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NEWSLETTERNumber 51 April 1, 2008

89th ANNUAL MEETING of the PACIFIC DIVISIONHawaii Preparatory Academy

Waimea (on the Big Island), HawaiiJune 15 – 20, 2008

“Pacific Science in a Global Society”AAAS, Pacific Division

89th Annual Meeting

The AAAS, Pacific Division and its affiliated societies and sections will hold its 89th annual meeting on the Big Island

of Hawaii, at the Hawaii Preparatory Academy in Waimea, Hawaii this coming June, 2008. The theme of this year’s meet-ing is “Pacific Science in a Global Society.” The Division’s Program and Special Events Committee has been working for several months to design a program of exceptional scientific merit and interest.

All scientists and graduate and undergraduate students are invited to present the results of their research, either orally or as posters. All registrants for the meeting may attend the

scientific sessions as well as participate in the many other activities that are being planned. Some activities, notably field trips and selected workshops, require advance registration and payment of additional fees. Dr. William B.N. Berry, Depart-ment of Earth and Planetary Science, University of California, Berkeley is chair of the Division’s organizing committee for this year’s annual meeting.

This Newsletter contains a preliminary description of the scientific program, a call for abstracts, directions for prepa-ration of abstracts, and information about early registration, housing, transportation, special events, and field trips.

Following is a list of the Pacific Division’s affiliated so-cieties and sections that will sponsor a variety of sessions at

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2008 Meeting Announcement ............................................1History of the Hawaiian Islands .......................................2Approaching Deadlines .....................................................4Alan E. Leviton Student Research Award Reports Shawn Butcher .................................................................5 Kimberly E. Beatty ..........................................................8Reminders ...........................................................................6Annual Meeting Information

Societies and Sections Sponsoring Sessions ...................7Registration ......................................................................7Accommodations and Food Services ..............................8HPA Campus and Dorms ................................................9Local Hotels and Motels ................................................10Travel to the Meeting .....................................................10Registration Center .......................................................10Meeting Rooms...............................................................10Computers and PowerPoint ..........................................10Call for Papers and Abstracts .......................................11Student Awards for Excellence .....................................11Special Events.................................................................11Public Lectures ...............................................................12Field Trips .......................................................................12Symposia .........................................................................16Contributed Papers .......................................................22Poster Sessions ...............................................................22Program Organizers ......................................................23Call for Papers and Abstracts .......................................24HPA Residence Hall Application Form ........................25Advance Registration Form ..........................................27

Publications of the Pacific Division ................................30Maps ..................................................................................31

CONTENTS AAAS, Pacific Division Newsletter Number 51

This Newsletter © 2008 by the AAAS, Pacific DivisionAll rights reserved.

Editor: Roger G. ChristiansonPhotos, unless otherwise credited,

provided by Roger G. Christianson.Cover: Sunset from the summit of Mauna Kea. Photo courtesy

Big Island Visitor’s Bureau, http://www.bigisland.org.This Newsletter published biannually in January and April.

Circulation for January 2008 issue: 23,377.For information on advertising or to submit articles for inclusion,

please contact Roger Christianson by e-mail: [email protected] by phone: 541-552-6747.

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History of tHe Hawaiian islands1

The first of the volcanic islands that would become the Hawaiian archipelago rose in molten rock and smoke

from the ocean some 70 million years ago. It was born at a “hot spot“ in the Earth’s crust where Hawaii Island exists today.

But over the millennia, that first island and the following ones that erupted at about the same place, have inched northwest in a curving line on the huge drifting tectonic piece of the Earth’s crust called the Pacific Plate. The most ancient islands have long since eroded and returned beneath the sea. Others to the east, surviving only as coral atolls or rocks jutting from the sea, are known as The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Then, farther east, there are the eight youngest islands — what we call the “main” islands — stretching from Kauai to Hawaii Island, the easternmost island — for now. Because the next Hawaiian island is already forming about 3,000 feet beneath the ocean surface off the southeast coast of our island. This seamount already has a name: Loihi. But don’t bother staring offshore waiting for it to appear. Though Loihi already rises some 18,000 feet from the sea floor (actually on the undersea flank of Mauna Loa), many thousands of years will pass before it breaks the surface.

The human history of the Hawaiian Islands begins with the discovery of this island, the Big Island, sometime

between AD 400 and AD 800. It is believed that the first discoverers, traveling in double-hulled canoes, sailed from the Marquesas Islands in the South Pacific. Using the stars, the currents

and the “feel“ of the ocean as their guide, the voyagers’ first landfall on these islands was probably near Ka Lae at the southern tip of Hawaii Island. These first Hawaiians lived in isolation for 500 or 600 years before Polynesians from Tahiti began arriving to this place they referred to

Molten pahoehoe lava. Photo by Bob Abraham, Big Island Visitor Bureau.

Ka Lae, South Point. Courtesy Big Island Visitor Bureau.

1 Text and photos courtesy the Big Island Visitors Bureau, http://www.bigisland.org.

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as Havaii or “ancient homeland.“Over the centuries, Polynesians introduced plants

and animals: dogs, pigs, chickens, breadfruit, bananas, sugarcane, yams, taro, coconuts, gourds, ti and other “canoe plants.”

Hawaiian life was regulated under laws of kapu, a variation of the Tahitian word tapu, or taboo. Society was feudal and defined by island, often with two or three chiefs vying for control. Beneath the chiefs were other alii (noblemen), and kahuna (priests, healers). Next came the kanaka wale (craftsmen, artists, hula dancers, fishermen). The maka ainana (commoners) worked the land. At the bottom were the social outcasts or slaves called the kauwa-maoli.

In 1778, British explorer Captain James Cook, stumbled upon the Hawaiian Islands after seeking the fabled Northwest Passage across North America. His first landfall was on the island of Kauai. He dubbed these the

Sandwich Islands after his friend and patron, the Earl of Sandwich.

In January of 1779, Cook returned to Hawaii to refit and re-provision. His two ships, the Resolution and the

Discovery anchored in Kealakekua Bay on the southwest coast of Hawaii Island. His arrival happened at the time of the annual makahiki celebration, a time of tribute to the God Lono. The Hawaiians saw Cook’s arrival as Lono’s return, and he received a great welcome. After two weeks, Cook and his ships set sail towards Maui, but came limping back just days later with storm damage to the Resolution. Now, the makahiki festival was over, and the Hawaiians were surprised to see Lono return, having sustained such damage. Their greeting was not as generous now. Thefts of nails and other pieces of iron from the ships increased. When a cutter was found missing, Cook took a chief hostage until the boat was returned. A skirmish broke out between Cook’s men and the Hawaiians, leading to Cook’s death in the shore break of


Kealakekua Bay, where Capt. Cook met his death. Photo courtesy Big Island Visitor Bureau.

King Kamehameha Statue, Photo courtesy Big Island Visitor Bureau.

The AAAS, Pacific Division is pleased to ac-knowledge its partnering with the Kohala Center for this annual meeting. Kohala Center staff, especially Ms. Samantha Birch, have been extremely helpful in identifying and securing local talent for several programs, helping to develop parts of the K-14 edu-cation program, developing several field trips, and helping to get the word out about this meeting to various local constituencies.

The Kohala Center is an independent 501(c)3 center for research and education. The Center uses its unique island setting as a living laboratory and classroom to generate new knowledge about global ecological phenomena and provide systemic solu-tions to global environmental challenges, so that communities on the island and around the world can thrive economically, socially, and culturally.

The Center identifies, welcomes, and supports high quality teaching and research programs in the academic areas of environmental studies, alternative energy, ocean sciences, and global health. From the Island point of view, these programs should con-tribute to the healing of the human community, the human spirit, and the natural environment.

The Kohala Center is at the hub of a network of Island private, public, and independent sector institutions that turn the entire Island of Hawai’i into a living classroom and laboratory for scholars who share its values, for those who embrace living communities and living cultures in their pursuit of academic excellence at all levels, from kindergar-ten through postgraduate study. The Center designs K-12 and public outreach programs as a way to complement and strengthen research efforts and to strengthen inquiry-based and place-based science education.

By consciously operating at the intersection of culture, science, and community, The Kohala Center understands that its collaborative work will sustain the Island of Hawai’i, as well as develop knowledge that will be of value to the world as a whole.


Kealakekua Bay. Today, a monument marks the spot where Cook died. This monument stands officially on British soil.

During this time, there was a young warrior, Kamehameha, born in Kohala at the north tip of the Big Island, who had a vision to unite all the islands under one rule. Kamehameha fought a ten year war to dominate Hawaii Island, then conquered Maui, Molokai, Lanai and finally Oahu. In 1796, his invasion of Kauai was disrupted by a storm and it took another 14 years before

Kauai came under his control.Having united all the islands under his rule, King

Kamehameha (“Kamehameha the Great”) gave the name of Hawaii Island to the name of his kingdom. He ruled from his home in Kailua-Kona until his death at Kamaka Honu, or “Eye of the Turtle,” today found on the grounds of King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel. He was about 63 years old.

Soon after the death of Kamehameha I in 1819, his son and successor, Liholiho, heavily influenced by Kamehameha’s favorite wife, the powerful Kaahumanu, decided the old “kapu” system should be done away with. This was a ripe moment for American Christian missionaries to arrive. Kaahumanu was one of the first converts, and the numbers steadily grew, though there were strong cultural clashes.

Besides missionaries, Hawaii was flooded with traders, whalers and other foreigners. They established footholds and gained power and influence. By the early 1840’s the Kingdom of Hawaii was recognized by the United States, France and Great Britain.

Sugar, which was first grown commercially in Hawaii in 1835, became the principal industry. Much-needed laborers from China, Japan, Portugal, Korea and the Philippines were soon arriving in droves. Immigration continued into the early 1900s. From these mixed ethnic groups evolved Hawaii’s identity as a cosmopolitan melting pot.

Adding to the mix were the paniolo, the Mexican cowboys who first arrived on Hawaii Island during the 1830s to help with the growing cattle industry spreading out from Parker Ranch. The paniolo (the word comes

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ApproachingDeadlines!!

APRIL 21.....Abstracts for contributed pa-pers and posters and symposium presenta-tions for the Hawaii meeting. See page 24 of this Newsletter or http://www.sou.edu/aaaspd for more information.

MAY 1.....Proposals for student travel grants to help defray costs for students trav-eling to the annual meeting to present their research, either orally or as posters, due into the Pacific Division office. Ten students will receive a four-night room and board package in a double room at HPA. More information at http://www.sou.edu/aaaspd/Students/TravelGrants07-08.html.

MAY 1.....Proposals for student research awards from the AAAS, Pacific Division Alan E. Leviton Student Research Award Fund due into the Pacific Division office. Re-ceive up to $750 to further research leading to your advanced degree. More information at http://www.sou.edu/aaaspd/Students/StudentResearchGrants.html.

MAY 9.....Applications for residence hall room/board packages must be received by the AAASPD office. See page 25 of this Newsletter.

MAY 20.....Last day to receive early reg-istration discounts on registration fees. See page 27 of this Newsletter for more informa-tion.

JUNE 2.....Requests for HPA meals-only packages must be received by the AAASPD office. See page 25 of this Newsletter.

Coffee Picking. Photo by Bob Fewell, Big Island Visitor Bureau.


ALAN E. LEVITON STUDENT RESEARCH AWARD REPORT

Using Real-time PCR to Examine Variation of Expression of DetoxifyingEnzymes in Drosophila over the Course of a 24-hour Period

Shawn Butcher and Jaga Giebultowicz, Department of Zoology, Oregon State UniversityShawn Butcher is recipient of a 2007 AAAS, Pacific Division Alan E. Leviton Student Research Award.

Jaga Giebultowicz is his faculty advisor.

My thesis project involves investigating whether the response of an organism to xenobiotic agents is regulated by the biological clock, a molecular machine which controls important physiological responses such as sleep,

feeding, and mating. In particular, I focus on the enzymes involved in detoxifying harmful compounds from the body, asking whether these enzymes are under the control of the biological clock of an organism. To accomplish this, I needed to acquire proficiency in a tool which would allow us to connect physiological response to molecular behavior.

Thanks to the Alan E. Leviton Student Research Award presented by AAAS, Pacific Division, our lab has gained the ability to add a powerful new molecular research tool in the form of quantitative real-time PCR. I applied the award money to the development of a protocol and procedures for utilizing this molecular technique in analyzing gene expression of Drosophila melanogaster. As this is a new technique in our laboratory, it required extensive troubleshooting and optimization in order to adapt it to both our project and our organism. With the assistance of another lab within our department, I searched for a group of genes for use as housekeeping reference genes for basal and induced response using traditional published reference genes as well as those listed as possessing minimal oscillation in the database of circadian genes available online. Both automated software and manual methods were utilized to design primers for the detoxifying genes of interest as well as potential genes for use as normalization factors.

I performed several real-time PCR reactions to validate the microarray database results and select a housekeeping gene for use as an endogenous control. I chose a ribosomal protein gene, rpl32, for use as our basal normalization gene. Experimental verification of rpl32 shows minimal variation in RNA expression across the 24 hour circadian day, an important factor in our experiments due to the circadian nature of the genes we are investigating.

I’ve begun my investigation by examining Canton-S wild-type flies to determine if the enzymes responsible for detoxification display rhythmic oscillation at the mRNA level. Our initial results indicate that relative RNA levels for two P-450 enzymes investigated, cyp6g1 and cyp6a2, show significant decline in the middle of the day. This would suggest that these enzymes may be under the control of the circadian clock.

