Highlights from 2006 Hawaii Conservation Conference
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Governor Linda Lingle Proclaims
July 26, 2006 as "Conservation Day"
At the opening session of the conference, Governor Linda Lingle proclaimed July 26, 2006 as Conservation Day. The proclamation, signed by Governor Lingle and Lieutenant Governor James R. Duke Aiona Jr., was presented to HCA program coordinator Christopher Puttock and HCA chair Randall Kennedy.
PROGRAM
There were over 90 oral presentations and 65 posters on a wide range of conservation issues centered on the 2006 theme of Sustainability: Mauka to Makai.
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 Left to right: Randall Kennedy, Christopher Puttock, Governor Linda Lingle |
SPEAKERS
- Dr. Thomas Goreau, President of the Global Coral Reef Alliance, a non-profit organization for coral reef protection and sustainable management
- Kameran Onley, Assistant Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior
- Dr. Nalini Nadkarni, Environmental Studies Program, Evergreen State College
FREE PUBLIC EVENTS
- Pacific Writers Connection: Restoring Songs of the Forest
Moderator: Takiora Ingram, Pacific Writers Connection
Wednesday, July 26, 7:30 PM–9:30 PM - Global Warming and the Future of Coral Reefs
Dr. Thomas Goreau, President, Global Coral Reef Alliance
Thursday, July 27, 7:30 PM–9:00 PM
AWARDS CEREMONY
Friday, July 28, 2006
Best Student Oral Presentation
Effects of Repeated Fires on Native Plant Community Succession at Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park
Alison Ainsworth
Alison Ainsworth
Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation of a Group of Small Endemic Moths: Hawaiian Cydia
Peter Oboyski, Runner-up
Peter Oboyski, Runner-up
Best Student Poster
Roland Frayne
Wendy McDowell, Runner-up
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Distinguished Service Award
Dieter Mueller-Dombois
University of Hawai'i at Manoa  Dieter Mueller-Dombois, James Jacobi (left to right) |
Conservation Innovation Award
For their leadership in developing and passing the Legacy Lands Act during the 2005 legislative session, the 2006 HCA Conservation Innovation Award was presented on July 28, 2006 to Representative Brian Schatz, House Speaker Calvin Say, Senator Gary Hooser, Representative Ezra Kanoho, and Senator Russell Kokubun.  Left to right: Brian Schatz, Calvin Say, Gary Hooser, and Randall Kennedy |
