCATION NUMBER

Poster List by Presenting AuthorPresenter’s name listed only. See abstract book for complete abstract and author details.

Adalsteinsson, Solny P-79

Ainsworth, Alison P-71

Aruch, Samuel N.R. P-36

Baird, Robin P-60

Bambico, Trisann P-63

Banko, Paul P-76

Barrett, Jennifer P-2

Becker, Brenda P-61

Berkowitz, Paul P-84

Berthold, Laura P-77

Bijou, Airen P-18

Bovino Agostini, Victor P-31

Brammer, Christine P-7

Brinck, Kevin P-34

Bustos, Norma P-14

Carbone, Jonathan P-45

Carter, Gaylynne P-44

Castle, Lisa P-72

Chaney, Nancy P-56

Chynoweth, Mark P-15

Cockett, Patricia P-64

Cooling, Meghan P-38

Culliney, Susan P-82

Dacus, Chris P-12

Deignan, Lindsey P-25

Farahi, Anne P-66

Fares, Ali P-42

Fares, Samira P-11

Frederick, Bridget P-74

Fujikawa, Jean Y. P-20

Fujimoto, Justin P-16

Goo, Nakoa P-54

Gorresen, P. Marcos P-78

Hagans, Danny P-37

Hallman, Jessi P-83

Hillard, Heather P-6

Hillard, Heather P-5

Hirsh, Heidi P-58

Iknayan, Kelly P-81

Iwashita, Darcey P-9

Jacobi, James D. P-24

James, Shelley P-48

Jamieson, Regen P-49

Joe, Stephanie P-43

Johnson, Tracy P-23

Kageyama, Kazuki P-53

Kern, Joseph P-35

Koebele, Bruce P P-27

Krushelnycky, Paul P-68

Kryss, Caitlin L. P-65

Lawson, Jen P-70

Leblanc, Luc P-69

Leopold, Devin P-67

Lum-Ho Noguchi, Kaleialoha P-4

Maison, Kimberly P-50

McArthur, Ted P-26

Meston, Colin P-33

Metzler, Glenn P-29

Millen, Priscilla P-8

Mokiao-Lee, Ambyr P-51

Moseley, Rachel P-41

Mosher, Stephen M. P-17

Mounce, Hanna P-80

Nishida, Kenji P-22

Parish, Julia P-19

Peck, Robert P-13

Perry, Ho'oululahui Erika P-3

Puniwai, Noelani P-52

Raboin, Erin P-47

Rounds, Rachel P-46

Santos, Jeffrey P-30

Scowcroft, Paul P-40

Starr, Forest P-21

Stender, Yuko P-55

Tagawa, Anya P-73

Tatemichi, Devan T. P-28

Thomas, Lennon P-59

Unabia, Catherine P-57

White, Lopaka P-32

Wiener, Carlie P-1

Williams, Laura P-39

Winn, Christopher P-10

Wurth, Tracy P-62

Yuen, Brad R. P-75


POSTER PRESENTERS, TITLES & LOCATION NUMBER

Poster List by CategoryPresenter’s name listed only. See abstract book for complete abstract and author details.

*Indicates eligibility for Best Student Poster Award

EDUCATION AND OUTREACH

P-1 Ocean FEST (Families Exploring Science Together): An Intergenerational Approach to Marine Science. Wiener, Carlie.

P-2 Hawai‘i Youth Caring for Coasts. Barrett, Jennifer.

P-3 Hawai‘i Island Coastal Education and Stewardship Project. Perry, Ho‘oululahui Erika.

P-4 Na- Pua No‘eau’s Pathways and EPSCoR Diversity, Education and Workforce Programs. Lum-Ho Noguchi, Kaleialoha.

P-5 Honu Heroes: A Sea Turtle Education Program Developed for Visitors in Waikı-kı-. Hillard, Heather.

P-6 Stewards of the Sea: A Community-based Fish Monitoring Program in Waikı-kı-. Hillard, Heather.

P-7 OceanAware Hawai‘i: Advancing Awareness and Cultivating Stewardship through a Statewide Ocean Awareness

Training Program. Brammer, Christine.

P-8 Using Native Plants in the Landscape to Enhance Conservation. Millen, Priscilla.

CLIMATE CHANGE

P-9* Temperature Impacts on Native Wet Forest Structure and Biodiversity in Hawai‘i. Iwashita, Darcey.