Because of this research award, our laboratory has gained a powerful new tool to investigate the molecular underpinnings of the physiological observations for my current project as well as for other projects underway throughout the lab. The future direction of my project will be to examine the gene expression of these enzymes in Drosophila lines which have had various components of the molecular clock abolished to determine if a specific clock component is responsible for regulating detoxification genes. These lines will also allow us to verify that regular expression of these genes is dependent upon an intact molecular clock.

Figure 1. Relative mRNA expression for cyp6a2 and cyp6g1 across the circadian day. Adult flies were collected at different time points during the day in an LD cycle ( Zeitgeber time, ZT, where lights-on is at ZT 0 and lights-off is at ZT12). Timeless is included for comparison and served as a positive control with known circadian mRNA expression. All RNA expression was normalized to rpl32 and represents expression relative to ZT 0.


from Español, i.e. Spanish) brought with them a small guitar that has evolved into the instrument that is today synonymous with Hawaii: the ukulele.

About the same time, another Hawaii Island agricultural industry was taking root. The lower slopes of Mauna Loa above the Kona Coast proved to be ideal for growing coffee, and now Kona coffee is world famous.

As more and more foreigners came to Hawaii during the 19th century, the native Hawaiian population declined. They had numbered around 600,000 at the time of Captain Cook’s arrival, but by 1850 there were about 85,000, and by 1890 about 40,000. The main reason was the introduction of Western diseases for which the Hawaiians had no immunity. The rapid introduction of Western culture was also a factor.

The Hawaiian monarchy remained until 1893, when a group of American businessmen overthrew Queen Liliuokalani. It was a sad time for the people as a provisional government headed by Sanford B. Dole took control. In August of 1898, the Hawaiian Islands were annexed as a territory of the United States. The early 1900s were years of relative peace and quiet development. Then on December 7, 1941, Hawaii was thrust onto the world stage with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu. Hawaii played a principal role in World War II in the Pacific as an American military base. The postwar years saw tremendous growth and economic development. In 1959, Hawaii was admitted to the Union as the fiftieth state.

Hawaii’s Climate

Weather on all of the Hawaiian Islands is very consistent, with only minor changes in temperature

throughout the year. This is partly due to year-round warm sea surface temperatures. In practical terms, there are only two seasons: the summer months (called Kau in Hawaiian) that extend from May to October and the winter months (Hooilo) that run from November to April. The average daytime summer temperature at sea level is 85˚ F (29.4˚ C), while the average daytime winter temperature is 78˚ F (25.6˚ C). Temperatures at night are approximately 10˚ F lower.

The Hawaiian Islands are an incredible collection of many diverse micro-environments, each with its own weather, plants and animals. Nowhere is this more true than on the Big Island.

As a result of the shielding effect of our massive volcanoes and varying elevations, there are as many different climate zones here as exist along the entire coast stretching from Alaska to Costa Rica. For the full

Don’t Forget....STUDENTS

Awards of Excellence are given to students who make outstanding presentations at the Pacific Division’s annual meetings. Awards include money, certificates of merit and one-year student memberships to AAAS. But you must register for the meeting and present your research in order to be in the competi-tion pool to receive one! Information can be found at http://www.sou.edu/aaaspd/Stu-dents/StudentAwards.html or click the Stu-dent Awards link on STUDENTS ONLY!

TEACHERS K – 14The first 20 K – 14 teachers to register in ad-vance for this meeting will receive a $75 sti-pend to help defray their costs to attend! This stipend is not available to those who register on-site for the meeting. The $75 check will be waiting for you with your registration materi-als at the Pacific Division Registration Center at the Hawaii Preparatory Academy.

ALL PRESENTERSPublished abstracts are an added benefit to pre-senting at an annual meeting of the Pacific Division.All abstracts of presentations made at Pacific Division annual meetings are published in the Proceedings of the Pacific Division. Each registrant receives a copy of the Proceedings, which includes a variety of information about the meeting and the schedule for the meeting sessions, as well as abstracts. Proceedings are annually sent to about a dozen libraries nationwide and in Canada that maintain ar-chives back to Volume 1, Part 1 of the Pro-ceedings. Additionally, starting with Volume 21, Part I, an internet accessible archive is available at http://www.sou.edu/aaaspd/Proceedings/Proceedings.html.

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impact of this, you need only explore Hawaii Island by car or helicopter to see the beauty of tropical rain forests, cool alpine regions, stony deserts and sunny beaches—all within the span of a day’s drive.

Hawaii PreParatory aCademy,tHe Big island (Hawaii),

and waimea

The Hawaii Preparatory Academy is located in Waimea (also called Kamuela, and not to be confused with the

Waimeas on the islands of Kauai and Oahu) on the Big Is-land of Hawaii. The Big Island, at 4,028 square miles, is the largest of the eight islands that comprise the state of Hawaii. It was formed by the convergence of lava flows from four volcanoes, Mauna Kea (the tallest at 13,796 feet above sea level), Mauna Loa, Kohala (the oldest) and Kilauea (the ac-tive one). Not only is Mauna Kea the tallest, it is absolutely huge, rising over 32,000 feet from the sea floor. If one were to convert it to gravel and spread it over the area of the en-tire state of California, the gravel would be 600 feet deep! Mauna Kea covers half of the Big Island, and has a surface equal approximately to 85% of the other seven islands of Hawaii combined.2 Mauna Kea is considered by many Ha-waiians to be the most sacred spot in all of the islands.

The west, or leeward side of the island, is dry (about 73 inches of rainfall per year in Kailua-Kona Kona) compared to the east, or windward side of the island (150 inches of rainfall per year at Hilo, the second most populous city in the state and also the capitol of the island (county) of Ha-waii).

The geography of Hawaii varies considerably. There are lush tropical rain forests and arid deserts, white sand beaches and snow-capped mountain peaks. Islanders grow sugar cane, the famous Kona coffee, and cattle. Waimea is the location of the Parker Ranch, once the largest privately owned cattle ranch in the world. The Parker Ranch still en-compasses 150,000 acres and runs about 25,000 cattle.

The Hawaii Preparatory Academy (HPA), founded in 1949, is a coeducational college-preparatory boarding school with grades K-12 situated on two campuses. The Pacific Division meeting will take place on the 200-acre Upper Campus, about two miles south of Waimea. The Up-per Campus houses grades 9-12 and sits at the foot of the Kohala Mountains. HPA is about 38 miles north of the Kona airport, a pleasant drive through volcanic lava flows that are peppered with messages written in arrangements of white coral rocks. The Academy sits at about the 2,500 foot level and is close to the boundary between the drier leeward side and wetter windward sides of the island.2Statistical data courtesy of the Big Island Visitors Bureau, http://www.bigisland.org/maps-regions/4/big-island-maps-regions.

the meeting. The names and addresses of session chairs are found on page 23.

affiliated soCieties and seCtions

sPonsoring sessions at tHe Hawaii meeting

Western Society of Crop ScienceAgriculture and Horticultural SciencesAnthropology and ArchaeologyAtmospheric and Oceanographic SciencesChemistry and BiochemistryComputer and Information SciencesEarth SciencesEcology, Organismal Biology and Environmental SciencesEducationGeneral and InterdisciplinaryHealth SciencesHistory and Philosophy of ScienceIndustrial Sciences and TechnologyMolecular and Cell BiologyPhysics and Materials SciencePsychologySocial, Economic and Political Sciences

registration

All persons planning to attend the meeting should pre-reg-ister using the form on page 27 in order to receive the best registration rate. Advance registration fees are $75 for profes-sionals, $45 for retirees/emeritus and post-docs, and $30 for current students and spouses of registrants. K-12 and com-munity college teachers are encouraged to attend the meeting for a reduced professional registration fee of $45. Advance one-day professional registration is $55. After May 20, high-er registration fees will be charged: professional, $100; K-12, community college teachers, post-docs and retirees/emeritus, $60; and students and participating spouses, $40. One-day professional registration will be available on-site for $75. If you attend more than one day, you must pay the full registra-tion fee. Program organizers and presenters registering in the professional category may purchase a full meeting profes-sional registration at the reduced, one-day rate. To be eligible for this discount, the individual must be listed as an orga-nizer/co-organizer of a program or have submitted an abstract that is accepted for presentation at the meeting.

The first twenty K – 12 and community college instructors that register in advance for this meeting will receive a $75 sti-pend to help defray their expenses to attend the meeting. The stipend is not available to teachers who register on-site.

Students have the opportunity to apply for travel awards

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ALAN E. LEVITON STUDENT RESEARCH AWARD REPORT

Fluorophore Labeling of Two Temporally DefinedProtein Populations in Mammalian Cells

Kimberly E. Beatty and David A. Tirrell, Department of Chemistry, California Institute of TechnologyKimberly Beatty is recipient of a 2007 AAAS, Pacific Division Alan E. Leviton Student Research Award.

She has since completed her Ph.D. and is starting a post-doc at the Univesity of California, Berkeley.David Tirrell was her faculty advisor.

The proteome can undergo complex dynamic changes in response to disease or environment. While there are many methods for identifying proteins, a more complete examination of the proteome would include complementary,

time-resolved images of proteins in their natural environment. In 2006, Beatty and coworkers demonstrated selective dye-labeling of a subset of the proteome in mammalian cells. Cells were pulselabeled with a reactive methionine (Met) analogue, which permitted labeling of newly synthesized proteins with a fluorescent dye using an azide-alkyne ligation. The application of two reactive Met analogues, azidohomoalanine (Aha) and homopropargylglycine (Hpg), to dye-label two distinct protein populations inside fixed cells has now been developed, and will enable changes in the proteome to be tracked over time. Reactive lissamine rhodamine LR), 7-dimethylamino coumarin (DMAC), and Bodipy-630 (BDPY) dyes were synthesized and examined for selective dye-labeling of newly synthesized proteins. The LR and DMAC, but not BDPY, fluorophores were found to enable selective, efficient labeling of a subset of the proteome. Next, distinct and temporally defined protein populations were tagged by simultaneous and sequential pulse-labeling with Aha and Hpg. After pulse-labeling, cells were two-dye labeled using the reactive LR and DMAC dyes. Two-dye labeled cells were imaged using fluorescence microscopy and analyzed by flow cytometry, revealing that this new method can be used to selectively dye-label and image two distinct protein populations inside cells. The manuscript describing this work is in preparation (2008). The funds provided by AAAS, Pacific Division Alan E. Leviton Student Research Award were used to purchase and prepare the reactive LR, DMAC, and BDPY dyes used to dye-label newly synthesized proteins.

to help defray their costs to the meeting. See page 4 for ad-ditional information.

Field trips: Pre-registration for all field trips is required due to limited seating in the vehicles and the need to inform some destinations of the number of people arriving. If you are interested in one or more of the excursions, it is recom-mended that you register early. At least one member of a family group requesting field trip reservations must be a paid meeting registrant.

Please send your Advance Registration Form and accom-panying payment to AAAS, Pacific Division, Southern Or-egon University, 1250 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland, OR 97520. Alternatively, you may phone (541-552-6869) or fax the in-formation (541-552-8457 – a dedicated fax line).

aCCommodations and food serviCe

Housing and meals at the Hawaii Preparatory Academy (HPA). The Pacific Division has a very attractive arrange-ment with HPA to provide several nights lodging and meals at an affordable price for those attending the meeting. Please keep in mind that the lodging is in typical dorm rooms, and is priced either as singles (one person per room) or doubles (two persons per room). Bathrooms, including shower rooms, are

in common facilities, either down the hall or on an adjacent floor. Bed linens and a washcloth and towel are provided. The rooms have internet access and telephones. Washers and dry-ers are available for use at no cost (bring your own detergent or purchase at the bookstore) for those staying in the dorms.

We have negotiated the following room and board and meals-only packages.

Lodging with Meals (see exception in C. below):A. Four nights lodging (Sunday, 15 June – Wednesday, 18

June) and ten meals (Sunday: reception/dinner; Monday: breakfast, lunch, Hapuna Beach picnic dinner; Tuesday (field trip day): breakfast only; Wednesday: breakfast, lunch, Division Luau-type Banquet; Thursday: breakfast, lunch). Cost: $410 single; $300 double (per person); $140 per child (up to two children age 15 or younger with at least one parent in a room).

B. Five nights lodging (Sunday, 15 June – Thursday, 19 June) and twelve meals (as package “A” but with dinner Thursday and breakfast Friday added). Cost: $501 single; $363 double (per person); $166 per child (see A. above)

C. Additional nights lodging (only as additions to packages A or B above) – Friday, 13 June, Saturday, 14 June, and/or Thursday, 19 June: Cost $68.50 per night single; $42.50 per night double (per person); $10.50 per night per child


(see A. above). NOTE: additional nights lodging do not include any additional meals, which must be purchased on your own.

Meals Only:D. Ten Meals (same as A above). Cost: $130 adult; $97.50

child (15 years and under)E. Twelve Meals (same as B above). Cost: $150 adult; $113

child (15 years and under)All of these packages must be purchased in advance using the HPA Residence Hall Application Form found on page 25 of this Newsletter. Forms must be received in the Pacific Divi-sion office no later than May 9, 2008 to ensure dorm space for housing requests. Food-only requests must be received no later than June 2, 2008. Please note that no refunds will be given for uneaten meals or unused nights of stay.

On-campus dining. The cuisine at HPA is prepared by Sodexho, a food provider for many campuses and other lo-cations. Food is served buffet style in a large dining room, which includes a variety of entrees and side dishes, and is “all-you-can-eat.” Special foods have been chosen for the Sunday reception/dinner, Monday Hapuna Beach Picnic, and Division Banquet, necessitating higher prices for those meals.

