Dryland Forest Symposium Videos
Nāhelehele is very grateful for the Kamehameha Schools contributions to video the Dryland Forest Symposium presentations since 2011. Links to these past presentations are below, listed each year by subject and presenter.
2023 Symposium Presentations: Opening Mele: “E Ulu Kini” led by Dr. Marian Chau, Kalehua Seed Conservation Consulting/Terraformation; A Call To Action for Hawaii’s Forests Dr. J. B. Friday, UH Manoa; Moʻokūʻauhau – from the lips of one generation to the ears of the next – Moʻolelo From The Kaha Lands Hannah Kihalani Springer; He wahi Kaiāulu, A community Rebekah Ohara, Akaka Foundation for Tropical Forests; Restoring Pālehua: Efforts to discover, reestablish and protect a Wai’anae landscape Andrea Gill and Dr. Mashuri Waite, Gill ‘Ewa Lands; Lowland Coastal Dry Forest Restoration Efforts at Mokio, Molokai Butch Haase, Molokai Land Trust; Variability in seedling drought tolerance Dr. Kasey Barton, UH Manoa; Distinguished Conservation Award Presentation; Dry Forest Restoration Managers Q&A Panel Andrea Gill, Butch Haase, Kalā Asing, Willie Rice, Rob Yagi, Kekaulike Tomich; Post-Fire Seed Broadcast Restoration at the Waikōloa Dry Forest: 5 Years After the Burn Rob Yagi, Waikōloa Dry Forest, and Taylor Warner, Center for Mauna Kea Stewardship; Banking seeds of Hawai’i’s dry forest species for restoration and climate resilience Dr. Marian Chau, Kalehua Seed Conservation Consulting/Terraformation; Restoration Spotlight Sessions: Seeing the forest for the soil: opportunities to incorporate soil ecology into restoration Dr. Michala Phillips, USGS; Sixteen years of invasive predator control on Mauna Kea Joe Kern, Mauna Kea Forest Restoration; Update on the Latest Wiliwili Biocontrol Juliana Yalemar, Hawaii Department of Agriculture; Fuels Management Services: Large Scale Conservation Hydroseeding Taylor Marsh, Native Ecosystems Services LLC; Understanding Plants of the Past to Inform Community Reforestation Efforts in the Future David Russell, NARS
(Note: No symposiums were held 2020-2022 due to COVID)
2019 Symposium Presentations: Radical in Every Sense of the Word: Restoration and Forest Regeneration in Guanacaste Conservation Area, Costa Rica Dr. Jennifer Powers, University of Minnesota; Restoring to the Future: Environmental, Cultural and Management Trade-Offs in Historic Versus Hybrid Restoration of a Highly Altered Ecosystem in Limahuli, Kauaʻi Dr. Natalie Kurashima, Kamehameha Schools; Opportunities and Pitfalls in Landscaping with Natives in Public Spaces Bobby Camara; Finding Value in Degraded ForestsJen Lawson, Waikoloa Dry Forest Initiative; Understanding Stewardship Across Geographic and Social Landscapes: The Stewardship Mapping & Assessment Project in North Kona-South Kohala Dr. Christian Giardina, USDA Forest Service Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry; Update of Current Efforts to Create A Forest Carbon Market in Hawai‘i Philipp Lahaela-Walter of DOFAW; Climate, Biodiversity, & Land Use: A Story About Scale Dr. Chris Balzotti, Arizona State; Fire Follows Fuel: A Collaborative Approach Towards Cross-Boundary Vegetative Fuels Management for Wildfire Mitigation Pablo Beimler, Hawai‘i Wildfire Management Organization; Ecology and behavior of dry forest birds in Hawai‘i Dr. Patrick Hart of UH-Hilo; Speed Sessions – Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
