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