P-10 Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Penetration in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre. Winn, Christopher.

P-11* Frequencies and Magnitudes of Some Extreme Hydrological Events. Fares, Samira.

INVASIVE SPECIES

P-12 Hawai‘i Department of Transportation's (HDOT), 10-year Statewide Noxious Invasive Pest Program

(SNIPP) Strategic Plan. Dacus, Chris.

P-13 Distribution of Invasive Ants within Mesic Habitats of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Peck, Robert.

P-14 Feral Cat Presence and Trapping at Kanaha Pond Wildlife Sanctuary, Maui. Bustos, Norma.

P-15* Movement Ecology of Nonnative Feral Goats in Hawaiian Dryland Ecosystems. Chynoweth, Mark.

P-16 Diet and Seed Dispersal of an Introduced Game Bird (Francolinus erckelii) in Hawai‘i. Fujimoto, Justin.

P-17 Kalij Pheasants Established in the Wai‘anae Mts. on O‘ahu: Is Eradication Too Late?. Mosher, Stephen M.

P-18 Control Methods for Banana Poka Po-hakuloa Training Area. Bijou, Airen.

P-19 The Incipient Weed Program at Po-hakuloa Training Area, Island of Hawai‘i. Parish, Julia.

P-20 Predicting the Spread of Miconia (Miconia calvescens) on O‘ahu. Fujikawa, Jean Y.

P-21 A Decade of Change: Insights from Follow-Up Roadside Surveys on Maui. Starr, Forest.

P-22 Survey for Natural Enemies of Bocconia frutescens in Costa Rica. Nishida, Kenji.

P-23 Strawberry Guava Biocontrol Update. Johnson, Tracy.

P-24 Assessment of Weed Populations in the Hakalau Unit of the Hakalau Forest NWR. Jacobi, Jim.

P-25 Managing the Grass-Wildfire Cycle in Nonnative-Dominated Grassland Ecosystems of Leeward O‘ahu, Hawai‘i. Deignan, Lindsey.

ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION

P-26 Federal Funding for Conservation. McArthur, Ted.

P-27 Work’n-Learn with Ka‘ala Farm. Koebele, Bruce P.

P-28* Assessing the Impacts of Community Led Efforts to Remove Invasive Alien Algae in Maunalua Bay Through

Collaboration. Tatemichi, Devan T.

P-29 Restoration of a Hawaiian Forest at Pu‘u ‘O–

hi‘a, O‘ahu. Metzler, Glenn.

P-30 AmeriCorps Interns Enrich the Kaua‘i Natural Area Reserve Program 2009-2010. Santos, Jeffrey.


P-31* Variability of Enterococci in Soils and Runoff and Effects of Feral Pig Exclusion in the Ma-noa Watershed.

Bovino Agostini, Victor.

P-32 Innovative Erosion Control Measures on Kaho‘olawe. White, Lopaka.

P-33 Haleakala- National Park Native Plant Management and Restoration. Meston, Colin.

P-34 Techniques to Identify Trends in the Population of the Endangered Palila. Brinck, Kevin.

P-35 Distribution and Threats to Zanthoxylum hawaiiense at Po-hakuloa Training Area, Hawai‘i. Kern, Joseph.

P-36 Assessing Available Spatial Data For ‘Ua‘u Habitat Management on the Island of La-na‘i, Hawai‘i. Aruch, Samuel N.R.

P-37 Stealth Sediment: Reducing Hydrologic Connectivity and the Impacts of Fine Sediment Delivery for Watershed and

Coral Reef Restoration. Hagans, Danny.

P-38 Community Structure of Anchialine Pools in Hawai‘i's National Parks. Cooling, Meghan.

P-39 Trophic Responses to Removal of Feral Animals from Sarigan, Northern Mariana Islands. Williams, Laura.

P-40 The Influence of Initial Density on Survival, Growth, Crown Architecture and Development of Acacia koa Stands

Regenerated in Abandoned Pasture. Scowcroft, Paul.

P-41 Restoration Potential in Three Hawaiian Dryland Ecosystems. Moseley, Rachel.

P-42 Performance of Seed and Vegetative Propagation of Two Hawaiian riparian Species (Piligrass and Ahuawa). Fares, Ali.

