Free Lecture Series
The Hawai‘i Conservation Alliance in partnership with ING DIRECT invites you on a monthly exploration of the unique plants and animals that inhabit the lands and seas of the world's most isolated island chain. Experts from the Alliance's 19 member organizations will give 30-minute lectures about the places and native Hawaiian species they work tirelessly to conserve and restore, followed by question and answer sessions.
NEXT LECTURE: Wednesday, May 30, 5:30 PM
Elia Herman
State Co-Manager Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
Department of Land & Natural Resources
ING Direct Cafe 1958 Kalakaua Avenue, Honolulu, HI
Interested in Speaking at HCA's Monthly Lecture Series?
Submit your information here.Previous Lectures
| Date | Presenter | Lecture Title | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 2012 | Emma Yuen, DLNR | "The Rain Follows The Forest" | |
| March 2012 | Stuart Coleman, Surfrider Foundation | "Let's RAP" Surfrider's Rise Above Plastics Campaign | |
| February 2012 | Pao-Shin Chu State Climatologist & Professor, University of Hawai‘i-Manoa | "Precipitation Extremes in the Hawaiian Islands Under a Changing Climate" | Flier Video Powerpoint |
| January 2012 | Sarah Courbis Operations Coordinator, DNLR & Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary | "Recent Discoveries about Dolphin Populations Near the Main Hawaiian Islands" | Flier Video Powerpoint |
| November 30, 2011 | Ron Cannarella Planning & Information Services Program Manager Hawaii Dept. of Land and Natural Resources/Division of Forestry and Wildlife | The Condition and Trends of Hawaii's Forests: A Report on the State of the `Aina in 2010 | Flier Video Powerpoint |
| October 26, 2011 | Christine Ogura Natural Resources Planner, Hawaiian and Pacific Islands National Wildlife Refuge Complex Board Member, `Ohu `Ohu Ko`olau Inc. | "Our Watersheds, Our Life" | Flier POWERPOINT Powerpoint PDF |
| September 28, 2011 | Jamie Nakama Education Program Manager Hawai'i Nature Center | "Celebrating 30 Years of Environmental Education with the Hawai'i Nature Center" | Flier |
| August 31, 2011 | Ben Schmidt Assistant Director for Field Operations - Eastern Pacific U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service | "Farm Bill Programs to Restore and Protect Hawai'i Ecosystems" | Flier |
| July 26, 2011 | Dr. Cynthia Stiles Assistant State Soil Scientist U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service | "A New View of the Forbidden Island - Soil Survey on Kaho'olawe" | Flier |
| June 29, 2011 | Michelle Gorham Jones Information and Education Coordinator Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife | "2011: International Year of Forests - educating in and about one of the world's best classrooms" | Flier |
| May 25, 2011 | Christy Martin Public Information Officer CGAPS-Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species | "Stopping the Silent Invasion" | Flier |
| April 27, 2011 | Ray Born U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Permits Manager for Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument | "Effects of the March Tsunami on Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument" | Flier |
| March 30, 2011 | Lea Hong Hawaiian Islands Program Director The Trust for Public Land | Conserving Land: 'A'ohe hana nui ke alu 'ia - No Task is Too Big When Done Together by All | Flier |
| February 23, 2011 | Deanna Spooner Coordinator for the Pacific Islands Climate Change Cooperative | Conservation in a Changing Climate | Flier |
| January 26, 2011 | Richard A. MacKenzie Aquatic ecologist with the USDA Forest Service’s Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry in Hilo, Hawai‘i | Understanding How Climate Change and Exotic Species Threaten Hawaiian Streams | Flier |
| December 1, 2010 | Sheri Mann Cooperative Resource Management Forester Division of Forestry & Wildlife, Department of Land & Natural Resources | Natural Resource Issues in the U.S. Pacific: American Samoa to Palau | Flier |
| October 27, 2010 | Robert Cowie Research Professor, Chair of Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology Graduate Program, Center for Conservation Research and Training, Pacific Biosciences Research Center, University of Hawai‘i | 2010-International Year of Biodiversity: A Hawaiian Perspective | Flier |
| September 29, 2010 | Barry Stieglitz Project Leader, Hawaiian and Pacific Islands National Wildlife Refuges, National Wildlife Refuge System, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | National Wildlife Refuges: Oases in the Pacific | Flier |
| August 25, 2010 | David Burney Director of Conservation, National Tropical Botanical Garden, Kalaheo, Kaua‘i | Back to the Future in the Caves of Kaua‘i: A Scientist's Adventures in the Dark | |
| July 28, 2010 | Samuel ‘Ohukani‘ōhi‘a Gon III Senior Scientist and Cultural Advisor, The Nature Conservancy of Hawai‘i | Hula and the Natural World | Flier |
| June 30, 2010 | Ulalia Woodside Regional Manager, Kamehameha Schools Division of Land Assets, Natural, Cultural and Community Resources Unit | Noho Ana o Laka i ka Uluwehiwehi: The Realm of the Deities | Flier |
| May 26, 2010 | Jeff Walters Hawaiian Monk Seal Recovery Coordinator, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service | Saving Hawai‘i’s Monk Seal | Flier |
| April 28, 2010 | Andy Collins Education Coordinator, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries | Yellowstone of the Sea: Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument | Flier |
| March 31, 2010 | Samuel ‘Ohukani‘ōhi‘a Gon III Senior Scientist and Cultural Advisor, The Nature Conservancy of Hawai‘i | Hawai‘i Kua Uli - The Sweep of Hawaiian Ecosystems | Flier |
| February 24, 2010 | James Jacobi Principal Investigator U.S. Geological Survey, Pacific Island Ecosystem Research Center | A Bird’s-eye View of Hawai‘i | Flier |
| January 27, 2010 | Betsy Gagné Executive Secretary, NARS Commission DLNR Divison of Forestry and Wildlife | Walk on the Wild Side | Flier |
| November 17, 2009 | Michelle L. Mansker Natural Resources Chief, U.S. Army Garrison-Hawai'i | The Army’s Award-Wining Natural Resources Program in Hawai'‘i | |
| October 28, 2009 | Christian Giardina Acting Director, Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry USDA Forest Service | Native Ecosystems and the Hawaiian Culture They Sustain: 21st Century Challenges & Solutions |