2018 Symposium Presentations: Project Orange: the power of agricultural waste to regenerate a forest Dr. Zak Zahawi, Lyon Arboretum, UH Manoa; Coming up with real restoration baselines Dr. Jon Price, UH Hilo; Pōhakuloa – what’s happening? Lena Schnell, Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands; Stewardship Mapping and Assessment Project (STEW-MAP), a Tool for Environmental Stewardship in North Kona & South Kohala Heather McMillen – USDA Forest Service; Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death update Corie Yanger, UH Mānoa CTAHR; An Integrated Approach to Conserving Ex Situ Plant Collections- From Seed to Test Tube Nellie Sugii & Tim Kroessig, Lyon Arboretum, UH Mānoa; Dry Forest at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park: Past, Present and Future Sierra McDaniel, US National Parks Service; Cultural reasons to restore dry forests Pomaikaʻi Kaniaupio-Crozier, Puʻu Kukui Watershed Preserve; Regeneration and Restoration at Kaʻūpūlehu Tamara Ticktin, UH Mānoa; New Perspectives from Collaborations between Cultural and Education Programs and Restoration Science at Ka’ūpūlehu Yvonne Yarber Carter and Wilds Brawner
2017 Symposium Presentations: We punch nature and it will punch us back: Climate change impacts on biodiversity & feedbacks on people Dr. Camillo Mora, UH Manoa; Costs of restoration of dry forest ecosystems Christopher Wada, UH Manoa; Ecological value of single large vs several small restoration projects Dr. Elliott Parsons, DLNR – Division of Forestry and Wildlife; Alala – Past, present and future Dr. Paul Banko, UH Hilo; The Dryland Forest Hui Ohana Edith Adkins, DLNR – Division of Forestry & Wildlife; The Dryland Forest Hui Ohana Chad Wiggins, The Nature Conservancy; Update on Kaho’olawe Paul Higashiro, Kaho’olawe Island Reserve Commission; Rapid ‘Ō’hia Death Update Dr. J.B. Friday, UH Manoa CTAHR; ‘Ō’hia Love Program Dr. Marian Chau, Lyon Arboretum, UH Manoa; Saving a Coastal Forest Megan Lamson, Hawai’i Wildlife Fund; The Legacy of Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden Peter Van Dyke, Bishop Museum
2016 Symposium Presentations: Wiliwili, my relationKu’ulei Keakealani; Restoring forests: What constitutes success in the twenty-first century? Dr. Doug Jacobs, Purdue University; Ten lessons learned about tropical dryland forest conservation Dr. Susan Cordell, USDA Forest Service; Dryland forest management in a whole-island context Mike Donoho, Director of Natural Resources at Pūlama Lāna`i; Education & Dry Forest Stewardship at the new HCC-Palamanui Campus Dr. Christina Hoffmann, Hawai’i Community College- Pālamanui; Reflections on a career in dryland forest conservation Art Medeiros, Auwahi Forest Restoration Project; Rapid ohi’a death Flint Hughes, USDA Forest Service Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry; Measuring, modeling, and restoring dry forest in Hawaii Dr. Tom Gillespie, UCLA; Conservation gardening for Hawaiian dry forest restoration Matt Keir, Coordinator for Laukahi; The Hawai‘i Plant Conservation Network: Future directions for forest restoration in Hawai‘i Dr. J. B. Friday, UH Manoa CTAHR
2015 Symposium Presentations:Evolution of Plant Conservation in Hawaii Chipper Wichman, NTBG; SPAM (Science, People and Money) and the art of conservation Dr. Sheila Conant , UH Manoa; Reassembling a Native Forest for the 21st Century Dr. Kāwika Winter, Limahuli Garden and Preserve, NTBG; Storage And Germination Behavior of Hawaii’s Native Flora: Dry Forest Habitats Lauren Weisenberger, O’ahu Army Natural Resource Program; Waikaloa Dry Forest Preserve – a story of hard work and persistence Beverley Brand, Waikaloa Dry Forest Initiative; Status and conservation of dry forests of Maui County Art Medeiros, Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center, USGS; Hydrology of restored forest versus unrestored areas in Auwahi dry forest Maui Erica von Allmen, Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center, USGS; Drones to track the health of wiliwili at Pu’u Wa’awa’a Nick Turner and Jon Price, UH Hilo; Wildfire and dryland forest: People, Fire and Hawaii’s Changing Landscapes Dr. Clay Trauernicht , CTAHR UH Manoa; Growing a kipuka: how do we build on success? Colleen Cole, Three Mountain Alliance