Individual meals may be purchased as follows:Breakfast, $7.75 (on-site) Lunch, $10.00 (on-site)Dinner, $12.00 (on-site)Sunday Reception/Dinner, $26.00 (advance only)Monday Picnic at Hapuna Beach, $22.00 (advance only)Wednesday Division Banquet, $35.00 (advance only)The Sunday, Monday and Wednesday special meals must

be purchased in advance (see the Early Registration Form on page 27 of this Newsletter). Other meals may be purchased on a drop-in basis.

general information aBout

tHe HPa CamPus and dorms

Dormitories: Each dormitory has a large lavatory facility with showers and a common area where guests can read, watch tele-vision, or just relax. All rooms are supplied with bed linens, towels, and bath soap. There is no daily housekeeping service. There is a $25.00 charge for each room key not returned at checkout.

Laundry: There are washers and dryers in each dormitory. De-tergent may be purchased from the campus bookstore.Security: HPA has security guards that patrol the campus after hours.Fire Alarms: Rooms are equipped with fire/heat sensors. In case of a fire, an alarm will sound. In addition, unannounced fire drills may be conducted. Anytime the fire alarm sounds, ev-eryone must exit the building in a rapid and orderly manner and assemble on the grassy area in front of or near the building until an “all clear” signal is given.Telephones: Dorm rooms are equipped with telephones. Incom-ing phone calls are routed to the dorms during normal switch-board hours (Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.). After switchboard hours, a recorded message will instruct the caller to leave a message. Received messages will be forwarded to the mail room and placed in a designated box for our group.

Long distance calls may be made from any phone on campus using a calling card or credit card. All calls made within the Island of Hawaii (the Big Island) are local calls. All others are long distance calls.Dining Hall: If you are eating at HPA, most meals will be served cafeteria-style. After you complete your meal, please bus your dishes to the dish washing area and return any condiments used to the condiment area. A tray is required at all times when carry-ing food in the dining room. Shirts and shoes are also required at all times.Bookstore: The bookstore, which carries toiletries, supplies, postcards, and gifts, will be open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.Mail room: Mail is received at the HPA bookstore each week-day morning. Visitors may post letters and purchase stamps at the bookstore.Tennis Courts: Use of tennis courts are on a first come, first served basis. Racquet rentals are available for a fee through the tennis director. Hours are 3:30 to 9:00 p.m. Appropriate tennis attire must be worn (tee-shirts are allowed), including tennis shoes (no black-soled shoes).Weight/Fitness Center: The fixed weights area of the fitness center is generally open to HPA guests from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. daily.Recommended Clothing: There are a variety of climates on the Big Island. Visitors should consider bringing the following:• light to medium weight cover up (jacket, sweater, or sweat-

shirt) for evenings and days spent in higher altitudes.• warm sleeping clothes. Waimea is approximately 2,500 feet

above sea level and the temperatures at night are generally in the high 50s to low 60s. There is no central heating.

• rain jacket or wind breaker. Misty/windy days and light show-ers are not uncommon.

Sun Exposure: Do not expose yourself to more than 30 min-utes of sun the first few days of your visit. The sun in Hawaii burns very quickly! Use sunscreen lotion with an SPF of 15 or

“Anna’s Dorm” on the HPA Campus.


more for protection and reapply often. Even on overcast days you are at risk for sunburn without protection.

loCal Hotels and motels

Several large hotels (such as the Hilton Waikoloa Village, Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa, the Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel, etc.) on the Kohala Coast of the Big Island are about a 20 minute or so drive from the Hawaii Prepara-tory Academy. In addition to the large hotels are a number of condominium complexes (such as the Paniolo Greens at Waikoloa Village, Vista Waikoloa, and Resort Quest Shores of Waikoloa), which are generally less expensive and come equipped with full kitchens and a variety of amenities. The Puako Beach Condominiums ( http://www.hawaiioceanfront.com/condos.htm ) offer particularly attractive rates for groups of up to eight people, depending on which unit you rent. We suggest you take advantage of hotel search engines such as Hotels.com or Expedia.com in order to find the best deals if it’s your desire to stay on the coast during the meeting. There are a limited number of motels in Waimea (also known as Kamuela), about two miles from HPA. A listing of these, as well as places to eat and things to do around Waimea, may be found on the internet at http://www.kamuela.com/. Please make your reservations for housing directly with the hotel/motel of your choice. Note that AAAS, Pacific Divi-sion mentions the above hotels for information only, not as an endorsement for any specific commercial enterprise.

travel to tHe meeting

Several major airlines fly into Kailua-Kona (recommended) and Hilo. We recommend travelers check with travel web sites such as Expedia.com and Travelocity.com in order to find the best airfares. The airport codes are KOA for Kailua-Kona International Airport and ITO for the Hilo International Airport.

Travel to HPA. Both airports have a variety of rental car agencies and advance reservations are recommended. The best prices are usually obtained quite a bit in advance. Rental cars may be the best way to travel to HPA and back, as they also allow one the opportunity to do a little sightseeing on the side. Speedi Shuttle runs service between the Kona Inter-national Airport and HPA. As of 13 March 2008, the cost for round trip service was approximately $144 for one person, $155 for two people, $164 for three people and $167 for four people. Obviously, if you can make arrangements to travel with others, it will significantly reduce the cost of shuttle ser-vice to HPA and back. If you are going to use the Speedi Shuttle service, be sure to make your arrangements on-line at http://www.speedishuttle.com well in advance of your arrival and choose HPA as your destination.

By automobile from Kona. Exit the Kona International

Airport by turning left at the light and proceed on Highway 19. At the intersection of 19 and 270, continue right along 19. At the intersection of 19 and 250, turn left on 250 (Kohala Mountain Road). There is a white fence on the right side. The campus entrance is marked with a red ceramic tile sign.

By automobile from Hilo. From Hilo, follow Highway 19 to Waimea. Turn right onto Lindsey Road (signal with shop-ping center on left) and then bear left onto Kawaihae Road (still traveling on Highway 19). Bear right onto Highway 250 (Ko-hala Mountain Road). There is a white fence on the right side. The campus entrance is marked with a red ceramic tile sign.

registration Center

The Registration Center will be set up in the main entry to the James M. Taylor Commons (see map on page 31). It will be open from 12:00 – 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, 7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. on Monday and Wednesday, and 7:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Registration Center will be closed on the field trip days, Tuesday and Friday.

meeting rooms

This year’s technical sessions will meet in various classrooms and other facilities of the Hawaii Preparatory Academy. Meeting rooms are expected to be equipped with comput-ers running Windows XP and PowerPoint 2003, and standard computer projectors. Please check the Pacific Division web site for up-to-date information regarding computers. Speak-ers requiring other specialized equipment such as slide or overhead projectors must make their requests when they sub-mit their abstracts. Specialized equipment will be provided if available. If rental costs are incurred, payment will be the re-sponsibility of the requestor. The meeting rooms and times of presentations for the program will be published in the “Pro-gram with Abstracts” issue of the Proceedings (vol. 27, part 1), which will be given to those who register for the meeting. Speakers may obtain final confirmation of the time and place of their presentation by visiting the Pacific Division web site (pacific.aaas.org) starting June 1, 2008.

ComPuters and

PowerPoint Presentations

Meeting rooms are anticipated to be outfitted with computers run-ning Windows XP, PowerPoint 2003, and data projectors. Some rooms may be outfitted with Macintosh computers running OS X and PowerPoint 2004. If you are planning to use PowerPoint for your presentation, you must make sure that it will run on both platforms. Only CD-ROMs and thumb/USB/flash drives may be used to load presentations onto the computers. If you are prepar-ing your presentation on a Macintosh computer, make sure it will load to a PC running Windows XP, and vice versa.


Call for PaPers and aBstraCts

Members of AAAS and its affiliated societies, students, teachers, and other scientists are encouraged to participate in the annual meeting and present papers. Those wishing to present an oral or poster paper at one of the sessions should follow the instructions on page 24 of this Newsletter (Call for Papers and Abstracts) and submit their abstracts via e-mail to the chair (and co-chair) of the appropriate Pacific Division Affiliated Society or Section and also to the Pacific Division office. See page 23 of this Newsletter for the list of sections and their chairs/co-chairs. Please be sure to include the word ABSTRACT in the subject line and copy the Pacific Division ([email protected]) on all submissions. Doing this will assure that you will receive an automatic e-mail reply confirming your submission. Please note: the deadline for receipt of abstracts is April 21, 2008. Submissions will be given their final reviews in late April, with decisions regarding accep-tance being sent via e-mail shortly thereafter. If you would like to discuss your submission with the chair of the section to which you are submitting it, please refer to page 23 of this Newsletter for the list of sections, chairs, and contact infor-mation. If your abstract contains special characters, please fax a print copy with the special characters clearly marked and notations indicating the font used to the Pacific Division office, 541-552-8457, in addition to submitting it via e-mail.

student awards for exCellenCe

The AAAS, Pacific Division offers each affiliated society and section participating in the annual meeting the opportunity to recognize outstanding student participants through the pre-sentation of Awards of Excellence and cash prizes of $150 for first place and $75 for second place. Additionally, each win-ner also receives a one-year student membership in AAAS, which includes weekly issues of Science magazine. Societies often supplement these awards with their own cash prizes.

In 2008, seven Division-wide awards are available: Lau-rence M. Klauber Award for Excellence (unrestricted); Geral-dine K. Lindsay Award for Excellence in the Natural Sciences; J. Thomas Dutro, Jr. Award for Excellence in the Geoscienc-es; Presidents’ Award for Excellence (unrestricted); Rita W. Peterson Award for Excellence in Science Education; Best Poster Award (for posters only but otherwise unrestricted); and the AAAS Robert I. Larus Travel Award, which provides travel and other expenses for the awardee to attend the 2009 national meeting of AAAS in Chicago, IL, February 13 – 17, 2009, for the purpose of presenting their winning presenta-tion as a poster. The Klauber, Lindsay, Dutro, Presidents’, Peterson, Best Poster, and Larus awards are given to those students whose presentations are judged the most significant in the advancement or understanding of science.

To be eligible for a sectional award or one of these Divi-sional awards, a student must register for the meeting, pres-

ent the paper or poster, and be the principal research inves-tigator. Student presentations, oral and poster, are judged on their abstracts, content, style of delivery or presentation, and audiovisual aids and/or handouts (if used). The evaluation forms for both oral and poster presentations are posted on the Division’s meeting web page. Students who are eligible for Awards of Excellence are invited to be the Division’s guests at the annual Banquet Wednesday evening, June 18. Festivi-ties that evening include the presentation of student awards. If you are one of these students, please be sure to fill in the appropriate boxes on the Advance Registration form to let us know you will be attending the dinner.

IMPORTANT NOTE: All judging for student awards ends by 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, at which time the judges go into closed session to determine the winners. If you are a student wishing to compete for an Award of Excellence and your oral symposium presentation is scheduled later Wednesday after-noon or Thursday, you must, in addition to presenting orally as part of the symposium, prepare a poster for presentation at one of the poster sessions earlier in the week. That way your presentation will be judged and you will be in the pool of potential prizewinners. This may only occur if your pre-sentation is part of a symposium. All oral contributed paper sessions are scheduled to ensure that student presenters are judged prior to the cut-off on Wednesday afternoon.

sPeCial events

The following special events are planned for the meeting. Please check our website, www.sou.edu/aaaspd for updated information.

Sunday Afternoon Traditional Hawaiian Blessing and Greetings. Starting about 4:00 p.m. there will be a tradition-al Hawaiian blessing for the meeting, including traditional Polynesian hula dancers that tell stories of ancient Polynesia through their dancing to percussion instruments.

Sunday Evening Dinner and Reception. A special din-ner featuring a selection of pūpū served buffet style will follow the blessing and greetings. The cost of this event is $26.00 for those who are staying off campus and have not purchased an HPA meals package.

Sunday Evening Plenary Lectures. Following dinner will be a series of plenary lectures featuring Hawaiian sci-ence culture. The program should end by 9:30 p.m.

Monday Evening Picnic Dinner at Hapuna Beach. Bus transportation will be available to take attendees about 20 miles to Hapuna Beach, where the Sodexho folks will serve us a picnic dinner. The sun goes down early at Hawaiian lati-tudes, so don’t miss the green flash as the sun sets on the ho-rizon! The cost for this event is $22.00 for those not staying at HPA or purchasing an HPA meals package.

Wednesday Evening Student Awards Presentations. Wednesday evening will be an exciting time for students as


Division representatives will announce the names of student winners of Awards of Excellence and also winners of the Division’s Laurence M. Klauber Award for Excellence (un-restricted), Geraldine K. Lindsay Award for Excellence in the Natural Sciences, J. Thomas Dutro, Jr. Award for Excellence in the Geosciences, Rita W. Peterson Award for Excellence in Science Education, the President’s Award for Excellence (unrestricted), the Best Poster Award (for poster presenta-tions only but otherwise unrestricted), and the AAAS Robert I. Larus Travel Award, which provides for travel and other expenses for the awardee to attend the 2009 annual meeting of AAAS in Chicago, IL February 12 - 16, in order to present his/her winning presentation as a poster.

The Klauber, Lindsay, Dutro, Presidents’, Best Poster, Pe-terson, and AAAS Larus awards are given to those students whose presentations are judged the most significant in the advancement or understanding of science. Eligible students must: (1) register for the meeting, (2) present the paper or poster being judged, and (3) be the principal research inves-tigator. Student presentations, oral and poster, are judged on their abstracts, content, style of delivery or presentation, and audiovisual aids and/or handouts (if used). The evalua-tion forms (oral and poster) are posted on the Division’s web site.

