Distinguished Service Award 

Conservation Innovation Award

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD
Each year since 1997 the Hawai'i Conservation Alliance has recognized persons reaching the highest esteem within the conservation community. These persons are nominated by their peers. The award honors exceptional service, personal effort and unselfish interest, embodying long-term dedication and tenacity in environmental conservation for the Hawaiian Islands.
  • 2007: Isabella Aiona Abbott, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
  • 2006: Dieter Mueller-Dombois, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
  • 2005 (1): David Woodside, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
  • 2005 (2): Tim Tunison, Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park
  • 2004: Bryan Harry, Director of the National Park Service Pacific West Region
  • 2003: Kenneth Kaneshiro, Director of the Center for Conservation Research and Training, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
  • 2002: Sheila Conant, Professor of Zoology, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
  • 2001: Nancy Glover, Former Senior Program Officer, Secretariat for Conservation Biology
  • 2000: Lloyd Loope, Research Scientist, USGS, Haleakala Field Station, Haleakala National Park
  • 1999: Charles H. Lamoureux , Former Professor of Botany, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, and Director of the Lyon Arboretum
  • 1998: Don Reeser, Superintendent of Haleakala National Park
  • 1997: Clifford Smith, Director of the National Parks Service Study Unit, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
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
Land Acquisition Community description
 
2007
Conservation Partnerships Program description
 
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
 
 
SCIENCE FAIR AWARDS
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
 

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