2014 Symposium Presentations: Conservation in a changing world Dr. Michael Soule, Professor Emeritus of Environmental Studies, UC Santa Cruz; Preservation of homeland connections Ku’ulei Keakealani, Kamehameha Schools Kauhale Kipaipai and Waimea Middle School’s ‘Ike Hawai’i Program; Climate change and Hawaii’s forests Dr. Tom Giambelluca, UH Manoa; Dryland forest preservation: concentrating effort where it counts Dr. Susan Cordell, USDA Forest Service; Using site preparation and stock type to accelerate koa seedling establishment Dr. Anthony S. Davis, University of Idaho; Implementing site recovery: tools, tricks and techniques Bill Garnett, Wiliwili Native Hawaiian Plants; The ecological significance of annual rings in Hawaiian dry forest trees Dr. Pat Hart, UH Hilo; Water and nitrogen use by kiawe in Kīholo Bay, Hawaii Dr. Bruce Dudley, UH Hilo; Of mice and rats: invasive rodent impacts on Hawaiian dryland ecosystems Dr. Aaron Shiels ,USDA APHIS National Wildlife Research Center; The forest classroom Dr. Alexandra Moore, Cornell University; Plant Extinction Prevention Program Joan Yoshioka, UH Hilo
2013 Symposium Presentations:Conserving Dry Forests in a Changing World Dr. Peter Vitousek, Stanford University; E Kū i ka ʻōhiʻa ʻihi — O Kū of the Sacred ʻŌhiʻa: Cultural Significance of Our Dominant Tree Dr. Sam Gon, The Nature Conservancy; ʻĀina Kaumaha: Duty to Ancestral Land Nāmaka Whitehead, Kamehameha Schools; Joseph Rock, an Inspirational Friend Dr. Paul Weissich; Can Unwanted Suburban Tortoises Rescue Native Hawaiian Plants? Dr. David Burney, NTBG; Coastal Plant Communities: Conservations Needs and Opportunities Dr. Jon Price, UH Hilo; The Hawai‘i Dryland Forest During Prehuman Times: Pollen Coring Studies on Oʻahu, Maui, and Hawai‘i Island Dr. Stephen Athens, International Archaeological Research Institute; Partnerships & Collaboration contribute to the success of restoration projects at Pu’uwa’awa’a Dr. Elliott Parsons, DLNR – Division of Forestry and Wildlife; Working Together to Reforest Waikoloa Jen Lawson, Waikoloa Dry Forest Initiative; Update on Wiliwili Gall Wasp Biocontrol Monitoring in HawaiʻiLeyla Kaufman, UH Manoa; Naio Thrips in Hawaiʻi: an Update on Monitoring and Management Cynthia King, DLNR – Division of Forestry and Wildlife
2012 Symposium Presentations: Origins of dry forest species in Hawai’i Jon Price, UH Hilo; Connections: mauka, makai and Mo’okuauhau Hannah Springer; Complex roles of alien animals as pollinators, seed dispersers and seed predators Dr. Don Drake, UH Manoa; Ungulates and dry forests in Hawai’i: Why can’t we all just get along? Steve Hess, USGS- Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center; The role of natural and anthropogenic fire regimes in shaping tropical dry forest succession at Pohakuloa Training Area Dr. Susan Cordell & Kealoha Kinney, Inst. of Pacific Islands Forestry, USDA Forest Service; Dryland forest restoration at Auwahi, Maui, Hawai’i Andrea Buckman, Leeward Haleakala Watershed Restoration Partnership; Palila and the Mauna Kea Restoration Project Chris Farmer, American Bird Conservancy and Jackson Bauer, Mauna Kea Forest Restoration Project; Hawaii’s Birds and Dryland forest: A prospective from wet forest habitats Jack Jeffrey; Joseph Rock’s Legacy: Hawai’i Trees Book Steven Lee Montgomery, ‘Ahahui Malama I Ka Lokahi
2011 Symposium Presentations: Climate change and Hawaii’s dry forests Dr. Jon Price, UH Hilo; Hawaiian dry forest restoration in an era of transformational landscapes Dr. Sam Gon, The Nature Conservancy; Restoration: the only hope for native plants in invaded drylands? Dr. Erin J. Questad, Inst. of Pacific Islands Forestry, USDA Forest Service; Handle with care: outplanting considerations during drought Dr. Anthony S. Davis, University of Idaho; Natural regeneration in the native-dominated dry forest at Palamanui Faith Inman-Narahari, UCLA; Pelekane Bay Watershed Restoration: Rolling with Mother Nature’s Punches Melora Purell, The Kohalo Center; Feral Goats in Hawaiian Dryland Ecosystems – Ecology and Impacts Mark Chynoweth, UH Manoa; Native ecosystems and public hunting at Pu’u Wa’awa’a – can we plan for both?Edith Nonner, DLNR – Division of Forestry and Wildlife