Philip Kitamura

University of Hawai'i at Manoa, NREM, Plan A Masters Student. Studying population genetics and habitat suitability under climate change for Achatinella

[Nature Portfolio @NaturePortfolio]

As he seeks re-election, US President Donald Trump’s actions in the face of COVID-19 are just one example of the damage he has inflicted on science and its institutions over the past four years, with repercussions for lives and livelihoods. https://t.co/762DeinLYV

[Bishop Museum @bishopmuseum]

Kāhuli, or Achatinella fulgens, is an endangered Hawaiian land snail species endemic to Oʻahu's Koʻolau mountains. They're recognizable by their earth-colored spiral shells, and play an integral role in keeping our forests healthy by recycling nutrients back into the ecosystem.

[Luka Negoita, PhD @lukanegoita]

My course on the basics of R for ecologists is soon to launch! It's been many months, but it's finally ready. Here's a quick teaser of the first lesson in this course: https://t.co/pb3PzesBN9
#RStats #ecology #onlinecourse #DataVisualization

Stay tuned for the launch date!

[Marty Kawasaki @KukuluAeo]

Hawaiians have lived, worked, and thrived in balance with nature looking to the wisdom of our kalo kanu o ka ʻāina, who continue to affirm that true health and abundance lies in the mutual thriving of both people and planet. E ola! #IndigenousPeopleday

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

We owe Native American people an enormous debt of gratitude for all they have taught us. From the
first days of this country Native Americans were lied to, their treaties violated and their needs ignored. On Indigenous Peoples’ Day let us commit to the fight for Native justice.

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

Let's be clear. It would be much less expensive to enact the Green New Deal than it would be to continue to allow the fossil fuel industry to destroy the planet we live on. And it would create millions of good-paying jobs in the process.

[dr. mykle hoban @thefishbotherer]

"Of the $387 million the city has received under the federal CARES Act since March, only about $69 million has been spent, although about $198 million has been earmarked."

$30M to cops. $2M to families in need. This is shameful.

[Melissa Price @HiWildlife]

“Agency: the ability to act in one’s own self interest.” What does it mean for Indigenous people to engage Indigenous agency in management and restoration actions? @KanakaKupa #hiconcon2020

[Melissa Price @HiWildlife]

My lab is ROCKING #hiconcon2020!

Join us September 2 for wildlife talks!
9 am #257 @CnsrvHI
12 pm #142 Eryn Opie
1:45 pm #560 @chadleebear
3 pm #205 @laurarluther
3:30 pm #686 A Cole & C Phipps
3:45 #499 @IdlePonderings
5 pm #541 @DerekRRisch

@HCAFriends @NREM_UH @uhmanoa

[Chad Wilhite @chadleebear]

@CnsrvHI talk at #HiConCon2020 ~29% of nesting habitat for #endangered waterbirds here in Hawaii will be lost due to sea level rise, but(!), restoration of lo‘i (indigenous flooded field ag) can more than compensate (+172%) for these losses!

[Melissa Price @HiWildlife]

"Lo'i kalo (flooded-field agricultural wetlands) are managed today under Indigenous Resource Management practices to maximize both food production and biodiversity, including native waterbirds." @CnsrvHI

[Hawai'i Conservation Alliance & Foundation @HCAFriends]

Presentation by Aurelia Gonzalez - happening at 9:15 AM in "Symposium 298: Management challenges and successes in freshwater dependent ecosystems: connections among streams, wetlands, and estuaries"! #hiconcon2020
#EnvironmentalDNA #fishmonitoring #Biodiversity #womeninwetlands

[Philip Kitamura @PhilipKitamura]

“If you want to survive, you must live with the land not off the land. Because it’s been so disconnected, we must restore areas so that we can get back to that.” - an amazing quote from the Winters (father-daughter combo) who strive to decolonize conservation #HIConCon2020

[Charles B. van Rees @GuloThoughts]

My first time presenting at #HIConCon2020 starts tomorrow! Giving four (😬!!) talks on #Hawaii #Conservation, spanning #Bayesian statistical modeling, population #genetics, #ClimateChange, & stewardship of wahi pana (sacred places) #AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter #ornithology

[Philip Kitamura @PhilipKitamura]

People ask don't you get depressed? I get inspired. Our ecosystems just need a little help and have been resilient for hundreds of years on their own. With a little help, the response from these systems can be phenomenal. - Chipper Wichman #HIConCon2020

[Philip Kitamura @PhilipKitamura]

I passed my thesis proposal! https://t.co/bH92SMlytl

[Melissa Price @HiWildlife]

"In nature there is no shortcut. We gotta learn, when we take, how do we put back? Gotta understand the life cycle of the fish, and when not to take 'em. That's the malama part, how to do that." - Uncle Mac #HIConCon2020
@HCAFriends

[Hui Kū Maoli Ola @HuiKuMaoliOla]

THEFT! KOKUA NEEDED for the person/people that stole these most beloved ‘ōhi’a lehua from our nursery Sunday night.... I couldn’t sleep last night knowing that the plants I’ve cared for (some for about 15 years now)… https://t.co/6SEpfumUiv

[Clay Trauernicht @claytrau]

@cxadlam i think, tho, the appeal of a term like fire-stick farming is that it may help communicate the sophistication of fire use - which is shared across cultures, despite different ecosystems and objectives. but agreed, its use certainly isn't global