HAWAI‘I CONSERVATION CONFERENCE AT A GLANCE Thursday Room 313B/C Plenary Oli by Samuel ‘Ohukani‘ōhi‘a Gon III 8:30 AM Carson Dedication by Steiner McClain, Zedler, Conry, Liebherr 10:45 AM Morning Break - 20 minutes Room 313 B/C Room 313 A Symposium 1: Typhoons and Ecosystems Session 1: Native and Invasive Invertebrates 11:05 AM Cormier (moderator), Kauffman, Kauffman, Miller (moderator), Foote, Schuurman, MacKenzie, Cormier, Robinson Schwarzfeld, Costello, Leblanc* 12:20 PM Lunch - 1 hour 10 minutes Session 2: Native Plants Session 3: Native Vertebrates 1:30 PM Puttock (moderator), Papineau, Scowcroft, Marshall (moderator), Farmer, Kuntz, Tweed, Meason*, Thaxton, Rivers, Durand Reynolds, Zaun, Uyehara* 3:00 PM Afternoon Break - 30 minutes Session 4: Invasive Plants Session 5: Management 3:30 PM Lane-Kamahele (moderator), Leary*, Benitez, Kennedy (moderator), Kinney, Haysmith, Ainsworth, Loh, Johnson, Penniman Goldstein*, Pejchar, Pongkijivorasin*, James 5:00 PM Posters Presentation and Pupus – Room 312 Friday Room 313 B/C Room 313 A Symposium 2: Paleoecology and Conservation 8:30 AM Price (moderator), Hotchkiss, James, Burney, Workshop: Rare Plant Recovery Burney Bruegmann (moderator), Caraway (moderator), Symposium 3: New Models and Maps Bakutis, Kier, Cordell, Hadway 9:55 AM Jacobi (moderator), Jacobi 10:10 AM Morning Break – 20 minutes Symposium 3 (continued): New Models & Maps Symposium 4: Offshore Islets Restoration 10:30 AM Jacobi (moderator), Matsuwaki, Siddiqui, Price, Smith (moderator), Swenson, Howald, Kessler, Laut, Hood, Gon Plentovich, Vanderwerf, Wood NOON Awards Lunch - 1 hour 30 minutes Session 6: Landscapes Session 7: Marine, Aquatic, Coastal 1:30 PM Rowland (moderator), Rutledge, Donoho, Wada (moderator), Walsh, Wagner, Kido, Higashino, Miura, Miller, Mitchell Erickson, Bourke, Iwai 3:00 PM Afternoon Break - 20 minutes Symposium 5: Lowland Wet Forests Session 8: Invasive Vertebrates 3:20 PM Cordell (moderator), Gon, Hughes, Hart, Erickson (moderator), Goltz, Hess, Scheffler, Ostertag, Bender, Menard Rubenstein, Beard, Stanford Summary Session – Room 313 B/C 4:50 PM Comments and Summary by HCA Coordinator Dr. Christopher F. Puttock Oli by Samuel ‘Ohukani‘ōhi‘a Gon III 5:15 PM Dinner Break -2 hours 15 minutes Public Presentation - Room 313 B/C 7:30 PM Susan Middleton *Best Student Presentation Award Competition Hawai‘i’s Restoration Efforts TABLE OF CONTENTS THE 2005 HAWAI‘I CONSERVATION CONFERENCE……………………………………………...… 2 CONFERENCE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS………………………………………………………………. 3 REGISTRATION AND MEETING ROOMS AT THE HAWAI‘I CONVENTION CENTER ………….. 4 HAWAI‘I CONVENTION CENTER FLOOR PLAN……………………………………………………... 5 DINING OUT IN WAIKIKI………………………………………………………………………………... 6 HAWAI‘I CONSERVATION CONFERENCE DEDICATION TO DR. HAMPTON CARSON………… 7 PLENARY KEYNOTE SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY: DR. JOY ZEDLER……………………………….... 10 DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS…………………………………………………….……….….. 12 HAWAI‘I-NEW ZEALAND CONSERVATION EXCHANGE PROGRAM……………………………. 16 FRIDAY EVENING PUBLIC PRESENTATION: NORTHWEST HAWAIIAN ISLANDS: A VISUAL JOURNEY BY MS. SUSAN MIDDLETON….… 18 HAWAI‘I CONSERVATION CONFERENCE SCHEDULE……………………………………….…… 19 POSTER TITLES AND LOCATION NUMBER………………………………………………………… 27 EXHIBITOR DESCRIPTIONS AND LOCATION NUMBERS………………………………………… 35 MAP OF NI‘IHAU ROOM 312: POSTERS ANDEXHIBITORS……………………………………..…. 36 ABSTRACTS OF THE SYMPOSIA AND THE WORKSHOP…………………………………..……… 37 PRESENTERS AND ABSTRACTS FOR THE PLENARY SESSION, THE SYMPOSIA, THE CONCURRENT SESSIONS AND THE POSTERS…………………………… 39 LIST OF REGISTERED CONFERENCE PARTICIPANTS………………………………………...…. 103 2005 Hawai‘i Conservation Conference Hawai‘i’s Restoration Efforts THE 2005 HAWAI‘I CONSERVATION CONFERENCE Hawai‘i’s Restoration Efforts July 28-29, 2005 Hawai‘i Convention Center, Honolulu, Hawai‘i Sponsored by the Hawai‘i Conservation Alliance The Hawai‘i Conservation Conference provides an annual venue for the interaction of natural resource managers, scientists, students, and the community in Hawai‘i. Through its symposia, presentations, workshops, and poster sessions, the conference brings together the people actively involved in the protection and management of Hawai‘i’s ecosystems. This year’s conference aims to explore the most recent developments in Hawai‘i’s restoration efforts, as well as to present other significant advances in environmental conservation. Mahalo niu loa for your participation and support. The Hawai‘i Conservation Conference is organized by The Hawai‘i Conservation Alliance (HCA). This year, and for the first time, the conference is being held at the Hawai‘i Convention Center and presents a full two-day program with concurrent sessions. This year, the conference is dedicated to memory and work of Dr. Hampton L. Carson (1914-2004). Dr. Carson's work and contributions to conservation are reviewed in the program