Wednesday Evening AAAS, Pacific Division Presiden-tial Lecture. Following the presentation of student awards, Dr. Terrence Gosliner, President of the AAAS, Pacific Divi-sion, will give the 2008 Presidential Lecture.

Wednesday Evening Divisional Banquet. Following the Presidential Lecture, attendees will come together for the Divi-sion Banquet. A very special assortment of food items is being assembled for this meal, which will be very much like a luau, with a variety of entrees including Kailua Pig, and vegetarian entrees. Entertainment is expected to be provided by contem-porary hula dancers. The cost for this meal is $35.00 for those not staying at HPA or purchasing an HPA meals package.

Thursday Morning Business Meeting of the Council of the Pacific Division. The Council of the AAAS, Pacific

Division will hold its annual breakfast and business meeting at 7:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 19. The Council will elect of-ficers, discuss programs for the 2009 and 2010 annual meet-ings, and transact such other business as is required by the Division’s By-Laws. This is an open meeting and Pacific Division members with an interest in the governance of the Division are invited to attend.

PuBliC leCtures

The following public lectures are planned. Additional ones may be scheduled as time permits.

Sunday Evening Plenary Lectures. Following dinner, there will be a series of plenary lectures featuring various aspects of Hawaiian science. The program is scheduled to end by 9:30 p.m.

Wednesday Evening AAAS, Pacific Division Presiden-tial Lecture. Following the presentation of student awards, Dr. Terrence Gosliner, President of the AAAS, Pacific Divi-sion, will give the 2008 Presidential Lecture.

Other evening lectures may include topics such as energy, local food systems, and the destruction of the American land-scape and its restoration by American artists.

Please watch the Pacific Division web site for updates on these and other potential lectures.

field triPs

All field trips are open to meeting registrants and their fami-lies. At least one member of a group must be registered for the meeting. Others who are not registered for the meeting will be charged an additional one-time-only $10 field trip registra-tion fee. This fee is paid only once for this meeting, regard-less of whether a person goes on one or two field trips.

Due to limited space, advance registration is required for all field trips. Reservation and payment of field trip fee(s) are included on the Advance Registration Form.

A full refund will be granted if a trip is cancelled by the Division. If a registrant cancels via written notification and received in the Pacific Division office no later than May 17,

Pahoehoe lava flows are a common sight when traveling from Kona Interna-tional Airport to Waimea. Note the palm trees and coast in the background.

Aa lava fields are also in abundance between Kona on the drive north to Waimea.


2008, the registrant will receive a refund of the fee(s) paid less a $10 processing fee. If paid by credit card, an addition-al 3.25% of the original charge will be deducted from the amount being refunded to help pay for fees charged to the Division by credit card companies. With the exception of the Division cancelling a field trip, no refunds will be granted after May 17.

The following field trips are being planned: (1) Tuesday, June 17: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Kona Cof-

fee Tour. Led by Anne Sturz, Pacific Division President-elect, this tour starts by traveling south of Kailua-Kona to Captain Cook, where we will tour the Kona Historical So-ciety’s Kona Coffee Living History Farm. From there, we will drive a short distance to Buddha’s Cup and Kona Lulana Farms to tour a work-ing coffee farm. From there we will travel to the Holualoa Kona Coffee Company to take a self-guided tour that includes roasting and bagging facilities. We will then head for the International Marketplace for a late lunch (on your own) and a talk by Bobbi Caputo. Bobbi is a local artist whose art is created in a primitive/folk art style. She paints scenes from her childhood memories of growing up picking coffee on the local plantations. There should be a bit of time for shopping before the return trip to HPA. Includes transportation and entrance fees. Lunch is on your own. Cost: $55.

(2) Tuesday, June 17: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Puùhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park (Place of Refuge). You will be packing your own sack lunch for the day, so plan on arriving 30 minutes prior to departure in order to accom-plish this. Puùhonua Honaunau National Historical Park is a wonderfully preserved peek into traditional Hawaiian life. It was the residence of the aliì (royal chiefs) and the location of the puùhonua, a place of refuge for defeated warriors, non-combatants in times of war and those people that violated the kapu (sacred laws). This place of refuge was used for several centuries until 1819 when Kamehameha II abolished tradi-tional religious practices. In 1961 it was made into a national historical park.

This trip is divided into two sections: 1) exploration of the royal grounds and place of refuge and 2) a walking tour to the village of Kiìlae. You will be escorted by Tom De Aguiar, a cultural guide and park ranger who has worked in the park for 30 years.

In the first section of the trip you will see sights such as the Great Wall. Built around 1550, the wall is 17 feet thick and ten feet high, and it separates the royal grounds from the place of refuge. You will explore the grounds where the aliì (chiefs) used to live. These grounds, along with the royal canoe land-ing site that was used to enter and leave the area, were banned

to commoners. One of the most spectacular sights is the Hale o Keawe, a temple (heiau) that housed the bones of the aliì and where kiì (wooden carved statues) still stand watch. Fi-nally you will see the site of this most famous place of refuge, where one could flee to if s/he committed a crime, or kapu. Here, one could be absolved by a priest, thus escaping the death penalty and being allowed to return home.

In the second section of the trip, you will take a walking tour along an 1871 trail for 2 miles each way (a 4 mile round trip). This trail takes you through three different ahupuaà (land divisions), from Honaunau to Keokea and Kiìlae. Keokea ahupuaà features livestock pens from more recent historical times as well as a holua slide, where Hawaiian royalty once sped down the steep slope at great speeds for sport. You will then view the dramatic Keanaeè Cliffs, over which lava used to flow, breaking off at the top. The Ahupuaà of Kiìlae con-tains the abandoned village of Kiìlae, where inhabitants lived traditionally from the sea until the 1930s. The structures that endure along the 1871 trail allow you to see firsthand the way people once lived in the area. Along the trail you will encoun-ter platforms that served as heiau (religious structures), rock walls that were constructed to pen livestock, and housing plat-forms built by the people who once lived along the coast. You will also encounter many plants that native Hawaiians used for food, medicine and making everything from utensils to rope.

After this walk you can jump into the water at the adjacent snorkel spot to see one of the island’s best coral reefs or spend time continuing to explore on your own.

What to bring: Walking clothes and shoes, sunscreen, hats and cover up clothing, swimsuit and towel (if taking a dip). It is a very hot area and adjacent to the ocean and you may be outside for 4 hours so make sure you are cool and protected. Bring extra water (there is some with lunch) and snacks if you require more food throughout the day.

Includes transportation, applicable entrance fees, pack your own sack lunch, and water. Limited to 20 participants. Cost: $70.

(3) Tuesday, June 17: 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. Kilauea Vol-cano. You will be packing your own sack lunch for the day, so plan on arriving 30 minutes prior to departure in order to accomplish this. Travel with Bob Christiansen (ret., U.S.G.S. and former head of the Hawaii Volcano Observato-ry) east and south on Highway 19 through Hilo to Hawaii Vol-cano National Park for a close-up look at Kilauea, the most active volcano on the island. We’ll visit the Hawaii Vol-

Rift zone at Kilauea Volcano where the ground has been literally torn apart by seismic activity.


cano Observatory (HVO), which sits on the edge of Kilauea’s crater, where staff will orient us to the HVO and Kilauea. After eating lunch, we will join with U.S.G.S. and National Park Service folks to drive around and explore the rim of Kilauea. Time per-mitting, we will drive down Chain of Craters Road, perhaps getting as far as the lava flow, which has permanently blocked the road as lava flowed into the ocean. Dinner will be at the Kilauea Military Camp, after which we’ll head home. Should an active area of the volcano be accessible, we’ll concentrate our time in that area.

Includes transportation, pack your own sack lunch, and entry fees. Dinner is on your own, and will probably be in the neighborhood of $10.00. Cost: $55.

(4) Tuesday, June 17: 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. Mauna Kea Observatories and Stargazing. Plans are to depart Waimea and travel to the Science and Technology Park on the University of Hawaii, Hilo campus, location of headquarters for several Mauna Kea observatories and also the Ìmiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaiì. As time permits, we will visit the headquarters of one of the observatories and briefly tour the Ìmiloa Center, where we will also eat lunch. After lunch, we’ll travel to the Mauna Kea Visitor’s Center at about the 9,000 foot level of Mauna Kea, where we’ll spend some time acclimating to the altitude. Departing the Visitor Center, we will drive to the summit (almost 14,000 foot elevation) and tour some of the observato-ries. Heading down, we will eat dinner at the Hale Pohaku facility and then return to the Visitor’s Center for nighttime stargazing. We should return to HPA no later than 10:00 p.m.

IMPORTANT MEDICAL ALERT: The summit of Mauna Kea is almost 14,000 feet in elevation. Ascent to this altitude exposes people to a significant reduction in atmospheric pressure, which can result in a variety of medical conditions, including severe illness and even death. Visitors to the summit may experience headaches, tiredness, lack of appetite, insomnia, reduced intellectual capacity, impaired exer-cise/exertion tolerance, and possible vomiting. It is also possible to develop one or more of the more severe mountain sicknesses, pulmonary or cerebral edema, both of which can be fatal. The altitude may also aggravate pre-existing conditions, par-ticularly cardiovascular, diabetes, and respiratory diseases. Individuals with these conditions are advised to seriously reconsider the advisability of visiting the summit of Mauna Kea. The Pacific Division strongly urges all visitors to bring the above information to the attention of their medical practitioner and to seek medical advice and clearance before visiting the summit. Under no circumstances will visitors un-der the age of sixteen (16) be allowed on this field trip. Minors between the ages of 16 and 18 require parental permission. A signed liability release must be on file in advance before anyone will be allowed to participate in this field trip. Please contact the Pacific Division office for more information.

All participants must download the “Information and Safety Guidelines for Visi-tors to the Mauna Kea summit (http://www.sou.edu/aaaspd/2008HAWAII/Forms/MaunaKeaMedicalAdvisory.pdf) and return pages 2 and 3 initialled at the bottom by each participant and page 4 signed by each participant before they will be signed into the field trip. Credit cards will not be charged until the waivers are received in the Pacific Division office and it is determined that space still exists on the trip.

Please note that it gets very cold at the 14,000 foot elevation of Mauna Kea. It can be quite warm in Waimea, warmer in Hilo, and freezing at the summit. Therefore, plan on layering warm clothes so you don’t spend your time at the summit in a miser-able state of coldness.

Includes transportation via 4-wheel drive 15 passenger vans, dinner at the Jale Pohaku facility and entry fees. Lunch at the Ìmiloa Center is on your own. Cost: $80.

(5) Tuesday, June 17: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Snorkeling. Visit two fringing reef spots on the west side of the Big Island. Start in Kahalu’u Bay, a diverse and eas-ily accessible reef just south of Kona. Get an orientation from a marine scientist in

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the Pavilion at the Bay to learn about Hawaii’s unique reef life and snorkeling guidelines and then snorkel in the shallow sheltered bay. Learn about different species and their purpose in the bay with the marine scientist. Twenty five percent of all reef fish in Hawaii are endemic. Therefore, you can see a number of fish that are found nowhere else in the world. Talk to volunteer ReefTeachers that are on the beach about some of the species in the Bay. Have lunch and see some of the sights in Kailua- Kona. Then head up to Puako Bay, one of the most beautiful reefs on the island. Snorkel in the bay or walk along the beach front, explore the tidepools or visit the nearby Petroglyph fields- one of the largest on the island.

If you are interested in participating in this trip, please provide the following information on the Advance Registration Form:1. Your shoe size (for swim fins).2. Your level of experience in the water swimming and snorkeling Inexperienced, Fairly Experienced, or Very Experienced.

The trip includes transportation, guide, and rental snorkel-ing equipment (snorkels, masks, and swim fins). Be sure to bring money for lunch on your own in Kona. Cost: $60.

Please note that if you are planning to take a Friday field trip and are staying at HPA, you will need to make alternate arrangements for housing for Friday night as no rooms are available at HPA beyond Thursday night.

(6) Friday, June 20: 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. Kilauea Vol-cano. You will be packing your own sack lunch for the day, so plan on arriving 30 minutes prior to departure in order to accomplish this. This is a repeat of the Kilauea Volcano field trip on Tuesday. Please refer to its description under field trip (3).

Includes transportation, pack your own sack lunch, and entry fees. Dinner is on your own, and will probably be in the neighborhood of $10.00. Cost: $55.

(7) Friday, June 20: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Snorkeling. This is a repeat of the Snorkeling field trip on Tuesday. Please refer to its description under field trip (5). If you are partici-pating in this trip, please provide the following information on the Advance Registration Form:1. Your shoe size (to get the correct sized swim fins)?2. Your level of experience in the water swimming and snorkeling: Inexperienced, Fairly Experienced, or Very Experienced

The trip includes transportation, guide, and rental snorkel-ing equipment (snorkels, masks, and swim fins). Be sure to bring money for lunch on your own in Kona. Cost: $60.

(8) Friday, June 20: 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Kaloko-Ho-nokohau National Park. Led by Cindi Punihaole, you will spend the first hour looking at the fishponds in the park with her and another cultural park ranger. Then you will go to the visitors center and from there take a 1.5 mile hike (on an unpaved trail--sturdy tennis shoes or better are required) with Cindi and the head ranger to another point in the park where you will be picked up. Along the way you will learn about

the alkaline ponds, natural resources, petroglyphs, holua slide (the rock slide the ali’i used to slide down) and cul-tural significance of the area. Cindi’s family is from that area so she can tell participants all about her family’s kuleana or responsibility with the land. Afterward you’ll drive a short distance into Kona for lunch on your own and a bit of time to sightsee/shop.