MANAGEMENT TOOLS

P-43 Efforts to Eradicate Invasive Sphagnum Moss from a Hawaiian Bog. Joe, Stephanie.

P-44* PIT Tags as a Research Tool. Carter, Gaylynne.

P-45 How GIS Is Utilized at The National Tropical Botanical Garden. Carbone, Jonathan.

P-46 Management of Wildlife Resources through Development Permit Review. Rounds, Rachel.

P-47 Prospects for Biocontrol of Melastomes in Hawai‘i. Raboin, Erin.

P-48 Digitizing the Herbarium Pacificum: Uses for Ecosystem Management and Restoration in the Pacific. James, Shelley.

P-49 The Phoenix Islands Protected Area. Jamieson, Regen.

P-50 Nesting Aggregations of Green Turtles in Oceania. Maison, Kimberly.

MARINE AND COASTAL SYSTEMS

P-51* Tracing Sewage Inputs into the Wai ‘Opae Tide Pools, Kapoho, Hawai‘i, Using Stable Isotopes. Mokiao-Lee, Ambyr.

P-52* Mapping Nearshore Currents of the Big Island through Personal Interviews. Puniwai, Noelani.

P-53 The Enigma of Ofu Lagoon, American Samoa: How Oceans Change, yet Some Things Stay the Same.

Kageyama, Kazuki.

P-54* Hawaiian Marine Resource Management In Kiholo Bay Hawai‘i. Goo, Nakoa.

P-55 Assessment of Inshore Biological Resources During the Temporal Shoreline-Access Closure in A-hihi Kı-na‘u Natural Area

Reserve System, Maui, Hawai‘i, 2008-2010. Stender, Yuko.

P-56 Population Connectivity of Two Marine Microgastropods in Hawai‘i. Chaney, Nancy.

P-57 Reef Check Hawai‘i 2006-2009 Survey Results. Unabia, Catherine.

P-58 Managing Large Marine Protected Areas in the Pacific Islands Region: Three U.S. New Marine National Monuments. Hirsh, Heidi.

P-59* Characterizing the Kona Crab Fishery (Ranina ranina) in the Hawaiian Islands. Thomas, Lennon.

P-60 Over-fished and Under-appreciated: Conservation and Management of False Killer Whales, Hawai‘i’s Rarest Whale. Baird, Robin.

P-61 Trends in Hawaiian Monk Seal Pupping Site Fidelity and Survival at Laysan Island. Becker, Brenda.

P-62 Changes in Distribution and Evidence of Population Growth of the Hawaiian Monk Seal in the Main Hawaiian Islands

Based on Aerial Surveys. Wurth, Tracy.

P-63 Foraging Ecology of the Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) at Punalu‘u, Hawai‘i. Bambico, Trisann.

P-64* Linking Behavioral Ecology in The Nerita picea and the Science of Ancient Hawaiians. Cockett, Patricia.


FRESHWATER SYSTEMS

P-65 Impacts of Deforestation on the Biodiversity and Ecological Function of Pacific Island Streams. Kryss, Caitlin L.

P-66 Fish and Crustacean Distributions throughout Streams of Haleakala- National Park. Farahi, Anne.

P-67 Forest Kı-puka on Mauna Loa: A Model System for Studying Interactive Effects of Habitat Size and Introduced Rodents

on Arthropod Food Webs. Leopold, Devin.

TERRESTRIAL SYTEMS

P-68 Patterns of Arthropod Diversity in Restoration Areas of O‘ahu. Krushelnycky, Paul.

P-69* Distribution and Abundance of Endemic and Immigrant Drosophilidae in the Hawaiian Forests and Farmlands.

Leblanc, Luc.

P-70 Effects of Ungulate Removal on Plant Communities at Po-hakuloa Training Area, Island of Hawai‘i. Lawson, Jen.

P-71 Mapping Vegetation in Cultural and Historic Pacific Island National Parks. Ainsworth, Alison.

P-72 Protecting Portulaca sclerocarpa from Rodents: Are Small-Scale Exclosure Fences an Appropriate Management

Technique? Castle, Lisa.

P-73* Assessing Canopy Cover and Volume in Characterizing Spatial and Seasonal Food Resources of Native Hawaiian

Avifauna. Tagawa, Anya.

