| State Biodiversity Database Survey |
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| Contact: Roy Kam (HI Nat Heritage Prog) |
| Organization: The Nature Conservancy of HI |
| State: HI |
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| NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION (Who filled out survey?) |
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| NAME | Roy Kam |
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| TITLE | HI Nat Heritage Prog |
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| AGENCY/ORGANIZATION | The Nature Conservancy of HI |
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| ADDRESS | 1116 Smith St, Suite 201 |
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| CITY, STATE, ZIP | Honolulu, HI 96817 |
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| TELEPHONE AND FACSIMILE | Phone: (808) 537-4508 |
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| | Fax: (808) 545-2019 |
| EMAIL/FTP/WWW | RKAM@TNC.ORG |
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| ORIGINATOR (Owner/Agency) | Hawaii Natural Heritage Program |
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| DATABASE NAME | Hawaii Natural Heritage Database |
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| DATABASE ACRONYMS | |
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| DATABASE ABSTRACT (A brief summary of the data set): |
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| Detailed Statewide information on locations of rare and endangered plants, animals, and ecosystems.
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| PURPOSE OF THE DATABASE: |
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| Gather all available information on rare Hawaiian plants, animals,
and ecosystems. Verify and keep the information up-to-date. Apply
the information to public and private landuse planning, native
preserve planning and biological research planning. To protect
Hawiian natural diversity.
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| SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (Agency Mandate, etc.): |
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| DATE RANGE OF RECORDS: | 1800's - Present |
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| IS DATA CONTINUOUS? (Yes or No): | Yes |
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| EXPLAIN GAPS IN THE DATA: | |
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| Yes, but currently updating areas of contracts
and funds.
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| HOW OFTEN IS THE INFORMATION UPDATED? |
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| Continually Updated |
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| WHEN WAS THE LAST UPDATE?: | |
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| COMMENTS ON UPDATE STATUS: | |
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SPATIAL DOMAIN OF DATA SET
(Lat/Long coordinates, State/Region, etc.): | |
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| State of Hawaii
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| BIODIVERSITY KEYWORDS: |
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| THEME |
SPECIES |
TYPE |
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| Species Distribution |
Mammals |
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| Population Levels/Density |
Fish |
Surveys |
| Management |
Birds |
Museum Collections |
| Life History |
Reptiles |
Summary Data |
| Habitat Associations |
Plants |
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| Habitat Maps |
Terrestrial Invertebrates |
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| Soils Maps |
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PLACE KEYWORDS
(Words/Phrases describing database extent & location): |
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| DATASET CONSTRAINTS: ACCESS TO THE DATABASE |
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| Fees |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: |
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| DATASET CONSTRAINTS: USE OF THE DATABASE: |
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| COMMENTS REGARDING DATASET USE CONSTRAINTS: |
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| DATA ACCURACY: |
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| DATA QUALITY INFORMATION (How accurate is the information?): |
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| Up to 1/3 mile radius accurate, otherwise highly accurate.
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| QUALITY ASSURANCE/QUALITY CONTROL MEASURES USED: |
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| All new information is reviewed by 1-2 other senior
biologists.
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| ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY, LOGICAL CONSISTENCY, COMPLETENESS & LINEAGE: |
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| DATA REFERENCING: SPATIAL DATA ORGANIZATION & REFERENCING: |
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| DATA SET GEOGRAPHIC REFERENCE INFORMATION (Is it geographically referenced?): |
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| YES, point/location information |
| YES, vector/polygon information |
| YES, by administrative boundary; see comments |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATA REFERENCING: |
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| Administrative Boundary: Managed Areas, Landuse, etc.
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| ENTITY AND ATTRIBUTES (What species/system/attributes measured): |
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| Some projects with detailed information include areas East
Maui and the Waianae Region. Statewide historical/present day
ecosystems.
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| DATA DISTRIBUTION - CONTACT INFORMATION: (How to obtain the data set): |
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| Roy Kam, Database Coordinator; TNC of Hawaii
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| Hawaii Natural Heritage Program
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| 1116 Smith St. Suite 201
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| Honolulu, Hawaii 96817
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| Phone:( 808) 537-4508 Fax:( 808) 545-2019 |
| Email/FTP/WWW Address: rkam@tnc.org |
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| CURRENT DATABASE FORM AVAILABLE (media, digital, non-digital, etc.): |
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| Local use only; see comments. |
| COMMENTS REGARDING DATABASE CURRENT FORM: |
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| A Fax request provides hard copy of project area only.
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| DATABASE SIZE (Megabytes, etc.): |
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| N/A |
| ADDITIONAL METADATA AVAILABLE FOR DATA SET:
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| COMMENTS REGARDING METADATA: |
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