The six-week 2004 Bishop Museum Conservation Internship Program ran from 16th June to 23rd July, 2004, engaging a Museum team of seven Botany and two Education staff members. The program took place both in the Hāna district of Maui and at Bishop Museum in Honolulu, Oahu. The internship program ran for three days each week, with five hours of training each day. Hāna Ranch provided conservation areas for the restoration activities. The Conservation Internship was hosted by Hāna High and Elementary School, with the support of the non-proft organization, Kukulu Kumuhana. The interns were paid through an intern training grant from the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources through Kukulu Kumuhana. The program was supported by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration.
The following is an outline of the internship program. For a more detailed curriculum of the Program, please contact Dr. Christopher Puttock.
Bishop Museum Staff:
- Dr. Christopher Puttock
- Dr. Shelley James
- Clyde Imada
- Barbara Kennedy
- Napua Harbottle
- Laura Crago
- Maya LeGrande
- Hi‘ilani Shibata
- Dr. Heidi Lennstrom
Teacher support:
- Patricia Villiarimo-Cockett
- Lynska Villiarimo
- Nicholas Villiarimo
Conservation Interns:
- Ashley Cosma
- Ridge Estrella
- Jason Gaul
- Rochelle Hoe-Sinenci
- Roseanna-Maria (Lei) Kahalehoe
- (J.B.) Edward Kekiwi
- Keoni Keohuhu
- Jaclynn (Pomai) Lind
- Wahineholani Lind
- Wainani Lind
- Pali O'Connell
- John-Kaili Smith
- Ka‘anoi Smith
Weekly Program
Week 1: Hāna, Maui
- Seminars and classroom exercises
- Geology and formation of Maui
- Plants and the watershed
- Kingdoms of life
- Plant propagation
- Limu and fungi
- Green life
- Plant speciation on Maui
- Vegetation types on Maui
- Invasive species
- Maui conservation initiatives
- Afternoon activities
- Preparation of seed and cuttings; experimental protocol
- Seed and cutting propagation
- Hāna Ranch: discussion of ranching practices and conservation
Week 2: Hāna, Maui
- Seminars and classroom exercises
- Hawaiian culture and conservation
- Hawaiian ethnobotany
- Biotic relationships
- DNA and conservation
- Leaves and stems
- Flowers - dicots and monocots
- Identifying common plant families
- Identifying insects and birds
- Afternoon activities
- Seed and cutting propagation: observations
- Clearing Hāna High and Elementary School's Ethnobotanic Garden free of weeds
- Ethnobotanic tour of National Tropical Botanic Garden's Kahanu Garden
- Clearing Pi‘ilanihale Heiau free from coconut debris
Week 3: Hāna, Maui
- Activities
- Understanding and development of identification keys
- Learning techniques for assessment of biodiversity and plant distribution
- Hike in Wai‘ānapanapa State Park; endangered species; identifying research species in natural habitat
- Hāna Ranch: mark out two restoration plots, understand and use GPS units, identify plant species
- Hāmoa Landing: marine biodiversity assessment, understanding impact of land use on reef ecosystems
- Research about propagated plant species, both book and web-based
- Development of presentations using Powerpoint
Week 4: Bishop Museum, Oahu
- Activities
- Databasing of land plants and algae
- Georeferencing
- Mounting of herbarium specimens
- Research of propagated plant species
- Visit to the Waikiki Aquarium
- Reef walk at Diamond Head
- Exploring exhibits at Bishop Museum, and behind the scenes tour
- Guides for the Bishop Museum Garden Tour
Week 5: Hāna, Maui
- Activities
- Clearing of restoration sites on Hāna Ranch
- Outplanting of Metrosideros saplings
- Clearing anchialine pools at Waikaloa Point free of invasive plant species
Week 6: Hāna, Maui
- Activities
- Finalize presentations
- Hike in Pua‘a Ka‘a State Park to observe native flora
- Weeding in School's Ethnobotanic Garden
- Presentation of data and research to Conservation Interns and Bishop Museum Staff
- Discussion of career opportunities in Conservation