P-74 Ne-ne- (Branta sandvicensis) Monitoring at Po-hakuloa Training Area (PTA) on the Island of Hawai‘i. Frederick, Bridget.

P-75 Feeding Activity as a Measure of Habitat Quality for the Hawaiian Hoary Bat. Yuen, Brad R.

AVIFAUNA

P-76 Availability and Use of Arthropod Prey by the Introduced Japanese White-eye along an Elevation Gradient in

Windward Hawai‘i. Banko, Paul.

P-77 Effect of Rodent Reduction on Numbers and Group Sizes of Maui ‘Alauahio (Paroreomyza montana). Berthold, Laura.

P-78 Status and Trends of Forest Birds on Kaua‘i (1968-2008). Gorresen, P. Marcos.

P-79 Kaua‘i Humane Society’s Contribution to Fledgling Newell's Shearwater Health. Adalsteinsson, Solny.

P-80 Messages from Population Models: Implications for Recovery of Endangered Maui Parrotbill. Mounce, Hanna.

P-81 Home Range Patterns of Maui ‘Alauahio and Maui Parrotbill. Iknayan, Kelly.

P-82* Could the ‘Alala- (Corvus hawaiiensis) Play a Key Role in Maintaining and Restoring Hawai‘i’s Forests?. Culliney, Susan.

P-83 Endangered Seabird Flight Behavior in the Presence and Absence of Stadium Lights. Hallman, Jessi.

P-84 Home Range Establishment of Translocated Laysan Teal on Midway Atoll. Berkowitz, Paul.


CONSERVATION THROUGH ART EXHIBITThe Conservation Through Art exhibit aims to provide a venue for conservationists affiliated with HCA Partner organizations to

express through an artistic medium what inspires them to work in conservation. Each display is accompanied by an artist’s

statement describing the personal meaning of the image or object and how it relates to each individual's commitment to the

conservation of the ecosystems, native species, and culture that comprise Hawai‘i.

Featured Artists

Emma Yuen was born in Hilo, Hawai‘i. She received a Master of Arts Degree at Stanford University in 2007. Her work has been

shown in Hawai‘i and California in institutions such as the Sustainable Stanford Exhibition, and she is the recipient of Patsy Mink’s

State Young at Art Award. She now lives in Honolulu where she works for Hawai‘i’s Natural Area Reserves System.

Merlin Edmonds was born in Kailua on O‘ahu and spent his formative years as a child in Kilauea on the north shore of Kaua‘i.

Family vacations were spent in Koke‘e State Park, hiking the trails under the Koa trees, playing baseball at the Lodge and four wheel

driving the back roads. During this time Merlin was continuously in awe of the Hawaiian forest and vowed that he would live in it as

an adult. This dream was realized in 2008 when he started working for the National Tropical Botanical Garden at Limahuli doing

restoration in the Lower Preserve and camping for up to a week at a time in the remote Upper Preserve killing incipient invasive

species. Currently Merlin is beginning to incorporate the endemic qualities of Hawai‘i in a way that brings to the forefront the unique

beauty of the islands but also the uphill struggle that its ecosystems face. Art for him is a way to show others that Hawai‘I’s native

forests are worth saving and that the history of these islands goes back long before human contact.

Susan Scott is a writer, marine biologist and artist. Since 1987, she has written a weekly column called Oceanwatch for the Honolulu

Star-Bulletin (now the Star-Advertiser), and is the author of six books about nature in Hawai‘i. Over the years, Susan has worked

on remote atolls as a volunteer biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. During a beach clean-up on Tern Island in 2003, she

became intrigued by the colors, shapes and mystery of the trash pieces she found on the beach, as well as the cigarette lighters

she found in albatross nests. She took the pieces home, scrubbed them clean and began to make figures and mosaics of them.

Jack Jeffrey, Big Island photographer and wildlife biologist (see Speakers page), will showcase some of his photographs in this exhibit.

