The 16th Annual Hawai'i Conservation Conference was held July 29-31, 2008 at the Hawai'i Convention Center in Honolulu. Presented by the Hawai'i Conservation Alliance, this conference is the largest gathering of people actively involved in the protection and management of the natural environment in Hawai'i and the Pacific Region. There were over 900 registered participants, 52 volunteers and 42 exhibitors. The theme, Island Ecosystems: The Year of the Reef, ran throughout the conference, particularly in the keynote and plenary presentations by Dr. Sylvia Earle and Dr. Elliott Norse and the public lecture by Dr. Earle and Nainoa Thompson. Other speakers included Peter Vitousek of Stanford University and Bryan Harry, Director of the Pacific West Region (retired), National Park Service.
Highlights from the 2008 Hawaii Conservation Conference
• Videos
• Awards
Press Releases
• 2008 HCC Media Release July 22, 2008
• 2008 Hawai'i Conservation Week Media Release July 22, 2008
Save the Date!
17th Annual Hawaii Conservation Conference
Hawaii in a Changing Climate: Ecological, Cultural, Economic and Policy Challenges and Solutions
July 28-30, 2009, Hawaii Convention Center, Honolulu, HI
2009 HCC Organizing Committee
We are looking for volunteers to serve on the 2009 organizing committee. Please email silvam@hawaii.edu if you would like to serve on the committee.
Poster Session
Conservation through Art Exhibit
Sylvia Earle delivering keynote speech
Conference attendees
Conference volunteers
Public Seminar: Nainoa Thompson
Island Pacific Academy Students and the
International Year of the Reef Pledge
Kahuku Beach Clean-up
An International Year of the Reef eventAugust 2, 2008
For other International Year of the Reef events in Hawai'i: International Year of the Reef-Hawaii
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