dedication. His studies in evolution and genetics have greatly contributed to our understanding of conservation genetics and small population dynamics, both being critical elements in the preservation and recovery of rare species. The Hawai‘i Conservation Alliance is a collaborative partnership between eleven federal, state and private organizations that are actively involved in natural resource conservation, management, research and education programs in Hawai‘i today. The HCA began as one of the goals of the Hawai‘i Conservation Biology Initiative in 1986. It was initially formalized as the Secretariat for Conservation Biology, and in 2002 the Secretariat was restructed and given its current title, the Hawai‘i Conservation Alliance. The purpose of this organization has remained the same: to strengthen links between conservation biology and conservation management and to provide annual meeting venues such as conferences, forums, workshops and international exchange programs. Over the nineteen years of its existence, the HCA has grown into a collaborative public-private partnership that strives to facilitate leadership in key conservation efforts in Hawai‘i. Its mission is to provide a unified leadership for the conservation and restoration community in Hawai‘i. The goals of the HCA are: (1) to provide concise information about conservation issues of statewide significance to community leaders; (2) to achieve effective management on 90% of Hawai‘i’s native ecosystems remaining in 2000; (3) to increase support for restoration of rare and endangered species; (4) to increase support for high priority, management-oriented, conservation research; (5) to strengthen the skills of conservation professionals; and (6) to increase public awareness and involvement in conserving and managing Hawai‘i’s ecosystems. 2 2005 Hawai‘i Conservation Conference Hawai‘i’s Restoration Efforts CONFERENCE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Mahalo to the following persons and organizations: Conference Organizing Committee: Stephen E. Miller (Conference Chair), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Lee-Ann Choy (Meeting Logistics Coordinator), Pacific Rim Concepts LLC; Betsy Gagné and Randy Kennedy, Hawai‘i Division of Forestry and Wildlife; Christopher F. Puttock, Hawai‘i Conservation Alliance; Bruce Casler, Waimea Valley Audubon Center; Ron Walker formerly with Hawai‘i Division of Forestry and Wildlife and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Jonathan Price, Smithsonian Institution, and Annie Marshall and Lorena Wada, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Special thanks are given to Ken Kaneshiro and his staff at the Center for Conservation Research and Training, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa for handling all Conference financial issues; to Barbara Maxfield of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for assistance with media contacts; and to Kriste Trousdale for assistance with the web presentation. Presentation Coordinator: Ron Cannarella, Hawai‘i Division of Forestry and Wildlife. Poster Coordinators: Bruce Casler, Waimea Valley Audubon Center; and Ron Walker formerly with Hawai‘i Division of Forestry and Wildlife and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Best Student Presentation Award Judges: Karen Poiani, The Nature Conservancy; Jim Jacobi, U.S.Geological Survey; and Robert Cowie, Center for Conservation Research and Training, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. Best Student Poster Award Judges: Bill Steiner, U.S. Geological Survey; Randy Kennedy, Hawai‘i Division of Forestry and Wildlife; and J. Boone Kauffman, U.S.D.A. Forest Service. Distinguished Service Award: Betsy Gagné, Hawai‘i Division of Forestry and Wildlife. Hawai‘i Conservation Alliance Members: University of Hawai‘i, Center for Conservation Research and Training, Ken Kaneshiro, Rob Cowie; Hawai‘i Division of Forestry and Wildlife, Paul Conry, Randy Kennedy; The Nature Conservancy, Karen Poiani, Sam Gon; U.S. Forest Service, J.Boone Kauffman; U.S.D.A. Fish & Wildlife Service, Jeff Newman, Stephen E. Miller (HCA Chairperson); Bishop Museum, Allen Allison; U.S. Geological Survey, Bill Steiner, Jim Jacobi; National Park Service, Don Reeser, Melia Lane-Kamahele; Kamehameha Schools, Peter Simmon, Ulalia Woodside, Nāmaka Whitehead; Ducks, Unlimited, Adonia Henry, Tom Dwyer. HCA Executive Committee: Stephen E. Miller, Current Chairperson Christopher F. Puttock, Past Chairperson Randall Kennedy, Incoming Chairperson For more information, contact The Hawai‘i Conservation Alliance at: University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa 3050 Maile Way, Gilmore 409 Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96822 Phone: 808-956-6894 Email: [email protected] Web: www.hawaiiconservationalliance.org 2005 Hawai‘i Conservation Conference 3 Hawai‘i’s Restoration Efforts REGISTRATION AND MEETING ROOMS AT THE