Artists and Artwork Titles

Dan Clark, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Kalalau Valley

Merlin Edmonds, National Tropical Botanical Garden

Hapu‘u

Limahuli Stream

Teradactyls

Phyllis Ha, NOAA Fisheries Pacific Islands Regional Office

Moment in Time: O‘ahu ‘O-‘o-

Bryan Harry, National Park Service

Ink sketch, Jackson Hole Elk

Dawn Hegger, DLNR Office of Conservation & Coastal Lands

Hawai‘i Dreams

Edward E. DeMartini, NOAA Fisheries Pacific Islands

Fisheries Science Center

Unidentified Flatworm on Shallow Reef in the Louisiade

Archipelago, New Guinea

by Julia P. Leung DeMartini

Kerin Lileeng-Rosenberger

Approaching Extinction

Jennifer Metz

Plastic Paradise

Sam ‘Ohu Gon III, The Nature Conservancy of Hawai‘i

No Na- Keiki (For the Children)

Candace Russo, O‘ahu Army Natural Resources

Organic Patterns Seldom Seen

Deanna Spooner, Pacific Islands Climate Change Cooperative

The Sea

Will Weaver, O‘ahu Army Natural Resources

Makua, the Parent

Emma Yuen, DLNR Division of Forestry & Wildlife

‘Iwa

Ka‘ena

Kaimu

Waiho‘okalo

Marigold Zoll, DLNR Division of Forestry & Wildlife

Erinna newcombi by Julia Devrell

Way Up Mauka

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EXHIBITORS & TABLE NUMBERS (as of July 20) Agricultural Leadership Foundation of Hawai‘i . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Ameriprise Financial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Argosy University . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

DLNR Division of Forestry & Wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Environment Hawai‘i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Hach Hydromet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Hawai‘i Coastal Zone Management Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Hawai‘i Wetland Joint Venture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Hawaiian Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Hawaiian Island Solar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Honolulu Zoological Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Hui Ku- Maoli Ola . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Kamehameha Schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Kaua‘i Humane Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Kealopiko LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Kupu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Ma-lama Maunalua . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Maui Invasive Species Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

National Parks Conservation Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

National Tropical Botanical Garden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Native Books, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

NOAA Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National

Marine Sanctuary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

NOAA Marine Debris Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service Pacific Islands

Regional Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 & 32

NOAA National Weather Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

NOAA Pacific Services Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 & 35

NOAA Papaha-naumokua-kea Marine National Monument . . . . . .33

O‘ahu Army Natural Resources Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

O‘ahu RC&D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Office of Hawaiian Affairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Pacific GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Pacific Island Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Reef Check Hawai‘i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Resource Mapping Hawai‘i LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

RevoluSun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Save Our Coast-Save Our Planet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

SWCA Environmental Consultants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

The Humane Society of the United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

The Nature Conservancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

The Trust for Public Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

USDA Forest Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 & 11

USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement . . . . . . . .14

USGS Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center . . . . . . . . . . . .2

University of Hawai‘i at Hilo Pacific Internship Programs

for Exploring Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

University of Hawai‘i Press . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Vetiver Systems Hawai‘i LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Wiliwili Hawaiian Plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9


HAWAI‘I CONSERVATION ALLIANCE BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Hawai‘i Conservation Alliance (HCA) and Hawai‘i Conservation Alliance Foundation (HCAF)

The Hawai‘i Conservation Alliance is a cooperative collaboration of conservation leaders representing eighteen government,

education, and non-profit organizations. Collectively we are responsible for managing the biodiversity of Hawai‘i’s lands and waters.

We also represent people who work and use the land and water for social, cultural, and agricultural purposes. HCA’s mission is to

provide unified leadership and advocacy on conservation issues critical to Hawai‘i. Our purpose is to work together to continue a

legacy of stewardship and to achieve the goal of promoting the preservation of native terrestrial and marine ecosystems, increasing

the diversity of native species, and ensuring that the unique biodiversity of our islands is maintained into the future.

The Hawai‘i Conservation Alliance Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established to secure private support for the

programs and activities of the HCA, actively promulgate information on Hawai‘i’s conservation values and needs, fund conservation

grants, and promote conservation education and awareness.

Alliance Partners, Representatives and their Conservation Mission Statements

Bishop MuseumTimothy E. Johns, Allen AllisonBishop Museum's mission since founding has been to study, preserve and tell the stories of the cultures and natural history ofHawai‘i and the Pacific. Within this mission, serving and representing the interests of Native Hawaiians is a primary purpose of theMuseum. The Museum gives priority generally to activities associated with the collections, and we favor activities that integrateculture and natural history (or the environment) rather than approaching them separately. Current thematic priorities are: ProtectingOur Collections and Making Them More Accessible; Advancing Native Hawaiian Culture and Education; Strengthening Connectionsto Hawai‘i’s Schools; Conserving Cultures and the Environment in the Pacific; Opening a Science Center at Kalihi; Renovating OurHistoric Buildings; and Strengthening Our Neighbor Island and Polynesian Presence.

