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Makahaiwaʻa - UH West Oʻahu's Weekly Newsletter - Week of February 07, 2022
No full textA Communications Department newsletter from University of Hawai'i - West O'ahu published on Monday, February 07, 2022, to the faculty and staff listserv.A web preservation file has been captured for this newsletter in addition to the PDF. Contact the UHWO Library for access
Makahaiwaʻa - UH West Oʻahu's Weekly Newsletter - Week of November 07, 2022
No full textA Communications Department newsletter from University of Hawai'i - West O'ahu published on Monday, November 07, 2022, to the faculty and staff listserv.A web preservation file has been captured for this newsletter in addition to the PDF. Contact the UHWO Library for access
Hawaiian forest bird conservation strategies for minimizing the risk of extinction: biological and biocultural considerations
No full textTechnical report with figures and tablesThe iconic forest birds of Hawai‘i are facing a conservation crisis. Across the Hawaiian Islands,
native forest birds have been experiencing population declines that have accelerated in the last
one to two decades. While habitat loss, invasive species, and non-native predators have
negatively affected forest bird species for hundreds of years, and continue to do so, introduced
diseases, particularly avian malaria, are the greatest threat to forest birds today. Further,
climate change has increased temperatures in the high-elevation forests, facilitating the spread
of disease into areas that were once largely disease-free. Rapid population declines have now
(2022) pushed four Hawaiian honeycreeper species to the brink of extinction: the endangered
‘akikiki (Oreomystis bairdi) and ‘akeke‘e (Loxops caeruleirostris) on Kaua‘i Island, and kiwikiu
(Pseudonestor xanthophrys) and ‘ākohekohe (Palmeria dolei) on Maui Island. The biologists that
study these birds strongly agree that without a rapid conservation response to the threat of
increasing disease mortality there is a high probability these species will go extinct in the
coming decade. To help evaluate alternative conservation strategies for minimizing the risk of
extinction, we convened diverse groups of experts with broad experience in Hawai‘i forest birds
and ecosystems, as well as the management approaches being considered, to assess the
probability of success of alternative management actions. In addition to assessing this crisis
from a biological perspective, we convened a group of Native Hawaiian participants that have a
strong connection to the forest birds, forests, and the integration of their culture in natural and
biocultural resource management. They give voice to the significance of forest birds to Native
Hawaiians and provide their perspectives on alternative management actions. Broadly, the three
alternative management actions being considered to prevent the extinction of forest birds from
the increasing threat of disease are (1) landscape-level mosquito control through the Wolbachia
incompatible insect technique, (2) captive care, and (3) conservation translocations. The two
key components of the problem of preventing extinction in these four bird species is time and
risk. For each species, very few individuals remain, and they are all in danger of imminent
extinction. Each management action takes time to implement, which might exceed the actual
time to extinction. Additionally, each of these conservation actions has potential benefits and
inherent risks, as well as substantial uncertainty in terms of being successful. Native Hawaiian
perspectives and considerations also vary across the conservation actions. The expert
evaluations summarized in this report provide a broad assessment of conservation strategies
that could be undertaken to prevent the extinction of ‘akikiki, ‘akeke‘e, kiwikiu, and ‘ākohekohe.
While this report does not recommend specific actions, the information is intended to support