What to bring: Walking clothes and sturdy tennis shoes or hiking boots, sunscreen, hats and cover up clothing. It can be very warm in this area and adjacent to the ocean. You may be outside for 2.5 to 3 hours so make sure you are cool and protected. Bring extra water and snacks if you require more food throughout the day.

Trip includes transportation, interpreters and guide. Be sure to bring money for lunch on your own in Kona. Cost: $60.

worksHoPs

Wednesday, 17 June8:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

How to Integrate Project Based Learning in the Class-room – Strategies for Teachers. Organized by William B.N. Berry (Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Univer-sity of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA; [email protected]) and Samantha Birch (The Kohala Center, Kamuela, HI; [email protected]). Open to all meeting registrants. Preregistration is not required but space is limited.

The aim if this workshop is to build the skills and capac-ity of teachers to implement applied science learning proj-ects in their classroom. The workshop will be facilitated by the American Association for the Advancement of Sci-ence (AAAS) and The West Hawaii Explorations Academy (WHEA).

The workshop will include:• How to write a project management plan to identify goals,

objectives and strategies for the project.• How to write a project timeline to achieve objectives.• How to tie the project in with different content areas (multi-

disciplinary curriculum).• How to ensure the project satisfies standards you are re-

quired to teach (identifies standards alignment).• How to secure funds to assist with the development of

classroom projects.Each participant should bring to the workshop a current

project or project idea that they would like to implement in their classroom/school.

Session 1: We will go over the above components, using project examples from WHEA.

Session 2: Every teacher will present their idea for a proj-ect to the whole group and then, working in smaller groups, discuss how to make their project a reality. Discussions will be guided by a workbook and facilitators. Afterwards, each


teacher will present their plans to the entire group for open suggestions and/or comments.

Teachers should expect to take home:• a working plan for each project,• a project-planning workbook, and• details of a contact network to enable them to keep in touch

with other teachers (online forum).

Thursday, 18 JuneAll Day

Teaching Science as Inquiry: Aquatic Science. Organized by Erin Baumgartner and Francis M. Pottenger (Curriculum Research & Development Group, University of Hawaii-Manoa, Honolulu, HI; [email protected]). Scheduled for all day Thursday, 19 June. Open to all meeting registrants. Preregistration is not required but space is limited to 20 par-ticipants.

The Teaching Science as Inquiry (TSI) model is a profes-sional development model from the Curriculum Research & Development Group (CRDG) that provides educators with a skills-based experience to build scientific inquiry-based in-struction into existing professional practice. The goal of TSI instruction is to help teachers and students gain experience with the discipline of science, thus building scientific liter-acy. TSI immerses participants in inquiry activities to pro-vide experience with a complete inquiry-based instructional sequence that highlights different modes of knowledge gen-eration and dissemination. During each activity, emphasis is placed on the practices used to investigate and acquire new content and the teaching skills needed to facilitate those prac-tices in a science class. Teachers are provided with facilitated support to apply the TSI instructional model to their current curriculum. This workshop will introduce participants to the TSI model and demonstrate how they can apply it to concepts of aquatic science. Participants will leave with model lessons and a template to produce their own lesson plans for engag-ing students in the complete discipline of science.

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The following symposia are being planned for the annual meeting. Although most symposia are organized around in-vited papers, organizers often will consider adding one or more contributed papers if they are relevant to their programs. Should you wish to participate in one of these symposia, con-tact the symposium organizer. Should you wish to present a paper in one of the contributed paper sessions, refer to pages 23 and 24 of this Newsletter. Check the Division’s web site, pacific.aaas.org, for the latest information on symposia and other program events.

Please remember, at this time the listings below are tenta-

tive and subject to change. If you plan to attend the meet-ing largely for one symposium or technical session, check the Division’s web site for updates to the program or phone the Division’s office at 541-552-6869 to confirm the status of the session(s) before committing travel funds. As additional symposia are added to the program, they will be posted on the Division’s web site.

(1) Conservation Status of Hawaiian Native Land Snails. Organized by Michael Hadfield (Department of Zool-ogy, University of Hawaii, Manoa, Honolulu, HI; [email protected]). Scheduled for Monday, 16 June.

The Hawaiian Islands were once home to one of the great-est radiations of land snails in the world: nearly 800 endemic species in a land area less than that of New Jersey. Due to loss of habitat, introduced predators and massive shell col-lecting, at least 75% of these unique species are extinct. In this symposium, we will explore the relationships, evolution and conservation status of remaining endemic Hawaiian land snails, and consider impacts upon them of the great numbers of alien gastropod species that have become established in the islands.Speakers:

Brenden S. Holland (University of Hawaii at Manoa) “What Can Phylogeography Tells Us about Conservation and Management of Endemic Hawaii Land Snails?”

Marty Meyer (University of Hawaii at Manoa) “Succineid Life-histories and Population-level Genetic Diversification.”

Meaghan Parker (University of Hawaii at Manoa) “Ach-atinellid Land Snails of the Pacific Islands: Phylogenetics, Phylogeography and Evolution.”

Michael G. Hadfield (University of Hawaii at Manoa) “Conservation Status of Hawaii’s Severely Endangered Ach-atinelline Tree Snails.”

Bjorn P. Erickson (University of California, Davis) “Ap-plication of Microsatellite DNA Analyses to Studies of In-breeding in Field and Laboratory Populations of Endangered Achantinella Species.”

Kevin T. Hall (University of Hawaii at Manoa) “Simulat-ing Historical Connectivity Among Endangered Tree-snail Populations: A Novel Approach to Translocation.”

Kenneth Hayes (University of Hawaii at Manoa) “Intro-duction Pathways, Spread and Impacts of Alien Snails and Slugs in Hawaii.”

Robert Cowie (University of Hawaii at Manoa) “Hawai-ian Land Snail Diversity, Its Decline and Replacement by Aliens.”

(2) Past and Future of the Fauna of the Pacific Basin. Organized by David R. Lindberg (Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA; [email protected]). Scheduled for Wednesday, 18 June.

The Pacific Basin is one of the oldest ocean basins on Earth and its fauna renowned for its diversity and abundance. This symposium will examine the history and origin of the Pacific Ocean and the marine taxa that inhabit the basin, the


islands, and the rim. Special emphasis will be placed on the relationship and interac-tion between the geological history of the area and the evolution of the fauna (e.g., active vs. passive margins and intertidal faunas, high and low islands and reef di-versity, rifting and vent faunas, etc.), and how these interactions have led to current distributions and diversity patterns. With this background, the symposium will then explore the future of these faunas and habitats with respect to global climate change and warming. While changes in latitudinal temperature regimes are obvious conse-quences of global warming, the symposium will also address consequences of sea level lowering. This latter phenomenon having major effects on island size, habitat availability and even major current direction and intensity (e.g., shallowing of the Arafura Sea between Indonesia and Australia).

(3) Putting the Science in Informal Science Education. Organized by Meg Burke (Director of Education, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA; [email protected]). Scheduled for Wednesday, 18 June.

Through case studies and lessons learned, the speakers will address the opportuni-ties and challenges facing informal science education (ISE) institutions in connecting to and effectively translating science research for public audiences, in fostering sci-ence literacy and environmental stewardship, in dealing with topics such as evolution that are viewed as controversial by some, and in effectively measuring long- term im-pacts of their efforts. The intricate interfaces with formal education and the world of federal funding with its mandate for broader impacts will also be explored. The last portion of the symposium is reserved for a free- wheeling exchange among speakers and the audience on these topics.

(4) New Humanities and Science Convergences: Paradise Lost and….Recov-erable? Organized by Robert L. Chianese (Department of English, California State University, Northridge, CA; [email protected]) and Carl A. Maida (UCLA Schools of Dentistry and Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los An-geles, CA; [email protected]). Scheduled for Monday, 16 June.

All earthly paradises of unspoiled land—whether tropic island, desert, valley, for-est, jungle, pastoral hills—feel the deleterious effects of human encroachment. As we lose these paradises to overpopulation, development, and toxic contamination, what gets lost in us? What do human beings suffer from environmental degradation of an actual or even imagined or distant “paradise?” And what do our efforts to restore such lost paradises do to our relationship with the earth and our senses of who we are as individuals, societies, and as a species?

This symposium will give particular attention to Hawaii itself and also to the Pacific Islands.

• Have the actual tropical “paradises” been lost beyond recovery? • Are the efforts of scientists, social scientists, humanists, artists, and writers to

recover lost paradises compatible with native peoples’ wishes?• In what ways are these efforts coordinated, interdisciplinary, and evidence of

convergence among the disciplines? The symposium will also consider how the issues confronting contemporary Pa-

cific Island societies shed light on broader questions of concern to both the sciences and the humanities:

• Has a Spoiled Eden or Lost Paradise become a model for the Earth itself? Is such a model appropriate, helpful? What does it reveal or obscure?

• Do we need a utopian model of an earthly paradise to inspire us any more? • What does the literature and art of the Islands and /or of utopia as an idea foretell

about their future? • Do current models of sustainability as applied to unique environments hold the

best promise for managing their future? (5) North Meets South: Special Neuroscience Research Programs in the

Pacific. Organized by Lawrence Duffy (Associate Dean, College of Natural Sci-

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Although Arctic and Hawaiian Peoples are very diverse and share a variety of health and environmental issues unique to the region, they suffer from common minority health dis-parities such as stroke, depression, sleep disorders, cancer and developmental deficits related to environmental contami-nants. Scientific research exploring these health issues and disparities offers significant opportunities and challenges. Success in applying the advanced scientific tools of neurosci-ence to the challenges of health disparities, in general, de-pends upon respect for the indigenous people and minority cultures that face these health challenges.

Investigators working within the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Specialized Neuroscience Research Programs (SNRP) recognize the val-ue of a state-of-the-art conference.

Our aims are: 1) to present ongoing research in Alaskan and Hawaiian neuroscience research priorities and 2) to expose graduate students and undergraduate students to neuroscience research with students from other neuroscience programs.

Neuroscience research that might be pursued with minor-ity populations comprises three areas: 1) basic experimental studies; 2) observational studies; and 3) clinical trials/inter-ventions. It would be useful to identify how these particular designs may be utilized to address research hypotheses that are uniquely translatable to Arctic and Hawaiian peoples. Despite the logistical difficulties and expense, research ob-jectives in Alaska and Hawaii should be pursued simply be-cause they cannot be replicated in areas more hospitable to research. Among the research questions that can be addressed most appropriately are those that derive from the unique risk profile of the inhabitants, their geographical isolation, lim-ited dietary choices, high exposure to some contaminants and limited health care delivery, in some areas. Research priori-ties should consider an indigenous perspective.

The dearth of data documenting neuroscience related problems in Alaska and Hawaii is due, in part, to the for-midable obstacles facing researchers. Physical obstacles in-clude population density, weather conditions and the difficul-ties associated with transporting personnel, equipment and samples to the communities where many indigenous people reside. Research is additionally hampered by the shortage of researchers and trained technicians, housing, laboratories and clinic space and associated apparatus such as imaging equip-ment and freezers. Finally, cultural differences and prior neg-ative experiences offer a special challenge to investigators who wish to conduct culturally sensitive research that is sci-entifically meritorious and of true benefit to the participants

and to the overall community. The expected outcomes from this symposium include: 1)

identification of current neuroscience research that may be uniquely addressed; 2) improved communication between research scientists and clinicians around the Pacific; and 3) identification of innovative strategies and opportunities for developing diverse neuroscience research efforts and the re-cruitment of health professionals who can translate research benefits to medical care for at-risk Alaskan and Hawaiian na-tive peoples.

(6) Missionaries and Museums, Imperialists and Na-tionalists, State Needs and Cold-War Politics: Anthropol-ogy in East and Southeast Asia. Organized by Alan L. Bain (Archivist and Director, Technical Services, Smithsonian In-stitution Archives, Washington, D.C.; [email protected]). Sched-uled for Monday, 16 June.

This session documents anthropology in the Philippines, China, Korea, Japan and Vietnam. Beginning with early 16th century Spanish colonialism in the Philippines, the partici-pants present a nation by nation compelling story of how politics and empire played a major role on cultural discussion regarding the people of their countries and how the views changed as the countries went from colonial to self-rule, the creation of national anthropology and state needs.Speakers:

Oona Thommes Paredes (School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University) “Colonial Ex-emplaries: Parsing the Birth of Evil in Philippine Colonial Ethnography.”

Andres Rodriguez (University of Oxford) “Nation-Build-ing and Anthropology during the Republican Period: David Crocket Graham and the Missionary Anthropological Enter-prise in Western Sichuan (1922-1945).”

Nakao Katsumi (Toyo Eiwa University, Nakagawa, Ja-pan) “Japanese Colonial Anthropology.”

Kyung-soo, Chun (Department of Anthropology, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea) “Contested Experiences in the Early Development of Korean Anthropology: Primitiv-ism, Plagiarism, Colonialism, and Nativism.”

Toru, Sakano (College of Economics, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan) “Mixed-Blood and Adaptability: Japanese Ra-cial Science, 1930s-1970s.”

Janet Hoskins (Department of Anthropology, University of Southern California) “Colonial Surveillance, Postcolo-nial Controls and the Problematic Place of Anthropologists: Studying Vietnamese Caodaism in a Global Context.”

Robert Oppenheim (Department of Asian Studies, Uni-versity of Texas at Austin) “Korean War Anthropology in Japanese, American and Korean Politics.”