Hawai‘i Department of AgricultureSandy Kunimoto, Neil ReimerThe Department of Agriculture’s (HDOA) mission is to develop and promote agriculture as a significant and respected driver ofHawai‘i’s economy. HDOA has many varied responsibilities including establishing and maintaining irrigation systems, managingagricultural lands, marketing and business development, preventing the entry of invasive species into the state, pest and diseasecontrol and eradication, maintaining healthy livestock industries, rabies prevention, and food safety and quality assurance programs.The Plant Pest Control and Plant Quarantine programs within the Plant Industry Division have a strong conservation focus as theyare responsible for the prevention, early detection, response, eradication and control of invasive species.

Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources: Division of Aquatic Resources (DLNR/DAR)Petra MacGowanThe mission of the Division of Aquatic Resources is to manage, conserve and restore the state's unique aquatic resources andecosystems for present and future generations. The DAR manages the state’s aquatic resources and ecosystems through programsin commercial and recreational fisheries and resource enhancement; aquatic resources protection, habitat enhancement, and education.

Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources: Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DLNR/DOFAW)Paul Conry, Randall KennedyThe mission of DLNR/DOFAW is to responsibly manage and protect watersheds, native ecosystems, and cultural resources andprovide outdoor recreation and sustainable forest products opportunities, while facilitating partnerships, community involvement andeducation. Ma-lama ika ‘A

–ina.


Kamehameha Schools (KS)Ulalia Woodside, Na-maka Whitehead The mission of the Kamehameha Schools is to fulfill Ke Ali‘i Pauahi’s desire to create educational opportunities in perpetuity toimprove the capability and well-being of people of Hawaiian ancestry. It is the policy of KS to manage their lands and resources tooptimize the balance of educational, cultural, economic, environmental, and community returns and steward resources in anethical, prudent and culturally appropriate manner.

National Park Service (NPS)Frank Hayes, Melia Lane-Kamahele The National Park Service preserves unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the national park system for theenjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations. The Park Service cooperates with partners to extend thebenefits of natural and cultural resource conservation and outdoor recreation throughout this country and the world.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA/NMFS)Mike Tosatto, Gerry DavisThe mission of NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service in the Pacific Islands region is to achieve healthy marine ecosystems thatprovide for stability in fishery resources, recovery of endangered and threatened marine species, and enhanced opportunities forcommercial, recreational, and cultural activities in the marine environment.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (NOAA/NMS) Allen Tom, ‘Aulani WilhelmThe mission of NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries is to serve as the trustee for the nation’s system of marine protectedareas, to conserve, protect, and enhance their biodiversity, ecological integrity and cultural legacy.

National Tropical Botanical GardenChipper WichmanThe mission of the National Tropical Botanical Garden is to enrich life through discovery, scientific research, conservation, andeducation by perpetuating the survival of plants, ecosystems, and cultural knowledge of tropical regions.

The Nature Conservancy Hawai‘i (TNC Hawai‘i)Samuel M. ‘Ohukani‘o-hi‘a Gon III, John Henshaw The mission of TNC Hawai‘i is to preserve the plants, animals, and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on Earthby protecting the lands and waters they need to survive. In the Hawaiian archipelago, our ecoregional goal is to bring active, pro-tective management to representative, viable, native ecological systems and species of the Hawaiian Archipelago, and to therebysustain the greatest possible complement of native Hawaiian biodiversity into the future. Working with partners, threats will be abated,health of terrestrial and freshwater ecological systems will be restored and maintained, and the unique biodiversity of the islands willbe carried forward as an irreplaceable asset, meeting human needs and fulfilling ecosystem functions that serve all life in the islands.The Conservancy in Hawai‘i maintains a network of preserves, participates in watershed and other conservation partnerships,engages in active management of natural areas, and works to strengthen policies and capacity for conservation in Hawai‘i.