decision-makers as they assess which, if any, conservation strategies to pursue. // Ke hālāwai nei nā manu o ka nahele o Hawai‘i me ka pōpilikia maluō. Ma ka pae ‘āina ‘o Hawai‘i, ke emi mai nei nō ka nui manu a keu aku ma nā makahiki he 10 a 20 i hala aku nei. I loko nō o ka pā hewa o ka manu no nā makahiki he lō‘ihi a he mau haneli i ka nele o kahi e noho ai, ka lāhulu komo hailapu, a me ka po‘ii‘a malihini, ‘o ka ma‘i malihini, ‘o ia ho‘i ka avian malaria, ka mea nui e pau nei ka manu ‘ānō. Ua pi‘i pū ho‘i ka mehana o ka nahele o nā wao ki‘eki‘e a‘e i ka mehana honua e laha ai ua ma‘i nei i nā wahi loa‘a mua ‘ole o ua ma‘i nei. Ua lilo ka pau ‘emo ‘ole ‘ana o ka manu he kumu e pau nei ka ‘ehā lāhulu manu mūkīkī i ka make loa: ‘o ka ‘akikiki (Oreomystis bairdi) lāua me ka ‘akeke‘e (Loxops caeruleirostris) ma ka mokupuni ‘o Kaua‘i a me ke kiwikiu (Pseudonestor xanthophrys) lāua me ka ‘ākohekohe (Palmeria dolei) ma ka mokupuni ‘o Maui. Ua lōkahi ka mana‘o o nā akeakamai kālaimeaola nāna e noi‘i ana i kēia po‘e manu, he nui loa ka papaha o ka pau o ua mau lāhulu nei i ka make loa i loko o nā makahiki he ‘umi e hiki mai auane‘i ke pa‘a ‘ole ke ki‘ina ho‘omaluō e lapa‘au ai. I mea e kālailai ‘ia ai nā ka‘akālai ho‘omaluō e emi ai ka pau loa ‘ana o ka manu i ka make loa, ua ho‘ohui ‘ia nā mea mākaukau o nā ‘ano like ‘ole nona ka ‘ike laulā i ka manu o ka nahele a kaiaola o Hawai‘i a me nā ala ho‘omalu e no‘ono‘o ‘ia ana e noi‘i ai i ka papaha o ka puka o ua mau ki‘ina ho‘omalu nei. Ma waho o ka noi‘i i ka pōpilikia ma ke kuana‘ike kālaimeaola, ua ho‘ohui pū ‘ia he hui o nā kānaka Hawai‘i nona ka pilina ikaika i ka manu o ka nahele, ka nahele, a me ka ‘āwili ‘ia o ka mo‘omeheu Hawai‘i ma ka ho‘omalu kumuwaiwai ao kūlohelohe e komo ai ka mana‘o i ka mea nui o ka manu i ke kānaka Hawai‘i me ka hāpai pū ‘ia o ka mana‘o no nā ki‘ina ho‘omalu pū kekahi. Ma ka laulā, he ‘ekolu ki‘ina ho‘omalu e no‘ono‘o ‘ia nei he ala e pau ‘ole ai ka manu o ka nahele i ka make loa, 1) ke kāohi makika ma o ka Wolbachia incompatible insect technique, 2) ka hānai ka‘awale, a me 3) ka ho‘omaluō ka‘awale. ‘O ka manawa a me ka ‘a‘a i ka hana nā kumuloli nui ‘elua o ke pani i ka pau ‘ana o kēia mau lāhulu manu ‘ehā i ka make loa. No kēlā me kēia lāhulu, kāka‘ikahi nō ke koe ‘ana mai o kona mau manu a ke hālāwai maoli nei nō me ka pōpilikia o pau i ka make loa. He wā ka mea e pono ai kēlā me kēia ki‘ina ho‘omalu e hele ana paha a ma ‘ō aku o ka manawa e pau ai ua mau manu nei i ka make loa. He hopena maika‘i a maika‘i ‘ole nō paha ko kēia mau ki‘ina ho‘omalu, a pēlā pū ke kānalua nui i ka puka a me ka puka ‘ole nō paha. ‘Oko‘a pū ke kuana‘ike o ke kānaka Hawai‘i no kēlā me kēia ki‘ina ho‘omalu. Hō‘ike nā mana‘o o nā mea mākaukau i hō‘ulu‘ulu ‘ia ma kēia mo‘olelo he ‘ike laulā no nā ki‘ina ho‘omaluō e lawelawe ‘ia e pani ‘ia ai ka pau ‘ana o ka ‘akikiki, ka ‘akeke‘e, ke kiwikiu, a me ka ‘ākohekoke i ka make loa. I loko nō o ka hāpai ‘ole ‘ia o nā ki‘ina pono‘ī, i mea ho‘i ka ‘ike o loko e kāko‘o ‘ia ai nā mea nona ka mana ho‘oholo ma ke koho paha i ke ki‘ina ho‘omaluō e ‘imi ‘ia aku
Gentrification in Brooklyn
Get PDFA student presentation to the Spring 2022 Student Research and Creative Works SymposiumThe purpose of this research is to find out the effects of gentrification on the affordable housing market for the residents of Brooklyn, NY. I will be researching why there has been a decrease in affordable housing for Brooklyn residents. In my research I will utilize quantitative data and secondary data from my online data collection. From my research I aim to find how gentrification has affected the affordability of housing in Brooklyn, NY
Near Field Communication
No full textA student presentation to the Fall 2022 Student Research and Creative Works SymposiumTechnology has evolved rapidly in the past few years, and there is no telling where the future will take the evolution of technology. Technology has made it easier for people to do things that would not be possible if not for how advanced technology has come. Technology has helped us to connect to loved ones overseas, conduct research, watch movies, and purchase things with just the tip of our fingers. Near Field Technology (NFC) is a technology that is developed for short range radio communication technology allowing users to make secure transactions, exchange digital contents with just a touch of a finger. With how recent NFC is, there is still concerts of how well this technology safeguards users' information's