Speaker Presentations

TUESDAY, JULY 29

INTRODUCTION:

Laura Thielen

Chair, Department of Land and Natural Resources

LIETENENT GOVERNOR’S SPEECH AND CONSERVATION WEEK PROCLAMATION:

The Honorable James R. “Duke” Aiona Jr.

Lietenent Governor for the State of Hawai’i

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

HCA EFFECTIVE CONSERVATION PROJECT:

Dr. Samuel M. ‘Ohukani’ohi’a Gon III

Senior Scientist and Cultural Advisor, The Nature Conservancy

SESSION: Ecosystem Management in Hawai’i: New Developments and Lessons Learned

Moderator: Greg Koob

Emma Yuen Treasure Hunting In Hawai’i – Finding Additions to the Batural Area Reserves System

SESSION: Ecology and Management of Coastal Lowland Wetlands in Hawai’i

Moderators: Greg Bruland and Richard MacKenzie

Greg Bruland Assessment of Vegetation, Soils, and Water Quality of Hawai’i’s Coastal Wetlands

Richard MacKenzie Impacts of Invasive Fish Communities on Hawaiian Coastal Wetlands

SESSION: Energy ConservationModerator: David Waller

David Waller Energy in Hawai’i: Managing Energy Use With Energy Efficiency

SYMPOSIUM: Coral Reef Health in Hawai’i

Moderator: Greta Aeby

Ku’ulei Rodgers Modeling Hawaiian Coral Reef Ecological Condition

Moderator: Greg Bruland and Rich MacKenzieTerrel Erickson

Terrel Erickson Wetland Trends and Needs in the Hawaiian Islands

Gwen DeMent Quantifying The Phosphorus Sorption Capacity Of Hawai‘i’s Coastal Wetlands

Christopher Puttock Wetlands and The Pacific Islands Plant Restoration (PIPR) Database

Scott Fisher Wetlands Restoration in a Hawaiian Cultural Context

SYMPOSIUM: Biofuels – Panacea or Pandora’s Box?

Moderator: Chris Beddenhagen

Maria Tome Hawai’i’s Biofuels Assessment Project and Bioenergy Master Plan

Charles Chimera The Good (Jojoba), the Bad (Jatropha) and the Ugly (Chinese Tallow): Using Weed Risk Assessment to Select Non-Invasive Biofuel Crops in the Hawaiian Islands

Michael Poteet Identifying ‘2nd-generation’ Biofuel Crops and Their Capacity for Invasiveness In Hawai’i

Scott Turn A GIS Approach to Evaluating Ethanol Production Potential: A Hawaii Case Study

Howard Wiig Cleaning Up Island Ecosystems With Plastic And Biofuel Refineries

PLENARY SPEAKERS:

Dr. Peter Vitousek

Clifford G. Morrison Professor of Population and Resource Studies, Stanford University

Dr. Bryan Harry

Director of the Pacific West Region, National Park Service (retired)

Dr. Stephen Miller

Science Advisor, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

EVENING PUBLIC PRESENTATION:

Nainoa Thompson

Chairperson, Polynesian Voyaging Society

SYMPOSIUM: The Science Supporting the Management of PMNM: Microbes to Monk Seals

Moderators: Carlie Wiener, Randy Kosaki, Roberst Toonen

Jeff Eble Endemism and Dispersal: Comparative Phylogeography of Three Surgeonfishes Across the Hawaiian Archipelago

Russel Brainard Integrated Ecosystem Observations of Coral Reef Ecosystems of the U.S. Pacific Islands with a Focus on the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Peter Vroom Marine Algal Diversity and Distribution in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI)

SYMPOSIUM: The Hawaiian Monk Seal

Moderator: Lance Morgan

Charles Littnan Captive Feeding Programs to Increase Juvenile Monk Seal Survival : A Case Study and Future Applications

George Antonelis Galapagos Sharks and Hawaiian Monk Seals: Ongoing Efforts to Mitigate Predation on Young Pups

David Schofield Hawaiian Monk Seal Management Issues and Programs in the Main Hawaiian Islands

SYMPOSIUM: Land-Sea Connections: Integrated Watershed Management as a Tool for Coastal Reef Conservation Lessons from the Pacific Islands

Moderator: Robert Richmond

Charlotte Severne Collaborative Research and Utilizing Indigenous Knowledge as Viable Strategies for Marine Conservation

SESSION: Forested Ecosystems: Challenges and Opportunities

Moderator: Jason Sumiye

Emilie Bess Endemic Hawaiian Bark Lice: Diverse, Abundant, and Undiscovered

Rodolfo Martinez Morales Remote Sensing of Acacia Koa Forest Growth, Productivity, and Health Across Elevation and Climate Gradients

SESSION: Invasives: From Mauka to Makai

Moderator: Lloyd Loope

James Leary The Residual Activities of Imazaphyr and Glyphosate on Dormant Pennisetum Setaceum (Forssk.) Chiov. (Fountain Grass)

Steven Ambagis Maximizing Image Resolution to Solve the Problem of Species Identification

Brian Hauk Alien Macroalgae Distribution and Managment in Hawai’i

Kaylyn McCoy Eradication of the Introduced Corallimorph Actinodiscus nummiformis in Hawai’i

SESSION: Coral Reefs

Moderator: Athline Clark