Nhuyen van Chinh (Department of Anthropology, Hanoi National University, Hanoi, Vietnam) “Nationalism in Viet-nam’s Post-Colonial Anthropology.”

Melanie Tan Uy (Department of Anthropology, Nacquarie University, Australia) “Recovering the ‘Individual’ in Ifugao


Contemporary and Historical Representation: A Case Study from the Cordillera Region in the Philippines.”

Margaret Barnhill Bodemer (Department of Anthropol-ogy, University of Hawaii at Manoa) “Museums: Anthropol-ogy and the Work of Representing Culture in Contemporary Vietnam.”

(7) Asian American Women: Health and Welfare. Or-ganized by Alan L. Bain (Archivist and Director, Technical Services, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C.; [email protected]). Scheduled for Thursday, 19 June.

Most Americans consider Asian Americans to be mem-bers of model communities. These ideas are reflected in the number of Asian Americans who attend universities and the belief that most Asian American communities are either en-trepreneurial, reflected in the companies in Silicon Valley, or small business shop owners, located within communities within high crime areas, reflected in the stories about Los An-geles and the articles on store-front businesses in Washing-ton, D.C. The reality is that for Asian American women there are major hidden problems that Americans are unaware of, such as poverty, lack of health care and welfare support, and high rates of cancer and suicide.

This session takes a hard and frank look at the problems that Asian American women face in the United States. This is the only group in America where cancer is the leading cause of death. Cultural and linguistic barriers prevent can-cer screening, but health insurance coverage and health care coverage play dominant roles in gaining access to physicians. Low income Asian immigrant women have little access to prenatal care; and the roles of women and daughters within the Asian American communities, based on race and gender, racism and sexism and the pressures to perform well lead to depression and suicide. Speakers:

Ninez A. Ponce (Department of Health Services, UCLA School of Public Health, University of California, Los An-geles) “The Role of Health Insurance and Safety Net in Re-ducing Cancer Screening Disparities among Asian American Women.”

Eliza Noh (Asian American Studies Program, California State University, Fullerton) “Suicide and Depression among Asian American Women.”

(8) Celebration and Politics: Race and Ethnicity in America Seen Through United States World’s Fairs and Expositions. Organized by Alan L. Bain (Archivist and Di-rector, Technical Services, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C.; [email protected]). Scheduled for Wednesday, 18 June.

After the Civil War, the United States showed the world its growing industrial might and engineering prowess in large extravaganzas called world’s fairs and invited other nations to join in the fanfare and celebration. The United States also used these exhibition cities to promote cultural identity and national pride. In so doing, the organizers of the fairs and the U. S. gov-

ernment both reflected America’s attitude and helped shape the discussion of race and ethnicity. Over time, attitudes changed, reflecting America’s changing values in foreign policy and in domestic politics.

This session examines how ideas about race and ethnic-ity were represented at world’s fairs, starting with the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago through the 1939 New York world’s fair, and looks at what may lie ahead as the United States anticipates participation in the 2010 Shang-hai World Expo. In addition, the audience is shown another perspective, as the participants open the discussion from the viewpoint of Asian nations invited to participate at the fairs, the Asian American communities that joined in the fairs, and Asians that were imported to be placed on exhibition as sym-bols of non-civilized, non-white people and their place in what American depicted as the journey towards civilization.Speakers:

Robert W. Rydell (Department of History and Philosophy, Montana State University, Bozeman) “America’s World’s Fairs: Negotiating Boundaries of Race and Ethnicity.”

Chuimei Ho Bronson (Independent Scholar, Bainbridge Is-land, WA) “Chinese-American Identity in the Making: World Fairs in Chicago and Seattle.”

Andrea L. Stamm (Librarian, Northwestern University) “Japanese Participation in the Two Chicago World Fairs: The Road Leading to Manchuria.”

Cherubim A. Quizon (Department of Sociology and An-thropology, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ) “Mod-ern Displays and the Skeptical ‘Savage’: Revisiting the Philip-pine Experience in St. Louis, 1904.”

Abigail Markwyn (Department of History, Carroll College, Waukesha, WI) “Chinese and Japanese Participation in the Panama-Pacific International Exposition.”

(9) Impacts of Disease on Native Hawaiian Species. Or-ganized by Susan Jarvi (Department of Biology, University of Hawaii Hilo, Hilo, HI; [email protected]). Scheduled for Thursday, 19 June.

This symposium will provide current information and discussion on the consequences of introduced disease on na-tive Hawaiian species. Speakers address a number of diverse host-parasite relationships involving native Hawaiian species and how they influence populations. Various diseases cur-rently impacting marine life including turtles, shrimp, and corals as well as terrestrial plants of Hawaii will be presented. The impacts of avian malaria, and Avipoxvirus and the poten-tial impacts of West Nile Virus will be discussed in a variety of native birds as well as the genetic diversity of these patho-gens. Recent studies involving vaccines for West Nile virus and avian malaria will be presented.Speakers:

Teresa D. Lewis (Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology) “Don’t Use that Shrimp for Bait!”

Greta Smith Aeby (Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology) “Investigations of Coral Disease Across the Hawaiian Archi-


pelago.”Thierry Work* (USGS National Wildlife Health Center)

and George Balazs (National Marine Fisheries Service) “Pa-thology and Pathogenesis of Disease in Sea Turtles from Ha-waii.”

Carter T. Atkinson (USGS Biological Resources Disci-pline - Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center) “Ecol-ogy, Pathogenicity, and Impacts of Introduced Avian Pox and Malaria on Hawaiian Forest Birds.”

Margaret E.M. Farias* (University of Hawaii at Hilo), Carter T. Atkinson (USGS Biological Resources Discipline - Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center), and Alexis Gi-annoulis and Susan I. Jarvi (University of Hawaii at Hilo) “Genetic Diversity of Avian Pathogens in East Hawaii.”

D. Allan Hall* (University of Hawaii at Hilo), Carter At-kinson (USGS Biological Resources Discipline - Pacific Is-land Ecosystems Research Center), and Susan I. Jarvi (Uni-versity of Hawaii at Hilo) “Efficacy of Infected Irradiated Sporozoites as a Vaccine for Avian Malaria (Plasmodium relictum).”

Dennis LaPointe (USGS Biological Resources Discipline and Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center) “Experi-mental Infections of Hawaii Amakihi and Mortality Due to West Nile Virus.”

Susan I. Jarvi* (University of Hawaii at Hilo), Michael M. Lieberman (Hawaii Biotech, Inc), Erik Hofmeister (USGS National Wildlife Health Center), Vivek Nerurkar (University of Hawaii at Manoa) and Teri Wong and Carolyn Weeks-Levy (Hawaii Biotech, Inc) “Protective Efficacy of a Recombinant Subunit West Nile Vaccine in Domestic Geese (Anser anser) as a Surrogate Species of the Endangered Nênê (Branta sand-vicensis).”

(10) Progress in Vaccine and Drug Development. Or-ganized by Kenneth W. Cornell (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Boise State University, Boise, ID; [email protected]). Scheduled for Wednesday, 18 June.

Recent years have seen an increasing threat to human, animal and plant health due to the spread of exotic diseases and the emergence of drug resistant microbes and neoplasms. This session will focus on recent developments in vaccines and chemotherapeutics for infectious diseases and cancer. In-vestigators are invited to present research on identification of targets for antibiotic/chemotherapeutic development, new drug synthesis and screening strategies, and the development of novel adjuvants and vaccines. Also included in this ses-sion will be work on elucidating mechanisms of pathogenesis and cellular invasion, and the identification of emergent in-fectious diseases. Investigators with relevant work from the fields of cell biology, microbiology, chemistry, biochemistry and materials science are encouraged to attend and sponsor cross-disciplinary discussions.

(11) Topics in Forensic Biology and Chemistry. Orga-nized by Kenneth W. Cornell (Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Boise State University, Boise, ID; kencornell@

boisestate.edu). Scheduled for Thursday, 19 June.The increasing sensitivity of instrumentation and develop-

ment of new molecular techniques have led to their increased use in the broad field of forensics to do such things as provide positive identification of crime scene samples, indicate pater-nity, and the identify trafficking networks in wildlife poach-ing. Investigators working in forensics and related fields are invited to present talks on the results of clinical/anthropo-logical studies, the use of modern forensic techniques, and descriptions of problems currently encountered in forensic labs. Included in this session will be talks on the develop-ment of novel forensic reagents, and new uses for chemical instrumentation in sample identification.

(12) Current Research Perspectives on Palmyra Atoll, A Remote Central Pacific Outpost for Biodiversity. Orga-nized by Healy Hamilton (Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, California Academy of Sciences, 875 How-ard Street, San Francisco, CA; [email protected]) and Ellen Druffel (School of Physical Sciences, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA; [email protected]). Scheduled for Monday, 16 June.

Lying a few degrees north of the equator and east of the dateline, Palmyra atoll consists of almost 700 acres of emergent tropical islets surrounded by the most intact tropi-cal marine wilderness in U.S. jurisdiction. Its location in the deep Central Pacific and singular history of low human oc-cupancy provide conditions that support healthy colonies of nesting seabirds, rare sea turtles, coconut crabs, mangrove and tropical wet forests, and a diverse, healthy coral reef ecosystem with an intact trophic structure. The surrounding oceanic region steers the machinery of global climate and has high predictive value regarding the character of ENSO cycles. For marine biologists, Palmyra provides a window into historic coral reef ecosystems now everywhere altered by human influences. For biogeochemists, the atoll provides a living archive of Holocene climate from a key region with little existing data. For conservation scientists, Palmyra is a

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laboratory in which to study the process of restoration in a natural system free from confounding human influence. In this symposium, we will explore this fascinating and unique central Pacific atoll. The emphasis will be on the biodiversity of Palmyra, its composition and biogeographic relationships. Results from recent ecological research will demonstrate the value of Palmyra as a laboratory that can advance the conser-vation of island and coastal systems worldwide.Speakers:

Jim Maragos (United States Fish and Wildlife Service)Bruce Mundy (NOAA)Rusty Brainard (NOAA)Doug McCauley (Stanford University)Alex Wegmann (University of Hawaii)Hillary Young (Stanford University)David McGuire (Sea Stewards)Healy Hamilton (California Academy of Sciences)Robert Fisher (USGS)Scott Godwin (Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology)Stuart Sandin (Scripps Institution of Oceanography)Jennifer Smith (University of California, Santa Barbara)(13) Anchialine Pool Ecosystems. Organized by Sallie

Beavers (Ecologist, National Park Service Kaloko-Honoko-hau National Historical Park, Kailua Kona, HI; [email protected]). Scheduled for Monday, 16 June.

Anchialine pools are brackish-water pools that lack surface connection to the ocean, but are hydrologically connected to ground water and the ocean through the permeable aquifer. Anchialine habitats are unique ecosystems worldwide and support rare endemic species, including undescribed species. The Department of Land and Natural Resources estimates that there are between 600 and 700 anchialine pools in the state of Hawaii. Of these, the majority are found on the Kona Coast of Hawaii Island. Anchialine pools are culturally important to Hawaiians and provided the fresh-water resource neces-sary to settle the arid Kona coast more than 800 years ago. Today, Hawaii’s anchialine pools are increasingly threatened by introductions of alien species, unregulated collection of rare species, infilling by land-use development, alterations to water quality and water quantity from land development and ground-water withdrawals. Effective management tools and regulations need to be developed and implemented. This symposium will summarize the current knowledge of, and threats to, the anchialine pool ecosystem, as well as explore new avenues for research, management, and conservation.Speakers:

Sam Gon (The Nature Conservancy) “Cultural Importance of Anchialine Pools.”

Delway Oki (USGS) “Hydrology of Anchialine Pools.”Richard Brock (University of Hawaii at Hilo) “Natural

History of Anchialine Pools.” David Foote (USGS) “Biology of Anchialine Pools .” Lori Tango (University of Hawaii at Hilo) “Water Quality

Limits to Reproduction in Anchialine Pool Arthropods.”

Eric Grossman (USGS) “The Role of Anchialine Pools in Hawaii Land and Sea Watershed Processes, Past, Present and Future.”

Atlantis Russ (University of Hawaii at Hilo) “Population Structure of Metabetaus lohena.”

Scott Santos (Auburn University) “Genetics of Anchialine Pool Fauna.”

David Chai (Hualalai Four Seasons Resort) “Anchialine Pool Restoration.”

Sallie Beavers (National Park Service) “Regional Protec-tion and Management Strategies for Anchialine Pools.”

Lorena Wada (US Fish and Wildlife Service) “Threats to Anchialine Pool Exosystems and their Candidate Species.”

Thomas Iwai (Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources) “Reproduction in Anchialine Pool Shrimp.”

Mike Yamamoto (Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources) “Anchialine Pool Fauna Collection: Options for Manage-ment.”

(14) Materials Science and Nanotechnology. Organized by Philippe Binder (Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Hawaii – Hilo, Hilo, HI; [email protected]), Shalini Prasad (Department of Electrical and Computer En-gineering, Portland State University, Portland, OR; [email protected]), Klaus Sattler (Department of Physics and Astron-omy, University of Hawaii – Manoa, Honolulu, HI; [email protected]), and Panos Photinos (Department of Chemistry, Physics, Engineering and Materials Science, Southern Or-egon University, Ashland, OR; [email protected]). Scheduled for Monday, 16 June.

