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Awards

Distinguished Service Award

Jack Jeffrey

Wildlife Photographer

Since 1997 the Hawai’i Conservation Alliance has recognized persons reaching the highest esteem within the conservation community. These persons are nominated by their peers. The award honors exceptional service, personal effort and unselfish interest, embodying long-term dedication and tenacity in environmental conservation for the Hawaiian Islands.

 

 

Distinguished Service Award

Dr. Samuel M. Ohukaniʻōhiʻa Gon III

The Nature Conservancy

Since 1997 the Hawai’i Conservation Alliance has recognized persons reaching the highest esteem within the conservation community. These persons are nominated by their peers. The award honors exceptional service, personal effort and unselfish interest, embodying long-term dedication and tenacity in environmental conservation for the Hawaiian Islands.

 

 

Conservation Innovation Award

Kamehameha Schools

Land Assets Division

Starting in July 2006, the HCA has granted the Conservation Innovation Awards for new technologies or techniques used in conservation activities in the islands.  This recognition is 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 procedures may be the creating of legislation that changes the dynamics of natural resource management, or programs that lead to significant better protection of the Hawaii’s native ecosystems.

 

Outstanding Leadership Award

Chipper Wichman (right)

National Tropical Botanical Garden

Since 2007, this award is 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 natural resource management or programs that lead to significant better protection of Hawai‘i’s native ecosystems.

From left: Jason Ellinwood, Jennifer Fung, Patra Foulk, Joshua Pang-Ching

Student Awards

Best Oral Presentation

Jennifer Fung

Cleaning Up with Kalo: How Restoring He’eia Wetlands through    Native Hawaiian Taro Farming Affects Water Quality

 

Runner-Up Oral Presentation

Joshua Pang-Ching

Documenting Acoustic Variability Among Hawaii ‘Amakihi Populations Windward Hawaii Islands

 

Best Poster

Patra Foulk

Life History Characteristics of Exotic Fish Species in a managed    Wetland in Hanalei NWR, Kaua’i

 

Runner-Up Poster

Jason Ellinwood

Kahua A’o: A learning Foundation: Using Hawaiian Language Newspaper Articles for Place and Culture-based Geoscience Teacher Education and Curriculum Development

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