CONSERVATION INNOVATION AWARDS
Starting in July 2006, the HCA will grant Conservation Innovation Awards for new technologies or techniques used in conservation activities in the islands. The award will be presented each year at the Annual Hawai'i Conservation Conference.
2008
2007
2006
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 House Speaker Calvin Say, Senator Russell Kokubun, Representative Ezra Kanoho, and Representative Brian Schatz.
HAWAII CONSERVATION CONFERENCE STUDENT AWARDS
Each year at the conference, the HCA awards prizes to the top student oral and poster presenters. Monetary awards were sponsored by the Hawai'i Conservation Alliance and The Wildlife Society-Hawai'i Chapter. Backpacks were donated by Patagonia for the 1st prize winners.
2008 Hawaii Conservation Conference
1st Prize, Best Student Oral Presentation
Lindsay Young, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
Runner-up, Best Student Oral Presentation
Jeff Eble, Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology, Kaneohe, HI
1st Prize, Best Student Poster Award
Mali'o Kodis, Nathan Olson, Waiakea High School, Hilo, HI
Runner-up, Best Student Poster Award
Orville Baldos, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
Each year, the Hawai'i Conservation Alliance grants monetary awards to several students participating in the annual Hawai'i State Science and Engineering Fair, a project of the Hawai'i Academy of Science.
2008 AWARDS
51st Hawai'i State Science and Engineering Fair, March 31-April 2, 2008
Senior Awards 2 monetary awards
In addition to monetary awards, each student received a registration fee waiver and travel support to participate in the 2008 Hawai'i Conservation Conference. They were invited to present their research at the Poster Session on July 29, 2008 and were eligible to compete in the conference's Best Student Poster Competition.
1st prize: Chelsea Takahashi, Waiakea High School
Teacher/Mentor Award: Jamie Nekoba and Michael Tanabe, Waiakea High School
2008 HCC registration waiver
2nd prize: Malio Kodis*, Waiakea High School
*also winner of 2008 Best Student Poster at the Hawai'i Conservation Conference
Junior Awards 2 monetary awards
Gina M. McGuire, Kamehameha School, Hawaii Campus
Environmental Water: Its Effect on Maile Growth
Jessie J. Bersson, Lanikai Public Charter School
Beach Erosion