This fourth annual symposium on Materials Science and Technology will cover the synthesis, preparation, character-ization and applications of novel smart materials, including:

• Biomaterials• Ferroelectrics• Liquid Crystals and Complex Fluids• Nanomaterials• Polymers• Thin Films and CoatingsContributions from graduate and undergraduate students

are particularly encouraged.(15) Astrophysics. Organized by Robert A. Fox (Depart-

ment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Hawaii – Hilo, Hilo, HI; [email protected]), John G. Learned (Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Hawaii – Manoa, Hono-lulu, HI; [email protected]), and Panos Photinos (Depart-ment of Chemistry, Physics, Engineering and Materials Sci-ence, Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR; [email protected]). Scheduled for Wednesday, 18 June.

(17) Evolution and Conservation of Hawaiian Birds: Re-sults of a 20 Year Study. Organized by Leonard A. Freed (De-partment of Zoology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI; [email protected]), and Rebecca L. Cann (Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI; [email protected]). Scheduled for Wednesday,


18 June.This symposium will present 6 papers, each of which is based

on long-term study of Hawaiian forest birds at Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge. These birds are renowned among evolutionary biologists for their spectacular adaptive radiation as reflected in their plumage coloration and bill morphology. They are equally well known among conservation biologists for extinction and endangerment. The long term study reported here will extend the study of adaptation in these birds to life history and behavior, and extend the study of extinction and endangerment to introduced species ranging from pathogens to ectoparasites to ecological competitors for food. Several papers will be about special adaptation and problems of the endangered Hawaii akepa, one of the Hawaiian honeycreepers. The 6 papers will be: (1) Introduction to Hawaiian birds through life history, (2) Adaptation in the Hawaii akepa to breed and molt during a seasonal food decline, (3) Seasonal variation in sex allocation in the Hawaii akepa, (4) Increase in avian malaria in upper eleva-tion forests of Hawaii, (5) Explosive increase in ectoparasites in Hawaiian forest birds, (6). Incipient extinction of Hawaiian for-est birds from competition with an introduced competitor. The presenters will be the two organizers and their current and past undergraduate and graduate students. Each paper will include data collected over no fewer than 13 years.Speakers:

Rebecca L. Cann (Department of Cell and Molecular Biol-ogy, University of Hawaii at Manoa) “Origin, Radiation and Current Status of Hawaiian Birds.”

Leonard A. Freed (Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii at Manoa) “Life History Diversification of Hawaiian Honeycreepers.”

Matthew C. Medeiros (Department of Biology, University of Hawaii at Manoa) “Adaptation in a Hawaiian Bird to Breed during a Seasonal Decline in Food.”

Rebecca L. Cann (Department of Cell and Molecular Biol-ogy, University of Hawaii at Manoa) “Sexual Dimorphism and the Evolution of Seasonal Variation of Sex Allocation in a Ha-waiian Bird.”

Gustav R. Bodner (Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii at Manoa) “Explosive Increase in Ectoparasites in Ha-waiian Forest Birds.”

Leonard A. Freed (Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii at Manoa) “Why Introduced Birds are the Most Impor-tant Threat to Hawaiian Forest Birds.”

(18) Pacific Science: U.S.-Asia/Pacific Collaboration in Advancing Science in the 21st Century. Organized by Burke Burnett (Pacific Science Association; [email protected]). Scheduled for Wednesday, 18 June.

This symposium will bring together scientists with experi-ence in collaborative international research in Asia and the Pa-cific to discuss the opportunities and challenges for enhanced collaboration between American scientists and their counter-parts in the Asia-Pacific region. There are many examples of very successful U.S./Asia-Pacific scientific collaborations. Yet

collaborative endeavors between U.S. individuals and institu-tions and those in countries with less sophisticated scientific in-frastructure and academic capacity can also present challenges for researchers. While addressing broader issues of collabora-tion, a focus of this symposium will be to present examples of successful efforts of designing and conducting research that has both advanced scientific research, and also advanced goals such as capacity-building and information repatriation that are im-portant to less-developed nation-states. Regional scientific or-ganizations, such as the Pacific Science Association, the ICS’s Regional Office for Asia & Pacific, and the Science Council of Asia, are addressing these issues. Given increasingly critical is-sues of common concern such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and the demographic, environmental and social implica-tions of globalization, greater emphasis on research that is both multidisciplinary in nature and international in scope is critical to advancing our scientific understanding of these issues and in providing information required to make scientifically sound decisions to societies and policy makers.

ContriButed PaPers

Those wishing to submit papers for presentation at a contrib-uted paper session (oral or poster) should refer to the “Call for Papers and Abstracts” on page 24 in this Newsletter, or download instructions from the Division’s web site (pacific.aaas.org). If your abstract contains special characters, please fax a print copy of it to the Pacific Division office, 541-552-8457, with the special characters clearly marked and nota-tions indicating the fonts used.

Don’t forget, the deadline for submitting abstracts is April 21, 2008. If an abstract comes in after this date, it may not be listed in the program. Also, be aware that the abstract you submit will be published as written. It will not be edited. If it contains errors, they will appear as submitted. Be sure to keep the length of your abstract to no more than 250 words and use 10-point Times New Roman (or variation) font (no exotic fonts, please!). Don’t forget to state clearly if yours is a student presentation so that it will be included in the judg-ing competition. And please keep in mind if you are a student who intends to be in the competition for Awards of Excellence and you are part of a symposium that meets later Wednesday afternoon or Thursday, you must also present your work as a poster. Otherwise, you will not be eligible for student awards because the judging concludes early Wednesday afternoon and awards are announced later that evening.

Poster sessions

It is anticipated that posters will be assigned a display space of 48” tall X 96” wide (1.2 m X 2.4 m). However, this may change so be sure to watch for updated information on the Pacific Divi-sion web site. By action of the Pacific Division Council in order to assure fairness, all student posters must fit within the assigned


Earth Sciences. Section Chair and Program Organizer: Dr. J. Thomas Dutro, Jr., U.S. Geological Survey (E-308), National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC 20560-0137. Phone: 202-633-1322; e-mail: [email protected].

Ecology, Organismal Biology, and Environmental Sci-ences. Section Chair and Program Organizer: Dr. Michael Parker, Department of Biology, Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR 97520. Phone: 541-552-6796; e-mail: [email protected]. Co-chair and Program Co-organizer: Richard Van Buskirk, Environmental Studies, Pacific University, 2043 College Way, Forest Grove, OR 97116. Phone: 503-352-2251; e-mail: [email protected].

Education. Section Chair and Program Organizer: Dr. William B.N. Berry, Department of Earth & Planetary Sci-ences, 307 McCone Hall, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-4767. Phone: 510-642-3925; e-mail: [email protected].

General and Interdisciplinary. Section Chair and Pro-gram Organizer: Dr. Robert (Bob) Chianese (Department of English, California State University, Northridge, 18111 Nor-dhoff Street, Northridge, CA 93130-8243. Phone: (818) 677-3431; e-mail: [email protected].

Industrial Science and Technology. Section Chair and Program Organizer: Mr. Henry Oman (Boeing Company, ret.), 19221 Normandy Park Drive SW, Seattle, WA 98166. Phone: 206-878-4458; e-mail: [email protected]. Section Co-chair and Program Co-organizer: Dr. Frank Jacobitz, Depart-ment of Engineering, University of San Diego, 5998 Alcalá Park, San Diego, CA 92110. Phone: 619-260-7820; e-mail: [email protected].

Health Sciences. Section Chair and Program Organizer: Dr. H. K. Choi, Department of Biology, California State Uni-versity, Dominguez Hills, 1000 East Victoria Street, Carson, CA 90747. Phone: 310-243-3985; e-mail: [email protected].

History and Philosophy of Science. Section Chair and Program Organizer: Dr. Donald McGraw, 824 Southshore Drive, Chula Vista, CA 91913. Phone: 619-216-4650; e-mail: [email protected].

Physics and Materials Science. Section Chair and Pro-gram Organizer: Dr. Panos Photinos, Department of Phys-ics, Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR 97520. Phone: 541-552-6475; e-mail: [email protected].

Psychology. Section Chair and Program Organizer: Dr. J. Ken Nishita, California State University, Monterey Bay, 100 Campus Center, Seaside, CA 93955-8001. Phone: 831-582-3563; e-mail: [email protected].

Social, Economic and Political Sciences. Section Chair and Program Organizer: Dr. Carl A. Maida, UCLA Schools of Dentistry and Medicine, University of California, PO Box 951668 CHS, Los Angeles, CA 90095. Phone 805-492-5613; e-mail: [email protected].

display space to be eligible for student Awards of Excellence. A request for extra space will disqualify a student from the award competition. Posters will be grouped by discipline and subject matter.

Student posters will be judged for Awards of Excellence. Stu-dents must be present for a two hour period to allow judges the opportunity to discuss their work and to evaluate their posters.

With the permission of Dr. Carol Waite Conner and the Geo-logical Society of America, the Pacific Division has reprinted Dr. Conner’s article, “The Poster Session: A Guide for Prepara-tion.” It can be found on the Division’s web site, http://pacific.aaas.org. Click on the 89th Annual Meeting home page and then Poster Preparation (listed in the left column).

PaCifiC division affiliated soCieties and

seCtions aCCePting ContriButed PaPers

for Presentation at tHe meetings

Western Society of Crop Science. Program Coordinator: Mark Brick, Department of Soils and Crop Sciences, Colo-rado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523. Phone: 970-491-6551; e-mail: [email protected].

Agriculture and Horticultural Science. Section Chair and Program Coordinator: Michael D. MacNeil, U.S.D.A. Agricultural Research Service, Fort Keogh Livestock and Range Research Laboratory, 243 Fort Keogh Road, Miles City, MT 59301. Phone: 406-874-8213; e-mail: [email protected].

Anthropology and Archaeology. Section Chair and Pro-gram Coordinator: Dr. Walter Carl Hartwig, Division of Basic Medical Sciences, Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Mare Island, CA 94592. Phone: 707-638-5238; e-mail: [email protected]. Co-chair and Co-program Coor-dinator: Stephen Frost, Department of Anthropology, Univer-sity of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403. Phone: 541-346-5161; e-mail: [email protected].

Atmospheric and Oceanographic Sciences. Section Chair and Program Organizer: Dr. Anne A. Sturz, Depart-ment of Marine Science and Environmental Studies, Univer-sity of San Diego, San Diego, CA 92110-2492. Phone: 619-260-4096; e-mail: [email protected].

Chemistry and Biochemistry. Section Chair and Pro-gram Organizer: Dr. Owen M. McDougal, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725. Phone: 208-426-3964; e-mail: [email protected].

Computer and Information Sciences. Section Chair and Program Organizer: Dr. Alan E. Leviton, Department of Her-petology, California Academy of Sciences, 875 Howard St., San Francisco, CA 94103. Phone: 415-321-8276; e-mail: [email protected].


89th Annual Meeting of the AAAS, Pacific DivisionIncluding the Western Society of Crop Science

Waimea (Kamuela), HIJune 15 – 20, 2008

Call for Papers and AbstractsMembers of AAAS and its affiliated societies, students, teachers and other scientists are encouraged to participate in the annual meeting by presenting papers and/or posters. Persons wishing to present at one of the sessions should e-mail the title, abstract and other required information (see instructions below) to the chair of the appropriate society or section (see page 23) and also the Pacific Division office, [email protected]. If your abstract contains special characters, please also fax a copy of it to the Pacific Division office, 541-552-8457. The deadline for abstract submission is April 21, 2008. Students must identify themselves as such so that judges will know to evaluate their presentations for Awards of Excellence. Oral presentations are scheduled every 20 minutes. Thus, oral presenters should plan about 14 minutes for their talk, allow about five minutes for questions at the end, and a minute or so to change over if using PowerPoint.

Please format your submission as follows:Line 1: Submitter’s nameLine 2: Submitter’s telephone number and e-mail addressLine 3: Presenter’s name (if different from above) or “SAME” (if same as above)Line 4: Presenter’s telephone number and e-mail addressLine 5: Society, section or program to which you are submitting your presentation for reviewLine 6: Type of presentation (“ORAL” or “POSTER”)Line 7: Is the presenter a student? (“STUDENT” or “NOT A STUDENT”)Line 8: Special equipment needs (other than computer equipment and PowerPoint)Line 9: Paper title in title case and italics (e.g. Paper Title in Title Case), Author(s) name(s) in ALL CAPS AND BOLD,

Full address(es), including institution, mailing address, city, state and zip code, E-mail address for main presenter (see example below)

Line 10: Text of abstract. Limit: 250 words.

Example of a properly formatted abstract submission (lines 9 and 10)

Formatting an Abstract for Submission to a Pacific Division Section Chair and the AAASPD Meetings Office, SAMUEL P. KRAFTER1 and YESIMA PRESENTER2 (1Department of Biology, Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR 97520; 2Depart-ment of Academic Speech, Bureau of Speech Management, 12 Back Street, Medford, OR 97504; [email protected]).

All presenters should be listed sequentially, as above. If more than one address occurs among the presenters, indicate so by a superscripted number next to each presenter’s last name, followed by a superscripted listing of all of the addresses. The e-mail address should be that of the main presenter. It helps tremendously when assembling the meeting program to have the above convention followed. Otherwise, we must stop and take time to reformat your submission.

Note that these text paragraphs are indented. Please indent 0.25 inches by using the first line indent command of your word processor, not the tab. All text should be full justified.

