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Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit Department of Botany University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 (808) 948-8218 COOPERATIVE NATIONAL PARK RESOURCES STUDIES UNIT DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA HONOLULU, HAWAII 96822 (808) 948-8218 PROCEEDINGS FIRST CONFERENCE IN NATURAL SCIENCES HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CONTRACT #CX8000 6 0031 Clifford W. Smith, Unit Director The National Park Service and the University of Hawaii signed the memorandum of agreement establishing this Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit on March 16, 1973. The Unit provides a multidisciplinary approach to studies on the biological resources in the National Parks in Hawaii, that is, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Haleakala National Park, City of Refuge National Historical Park, and Puukohola Heiau National Historic Site. Through the Unit Director, projects are undertaken in areas identified by park management. These studies provide information of resource management programs. The involvement of University faculty and students in the resource management of the National Parks in Hawaii lends to a greater awareness of the problems and needs of the Service. At the same time research not directly or immediately applicable to management is also encouraged through the Unit. PROCEEDINGS of the FIRST CONFERENCE IN NATURAL SCIENCES in Hawaii held at Hawaii Field Research Center Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on August 19 - 20, 1976 edited by C. W. Smith, Director, CPSUJUH Department of Botany 3190 Maile Way University of Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 CONTENTS PREFACE DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY OF A NORTH KONA BURIAL CAVE, ISLAND OF HAWAII by M.S. Allen and T.L. Hunt KOA AND LEHUA TIMBER HARVESTING AND PRODUCT UTILIZATION: RELIGIO-ECOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIPS IN HAWAII, A.D. 1778 by R.A. Apple THE OCCURRENCE AND ECOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF METALLIC SKINKS ON THE ISLANDS OF HAWAI'I AND KAUA'I by K. Baker STUDIES ON THE ENDEMIC HAWAIIAN GENUS: HIBISCADELPHUS (HAU-KUAHIWI) by K. Baker and S. Allen SAVING THE 'ALALA (CORVUS TROPICUS)--SOME PRELIMINARY MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS by P. Banko ROLE OF FOOD DEPLETION BY FOREIGN ORGANISMS IN HISTORICAL DECLINE OF HAWAIIAN FOREST BIRDS by W.E. Banko and P.C. Banko ECOLOGICAL PARK MANAGEMENT: A MANAGER'S PERSPECTIVE by R.D. Barbee ECOLOGY OF RARE DROSOPHILA SPECIES IN HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK by H.L. Carson THE PHYSIOGRAPHY AND MARINE FAUNA OF INSHORE AND INTERTIDAL AREAS IN THE PUU-KOHOLAHEIAU NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE by D.P. Cheney, D.E. Hemmes, and R.S. Nolan SUMMARY OF RESULTS OF PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATIONS AT THE HILINA PAL1 PETROGLYPH CAVE AND ASSOCIATED SITES by P.L. Cleghorn BIRD DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE ABOVE 3000 FEET IN HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK by S. Conant VARIATION OF HAWAIIAN METROSIDEROS ALONG THE SOUTH AND EAST FLANKS OF MAUNA LOA, HAWAII by C. Corn MITES ASSOCIATED WITH A FUMAROLE IN HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK by M.L. Goff HYDRATION RIND DATES FROM ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES IN THE SOUTH POINT AREA: A CONTRIBUTION TO HAWAIIAN PREHISTORY by T.L. Hunt THE INFLUENCE OF FERAL PIGS ON A NATIVE ALPINE GRASSLAND IN HALEAKALA NATIONAL PARK by J. Jacobi TOPOCLIMATIC GRADIENTS IN HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL FARK by J.O. Juvik and G.G. Clarke EVOLUTIONARY STUDIES OF TWO DROSOPHILA SPECIES FROM HAWAI'I: A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH by K.Y. Kaneshiro MANAGEMENT OF SCIENCE RESERVE AREAS by J.I. Kjargaard ENDANGERED PLANTS IN HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK by C.H. Lamoureux PHENOLOGICAL STUDIES IN HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK by C.H. Lamoureux CURRENT STUDIES OF KT-LAU-EA ANDMAUNA LOA VOLCANOES BY THE HAWAIIAN VOLCANO OBSERVATORY OF THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY by P.W. Lipman, L.A. Anderson, R.Y. Koyanagi, and J.P. Lockwood PUZT-KOHOLXHEIAU NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE PLANT SURVEY by J.D. Macneil, Jr., L.K. Croft, and D.E. Hemes THE MAUNA KEA ADZ QUARRY COMPLEX, 'HAWAII: A FIRST ANALYSIS by P.C. McCoy CATERPILLARS (EUPITHECIA SPP.) AS OBLIGATORY AMBUSH PREDATORS: A UNIQUE ADAPTIVE SHIFT IN THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS by S.L. Montgomery THE MAJOR VEGETATION TYPES AND ECOLOGICAL ZONES IN HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK AND THEIR APPLICATION TO PARK MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH by D. Mueller-Dombois LIVE COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY OF ENDEMIC HAWAIIAN INVERTEBRATES by W.P. Mull HOST SPECIFICITY IN HAWAIIAN DROSOPHILA: NUTRITIONAL OR BEHAVIORAL? by A.T. Ohta THE EFFECTS OF FIRE UPON A HAWAIIAN MONTANE ECOSYSTEM by T.T. Parman HILINA PAL1 FIRE OF 1975 by T.T. Parman REESTABLISHMENT OF NATIVE FLORA AND FAUNA IN HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK by D. Reeser MMANEFOREST DECLINE ON MAUNA KEA: A REALITY OR MYTH by P.G. Scowcroft INTERPRETIVE TRAINING by J. Shimoda FIFTEEN YEARS OF VEGETATION INVASION AND RECOVERY AFTER A VOLCANIC ERUPTION IN HAWAII by G.A. Smathers THE CPSU UH by C.W. Smith HALEAKALA RBI by C.W. Smith