Office of Hawaiian Affairs (OHA)Carol Ho‘omanawanui, Kevin ChangTo malama (protect) Hawai‘i’s people and environmental resources and OHA’s assets, toward ensuring the perpetuation of theculture, the enhancement of lifestyle and the protection of entitlements of Native Hawaiians, while enabling the building of a strongand healthy Hawaiian people and nation, recognized nationally and internationally.

University of Hawai‘i at Ma-noa: Center for Conservation Research and Training (UH Ma-noa/CCRT)Kenneth Kaneshiro, Rob CowieThe mission of UH Ma-noa/CCRT is to create the premier multi-agency, trans-disciplinary research and education center in thePacific Asia Region whose mission is to develop a new paradigm for addressing ecosystem and human health issueswithin a socio-ecological systems framework that includes the spiritual values of traditional cultures.


U.S. Department of Agriculture: Forest Service (USDA/FS)Christian Giardina, Susan CordellThe mission of USDA/FS is through research, education, and demonstration, we provide scientific and technical information neededto restore, protect, and sustain forests of the Pacific for purposes of conservation and utilization. Our core focus research areasinclude ecological restoration at stand to watershed scales, effects of global change on wetlands, ecology and control of invasivespecies, and climate change impacts on Pacific island ecosystems.

U.S. Department of Agriculture: Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA/NRCS)Larry Yamamoto, Gregory Koob The Natural Resources Conservation Service works in partnership with private land owners and managers to protect, enhance, andpreserve soil, water, air, plant and animals using sound science and professional expertise. Through our mission of “Helping PeopleHelp the Land,” we provide technical assistance and financial incentives for the implementation of conservation systems that helpus to realize our vision of “Productive Lands, Healthy Environment.”

U.S. Department of Defense, Army Garrison Hawai‘i: Natural Resource Program Michelle ManskerThe goal of the U.S. Army Garrison, Hawai‘i Natural Resource Program is to enable the installation to comply with the EndangeredSpecies Act while maintaining military mission readiness. The Army in Hawai‘i has over 100 listed species on their lands; whichaccount for one-third of the nation’s and the State’s total listed species!

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Ecological Services (USFWS/ES)Loyal Mehrhoff, Steve MillerThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s mission is: “working with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife and plants andtheir habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people.” The Service manages migratory birds and nationally significantfisheries; conserves and restores vital wildlife habitat through the National Wildlife Refuge System; protects and recovers endangeredspecies; administers a Federal Assistance program; and helps other governments with conservation efforts.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: National Wildlife Refuge Complex (USFWS/NWRC)Barry StieglitzThe mission of the National Wildlife Refuge System is to administer a national network of lands and waters for the conservation,management and where appropriate, restoration of the fish, wildlife and plant resources and their habitats within the United Statesfor the benefit of present and future generations of Americans. The National Wildlife Refuge System manages 22 National WildlifeRefuges and 4 Marine National Monuments in Hawai‘i and the broader Pacific encompassing 215 million acres.

U.S. Geological Survey: Biological Resource Discipline (USGS/BRD)Gordon Tribble, Jim JacobiThe mission of USGS/BRD is to conduct and interpret scientific research to provide understanding and technologies needed tosupport and implement sound management and conservation of our Nation’s biological resources occurring in Hawai‘i and otherPacific island locations.


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Announcing the 19th Annual Hawai‘i Conservation Conference

Island Ecosystems: The Year of the ForestAugust 2 – 4, 2011

Hawai‘i Convention Center, Honolulu, HI

The 2011 Hawai‘i Conservation Conference theme aligns with the United Nation’s International Year of Forests,

which will focus on raising awareness at all levels to strengthen the sustainable management, conservation and sustainable

development of all types of forests for the benefit of current and future generations. Join us in exploring the management,

research, cultural, and educational work on forest ecosystems in Hawai‘i and the Pacific.

Please note that HCC 2011 also will offer symposia, fora, general sessions, and individual presentations

on other important topics not directly related to forest conservation.

Volunteer on the HCC Coordinating Committee!Contact us at [email protected]

Hawai‘i Conservation AllianceHawai‘i Conservation Alliance Foundation

Email: [email protected]: 808-587-0061

Web site: www.hawaiiconservation.org

2010 hawaii conservation conference program

Documents

variety of keynote

pacific islands

variety of topics

cultural resource issues

scientific approaches

cultural practitioners

cultural alliances

native species