Please use 10 point Times New Roman font. If you substitute, your abstract will be reformatted to this font. If your text contains special characters, they probably won’t survive e-mailing and/or necessary reformatting accurately. Thus, you should either fax or mail a correctly printed copy of the abstract to the AAASPD office. The fax number is 541-552-8457 and the mailing address is AAAS Pacific Division, Department of Biology, Southern Oregon University, 1250 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland, OR 97520. Please point out special characters and identify the font set that contains them. If outrageously exotic fonts are used, we probably won’t have the correct one to use. Please use common font sets (e.g. Symbol, Wingdings, etc.) for your special characters.


AAAS Pacific Division 89th Annual MeetingHawaii Preparatory Academy Residence Hall Application

Please type or print this form! If faxing, use black ink.

Name __________________________________________________________________________ o Male o Female

Address ______________________________________________________________________________________________

City, State, Zip _________________________________________________________________________________________

Phone (day): _____________________ Phone (evening): _________________________ E-mail: _______________________

If requesting a double room (check one)o roommate’s name is: ________________________________________________________________________________ ORo please assign a roommate

Please refer to pp. 8-9 of this Newsletter for a description of the various room and board and meals-only packages listed below. Notes: 1. No refunds will be given for uneaten meals or unused nights of stay. 2. Students in competition for presentation awards may deduct $25 from packages A, B, D, or E.

room and Board PaCkages:A (four nights; 10 meals) Number Totalo Single @ $410 $ _______o Double @ $300 x ___ $ _______o Children @ $140 x ___ $ _______

B (five nights; 12 meals)o Single @ $501 $ _______o Double @ $363 x ___ $ _______o Children @ $166 x ___ $ _______

additional nigHts lodging:C (rooms only; food on your own; available only with 4- or 5-night package)

Friday night, 13 Juneo Single @ $68.50 $ _______o Double @ $42.50 x ___ $ _______o Children @ $10.50 x ___ $ _______

Saturday night, 14 Juneo Single @ $68.50 $ _______o Double @ $42.50 x ___ $ _______o Children @ $10.50 x ___ $ _______

Thursday night, 19 June (included in 5-night pkg above)

o Single @ $68.50 $ _______o Double @ $42.50 x ___ $ _______o Children @ $10.50 x ___ $ _______

meals only PaCkages:D (ten meals only)o Adult @ $130.00 x ___ $ _______o Child @ $97.50 x ___ $ _______

E (twelve meals only)o Adult @ $150.00 x ___ $ _______o Child @ $113.00 x ___ $ _______

student Presenter disCount: $25.00 $ < _____>

Total Amount $ _______

Credit Cards

Type of Card o Visa o Master Card o Discover o Am Ex

Card Number _________________________________________

Expiration Date ______________ Today’s Date ___________Name onCard (print) ___________________________________________Card BillingAddress ______________________________________________

City ________________________ State _______ Zip _________CardholderSignature ____________________________________________

Deadline for ApplicationThe completed application for housing must be received in the Pacific Division office no later than May 9, 2008. Space is on an as available basis. Requests for food only must be received by June 2, 2008.

Three Ways to Apply1. Complete this form and send it to the Pacific Division office, ei-ther with a check in the full amount payable to “AAAS, Pacific Di-vision,” or with credit card information filled out below.2. Call the Pacific Division office at 541-552-6869 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time. You will be registered with the appropriate credit card.3. Fax your registration, including credit card information. The 24-hour fax number is 541-552-8457. It is a dedicated line into the Pa-cific Division office.

Cancellation/refund PolicyAll cancellation/refund requests for housing/meals on this form must be made in writing to the Pacific Division office via hard copy or e-mail. Requests must be received no later than May 9, 2008. Refunds are subject to a $10 processing fee and an additional 3.25% of the total if payment was by credit card.


2009 AAAS Annual Meeting


AAAS, Pacific Division 89th ANNUAL MEETINGHawaii Preparatory Academy

Waimea, HIJune 15 – 20, 2008

ADVANCE REGISTRATION FORMFOR EARLY REGISTRATION, FIELD TRIPS, and OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS

Send this form directly toAAAS, Pacific Division • Department of Biology • Southern Oregon University • Ashland, OR 97520

or call with information: 541-552-6869 or FAX to our dedicated line: 541-552-8457Please PRINT or TYPE this form. If faxing, use black ink.

Name: _______________________________________________________ Date: ___________________________

Mailing Address: ________________________________________________________________________________

City, State, Zip: _________________________________________________________________________________

E-mail: ___________________________________________ Day Phone: ______________________________

Institution/Company, (for your name tag – if blank, city & state will be used): ______________________________________

AAAS member: o Yes o No Affiliated Society Membership: __________________________________________

Are you planning a program or are you presenting a paper or poster? o Yes o No If so, in which program or section? _______________________________________________________________ (above must be filled out in order to receive program planner/presenter rate)

REGISTRATION FEES: Check all that apply. Received by Received after

Full Meeting May 20 May 20

Professional o $75 o $100 Program Planner/ Presenter o $60 o $80Teacher K-14 o $45 o $60Post-Doc o $45 o $60Student o $30 o $40Unemployed o $45 o $60Spouse o $30 o $40 · Name, City , State (for name tag): ________________________Emeritus/Retired o $45 o $60 ________________________

One-dayProfessional o $60 o $80 · Select day: o Mon. o Wed. o Thurs.

SPECIAL MEALS (for those not staying at HPA or purchasing a meal program – please refer to pages 9 and 15 of this Newsletter)Sunday Evening Special Dinner: ___ tickets @ $ 26.00 $ ____________

Monday Evening Hapuna Beach Picnic: ___ tickets @ $ 22.00 $ ____________

Wednesday Evening Banquet NON-STUDENT PRESENTER: ___ tickets @ $ 35.00 $ ____________

Wednesday Evening Banquet STUDENT PRESENTER: o student presenter ticket @ no charge (only 1 per student presenter registration)

SEE REVERSE FOR FIELD TRIPS, WORKSHOPS and SUMMARY


FIELD TRIPS: All trips are priced per person. See pages 12 – 15 of this Newsletter for details.

Field trip registration fee for non-registrants (once per person) ___ regs. @ $ 10.00 $ ______________________

Tuesday, 17 JuneField Trip #1: Kona Coffee ___ tickets @ $ 55.00 $ ______________________

Field Trip #2: Puùhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park ___ tickets @ $ 70.00 $ ______________________

Field Trip #3: Kilauea Volcano ___ tickets @ $ 55.00 $ ______________________

Field Trip #4: Mauna Kea Observatories ___ tickets @ $ 80.00 $ ______________________ Mauna Kea is wait list only; must have waivers on file to be consideredField Trip #5: Snorkeling ___ tickets @ $ 60.00 $ ______________________ Shoe size(s): _____________________________ Swimming/snorkeling skill: o inexperienced o fairly experienced o very experiencedFriday, 20 JuneField Trip #6: Kilauea Volcano ___ tickets @ $ 55.00 $ ______________________

Field Trip #7: Snorkeling ___ tickets @ $ 60.00 $ ______________________ Shoe size(s): _____________________________ Swimming/snorkeling skill: o inexperienced o fairly experienced o very experienced

Field Trip #8: Kaloko-Honokohau National Park ___ tickets @ $ 60.00 $ ______________________

Registration Total $ ______________________

Workshops Total $ ______________________

Meals Total $ ______________________

Field Trips Total $ ______________________

TOTAL DUE $ ______________________ (Make checks payable to AAAS, Pacific Division or use your credit card—see below.)

CREDIT CARDSTo pay for your advance registration by credit card, you may

• mail this completed form to the address below, or• phone the information to 541-552-6869 between about 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time, or

• fax this completed form to 541-552-8457 (dedicated fax line into the Pacific Division office).

Type of Card: o Visa o Master Card o Discover o AmEx

Credit Card Number ____________________________________________________ Expiration Date _______________________

Name on Card _______________________________________________________________________________________________

Complete Billing Address for Card _______________________________________________________________________________

Signature of Cardholder __________________________________________________________ Date ________________________

COMPLETE AND RETURN THIS FORM WITH YOUR PAYMENT TO:AAAS, Pacific Division • Southern Oregon University • 1250 Siskiyou Blvd. • Ashland, OR 97520

Should you have questions, e-mail us at [email protected] or call 541-552-6869 M – F 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Pacific Time.

PLEASE NOTE: Requests for refunds for registration, meals and/or field trips on this form must be made in writing and be received in the AAASPD office no later than May 17, 2008. A $10 handling fee will be applied. An additional 3.25% deduction will be applied to the total amount for credit card refunds.



Pacific Division PublicationsBooks in Print 2008

Please PRINT or TYPE this form. Use extra sheet of paper if necessary. If faxing, use black ink.

Biodiversity and Taxonomy (2005; paper, 236 pp.); $35.00 (ISBN 0940228-62-9)

Museums and Other Institutions of Natural History: Past, Present, and Future (2004; paper, 325 pp.); $35.00 (ISBN 0-940228-60-2)

Agroecosystems and the Environment: Source, Control, and Remediation of Potentially Toxic, Trace Element Oxyanions (1998; cloth, 213 pp.); $20.00 (ISBN 0-934394-12-1)

San Francisco Bay: The Ecosystem (1996; cloth, 542 pp., color plates); $45.00 (ISBN 0-934394-11-3)

Genecology and Ecogeographic Races (1995; cloth, 275 pp.); $28.95 (ISBN 0-934394-10-5)

Cracking Rocks and Defending Democracy: The Life and Times of Kirtley Fletcher Mather, 1888-1978 (1994; cloth, 342 pp., 39 photos); $31.95 (ISBN 0-934394-09-1)

Dietary Factors and Birth Defects (1993; paper, 410 pp.); $28.50 (ISBN 0-934394-08-03)

Crater Lake: An Ecosystem Study (1990; cloth 224 pp.); $26.95 (ISBN 0-934394-07-5)

Late Cenozoic History of the Pacific Northwest (1985; cloth, 417 pp.); $28.95 (ISBN 0-934394-06-7)

Patterns of Evolution in Galapagos Organisms (1983; cloth, 568 pp.); $32.50 (ISBN 0-934394-05-9)

San Francisco Bay: Use and Protection (1982; paper, 310 pp.); $17.95 (ISBN 0-934394-04-0)

Frontiers of Geological Exploration of Western North America (1982; paper, 248 pp); $16.95 (ISBN 0- 934394-03-2)

Proceedings SeriesMeeting Program with Abstracts (Proceedings Vol. 1, Part 1, 1982 through Vol. 26, Part 1, 2007); $10.00 eachEvolutionists Confront Creationists (Proceedings Vol. 1, Part 3, 1984; paper, 213 pp.); $10.00Scientific Research and New Religions (Proceedings Vol 2, Part 2, 1985, paper, 180 pp.); $10.00California’s Master Plan for Higher Education in the Twenty-first Century (Proceedings, Vol 13, Part 2, 1996;

paper, 118 pp.); $10.00

Address orders to: AAAS, Pacific Division • Southern Oregon University • 1250 Siskiyou Blvd. • Ashland, OR 97520Phone: 541-552-6869 • dedicated FAX: 541-552-8457 • E-mail: [email protected]

*ALL SALES FINAL — NO RETURNS*Payment must accompany all orders. Make checks payable to AAAS, Pacific Division.

Quantity* Title Price Each Total

SHIPPING ($3.25 first book; additional $1.25 each thereafter)

TOTAL DUE WITH ORDER

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CREDIT CARD

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AAAS, PaCifiC division 89th Annual MeetingHAWAII PREPARATORY ACADEMY

Waimea (Kamuela), HIJune 15 – 20, 2008

ANNOUNCEMENT of SYMPOSIA, FIELD TRIPS and OTHER EVENTS

American Association for the Advancementof Science, Pacific DivisionDepartment of BiologySouthern Oregon University1250 Siskiyou BoulevardAshland, OR 97520

NON-PROFIT ORG.U.S. POSTAGE PAID

Medford, ORPermit No. 292

SYMPOSIA(see page 16)

• Conservation Status of Hawaiian Native Land Snails• Past and Future of the Fauna of the Pacific Basin• Current Research Perspectives on Palmyra Atoll, A

Remote Central Pacific Outpost for Biodiversity• Anchialine Pool Ecosystems• Putting the Science in Informal Science Education• New Humanities and Science Convergences: Paradise

Lost and.....Recoverable?• North Meets South: Special Neuroscience Research

Programs in the Pacific• Astrophysics• Missionaries and Museums: Anthropology in East and

Southeast Asia• Asian American Women: Health and Welfare • Celebration of Politics: Race and Ethnicity in America

Seen Through U.S. World’s Fairs and Expositions• Impacts of Disease on Native Hawaiian Species• Progress in Vaccine and Drug Development• Topics in Forensic Biology and Chemistry• Materials Science and Nanotechnology• Evolution and Conservation of Hawaiian Birds

FIELD TRIPS(see page 12)

• Kona Coffee (Tuesday)• Puùhonua Honaunau National Historical Park (Tues-

day)• Kilauea Volcano (Tuesday and Friday)• Mauna Kea Observatories and Stargazing (Tuesday)• Reef Snorkeling (Tuesday and Friday)• Kaloko-Honokohau National Park (Friday)

WORKSHOPS(see page 15)

• How to Integrate Project Based Learning in the Class-room – Strategies for Teachers.

• Teaching Science as Inquiry – Aquatic Science

NOTE: These programs are being planned as of 15 March 2008. However, changes in offerings frequently occur. For up-to-date information, please visit the Pacific Division web site, pacific.aaas.org

Documents

NEWSLETTER - Southern Oregon Universitywebpages.sou.edu/AAASPD/Newsletters/Apr08Newsletter3100KB.pdfHawaiian life was regulated under laws of kapu, a variation of the Tahitian word