DISTRIBUTION AND VEGETATIVE ANATOMY OF HAWAIIAN SANDALWOOD by R.L. Stemermann THE INFLUENCE OF FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION UPON THE REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY AND MOVEMENT PATTERNS IN THE HAWAI'I 'AMAKIHI (LOXOPS VIRENS) by C. van Riper I11 PATTERNS IN THE DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE OF THE PALILA ON MAUNA KEA by C. van Riper I11 and J. M. Scott ROLE OF RESEARCH IN THE MANAGEMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES IN AREAS ADMINISTERED BY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE IN HAWAII by O.L. Wallis THE KALA-PANA EXTENSION: ITS VARIETY, VEGETATION, AND VALUE by F.R. Warshauer LIST OF PARTICIPANTS SUBJECT INDEX PREFACE The First Conference in Natural Sciences in Hawai'i was held at the Hawaii Field Research Center, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, on August 19 and 20, 1976. The conference was sponsored by the Hawaii Natural History Association, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, and the Cooperative National Parks Resources Studies Unit at the University of Hawaii. Forty papers were read on pure and applied subjects ranging from archaeology to zoology. There were 93 registered participants, and a sizeable number of others attended at various times. The objective of the conference was to bring together the various people doing research in the National Parks or for the managers of the Parks. However, the conference was not limited to National Park research. By discussing their research and problems it was hoped to increase the communica- tion among researchers and managers. In this latter respect the conference was eminently successful. The success of the meeting prompted suggestions that such conferences be held annually. Though this idea was enthusiastically supported, later discussions resulted in a provisional agreement that future conferences should be held biennially. In the alternating years, seminars on specific subjects might be held. The problems caused by feral pigs, the subject of an informal discussion on the evening of August 19, is being considered as the subject for the first seminar. The Proceedings are published to disseminate the information presented as widely as possible. Papers are arranged in alphabetical order, by author's name. I have done as little editing as possible. Unfortunately, the number of illustrations has been severely curtailed because of the cost in preparing the plates. For consistency, Hawaiian words have been treated as follows. They have not been underlined as foreign words normally are, because to most of us some Hawaiian words are part of our normal scientific vocabulary, e.g., 'Chi'a, pahoehoe, etc. Furthermore, the spelling follows that in Pukui, Elbert, and Mookini's Place Names of Hawaii, or Pukui and Elbert's Hawaiian ~ictionr(ezept in some cases in proper names where +t ey are spelled in the customary way, e.g. Haleakala National Park, cf. Hale-a-ka-la). I realize that this is not conventional; however, I think that the reader unfamiliar with Hawaiian words will have a better chance at pronouncing the words correctly when presented in this manner. I would like to thank the following for their assistance during the conference: Suzy Allen, Cindy Furukawa, Marsha Isoshima, Larry Katahira, and Deborah Weiner. My special thanks to the CPSU/UH secretary, Deborah Weiner; for her assistance in the editing and publication of these Proceedings, and Maura Garibay and Dora Tsuha for secretarial assistance. C. W. Smith Director, CSPU/UH DESCRIPTIVE SUNMARY OF A NORTH KONA BURIAL CAVE ISLAND OF HAWAII M. S. Allen and T. L. Huntjr Mauna Loa Field Station Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Hawaii 96718 The science of archaeology has had a continuing interest in the mortuary customs of human cultures. Burials and their associated material items lend insight into certain aspects of human behavior. Mortuary patterning of a particular culture may provide data on social structure, social ranking, religious ideology, artistic expression and utilitarian craft. Both prehistoric and post-contact Hawaiian burial customs have a limited representation in archaeological recording, analysis and interpretation. It was with this in mind that the authors conducted an archaeological survey of the North Kona burial cave in June 1975 to record 16 primary -and secondary burials with the accom- panying well-preserved material items. It appears that both prehistoric and historic mortuary patterning are represented in this cave. Our immediate objective was a preliminary recording of the site prior to any vandalism or other burial disturbance. Field recording included a sketch map, complete burial descriptions, and photographs in both color slides and black and white print film. No samples of any kind were collected. Bowen's (1961) thesis, the only summary of Hawaiian disposal customs, provides several ethnohistorical data pertinent to our discussion. Bowen lists ten prehistoric methods of Hawaiian disposal: 1. exposure to the elements 2. cremation 3. sea or fresh water disposal 4. pit burial 5. monument interment 6. earth burial 7. cist interment 8. heiau burial 9. house floor burial 10. cave interment *T. L. Hunt, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Hilo, Hawaii 96720. Our paper deals specifically with cave interment. In brief, Bowen concludes the following regarding cave interment: Caves were convenient places of disposal for the general population, with protection against the elements and molestation.
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