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One of HISCB's goals is to bridge the gap between science and public understanding. We believe that the more the public knows, the more they will be inclined to get involved in creating solutions.

Get involved and become an environmental reporter with HISCB through Our Sci Comm Committee! 
HISCB Sci Comm Podcast Now available!
LIsten to 'Conservation Talk Story w/ Max Bendes & Emily Sesno'

Committee Chair

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Maxwell Bendes
​2018-Present


HISCB Media Partnerships


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Ka Leo O Hawai'i is the campus newspaper of the University of Hawai'i at Manoa with the circulation of approx. 10,000 plus online content. The Society for Conservation Biology Hawai'i Chapter has been partnering with Ka Leo since 2017 to bring science and sustainability focused articles to the student driven beat. 
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HISCB Contributing Writers & Articles

Maxwell Bendes
Maxwell Bendes is a Masters candidate studying high diversity agriculture in the Indigenous Cropping Systems Laboratory at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. His research focuses on the competitive dynamics of Polynesian-introduced and Hawaiian endemic species in agricultural ecosystems. 

Max is also the Chair for the Science Communications Committee with HISCB!
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Feb 2019 | Picking up the pieces: New technology makes a positive impact on Hawai‘i beaches  | Ka Leo O Newspaper

Nov 2018 | Regenerative agriculture for a better future  | Ka Leo O Newspaper

​Sept 2018 | The importance of imports: Hawaii’s reliance on imported food could cause food shortages in the wake of natural disasters | Ka Leo O Newspaper

April 2018 | The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Breadfruit. | Green Magazine 

Haley Cremer
Haley Cremer is an NREM major with a background in Geology. She is interested in pursuing a career in climate science communication. 
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Dec 2019 | One in a Million How understanding Hawai‘i’s unique natural history highlights the importance of conserving its native plants
Scott Van De Verg
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Nov 2018 | Time to care for ‘Ōhi‘a: Seed banking workshop gives opportunity for students to learn forest restoration
Valentina Alvarez
Valentina Alvarez is a graduate student in the Zoology program with interests in conservation, invasion ecology, and the preservation of biodiversity through the utilization of cutting-edge genomics methods. She is also an active volunteer of Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii.
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Sept 2019 | Conservation Conversation: Bioplastics to the rescue?
Daniela Casillas
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Mar 2019 | Saving the birds: Translocating black-footed albatross chicks to combat habitat loss
Paul Riley
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Mar 2018 | Clear as jelly: The public perception of box jellyfish in Hawai‘i 
Kelsey Loenhorst
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Aug 2018 | The price we pay for convenience: Plastic, does it ever “go away”?

​Mar 2018 | The social aspects of marine conservation: Keiko Conservation
Sarah J. Tucker
Sarah Tucker has a passion for marine science and conservation that stems from an innate childhood curiosity about the sea. Her research interests are centered in marine ecology and evolution and she is currently exploring them in the field of marine microbiology. As a PhD student in the Marine Biology Graduate Program based in Michael Rappé’s lab at the Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology, her dissertation research is focused on examining the dynamics of marine microbial metabolisms in Kāne‘ohe Bay across different spatial and temporal scales.
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June 2018 | Honoring and learning from the past to guide the future
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Stacey Torigoe
Biologist and MS student at UH Mānoa working with rare Hawaiian plants, restoration ecology, and plant ecology. Stacey is a founding board member of HISCB.
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Dec 2017 | Saving Wiliwili
Shannon Noelle Rivera
Shannon Noelle Rivera is a conservation scientist, environmental consultant, and international wildlife host largely focused on the importance of intersections within conservation practice. Shannon is the founding president of HISCB.
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Rivera, S.N. 2018. Good Things Come in Trees. Green Magazine Hawaiʻi Volume 10:1 pp. 45. 2018 Spring Issue.

Rivera, S.N. 2018. Conservation: In Layman’s Terms. Green Magazine Hawaiʻi Volume 10:1 pp. 48. 2018 Spring Issue.

Nov 2017 |10 Things you Should Know about the Society for Conservation Biology and its Hawai‘i Chapter
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Nov 2017 | Hawai‘i, a Vacation or Conservation Destination
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Nov 2017 | Celebrate Arbor Day
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Green is the only quarterly magazine dedicated to topics in sustainability in Hawaii. ​HISCB member articles have been featured in Green Magazine since 2017.


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