Hylaeus in Hawaii | Starr Environmental
This resource collection documents native Hylaeus (yellow-faced) bee species across the Hawaiian Islands, highlighting their distinct traits, habitats, and island-specific occurrences.
Ficus Poster | Starr Environmental
INVASION OF MAUI, HAWAII, BY THREE SPECIES OF FICUS (MORACEAE): BIOTIC INTERACTIONS AND CONSEQUENCES
Botanical Inventory of Kure Atoll (2001) | Starr Environmental
This survey documents the vascular plant species present on Green Island within Kure Atoll—part of Papahānaumokuākea—conducted in May 2001. A total of 81 species were recorded, including several rare native taxa and numerous new naturalized or non-native introductions. The report offers baseline data crucial for native plant conservation, biosecurity monitoring, and management within one of the most remote Hawaiian ecosystems.
Haleakalā Silversword Photo Archive: Argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp. macrocephalum | Starr Environmental
This searchable image archive from Starr Environmental features dozens of high-resolution photographs of the Haleakalā silversword (‘āhinahina), a rare and iconic plant endemic to the summit regions of Maui. Images include rosette growth forms, flowering stalks, habitat context, and seasonal variation. The visual dataset supports conservation education, species identification, and phenology monitoring in Hawaiian high-elevation ecosystems.
Botanical Survey of Kīlauea Point National Wildlife Refuge, Kaua‘i (2013) | Starr Environmental
This 49-page unpublished report by Forest and Kim Starr, commissioned by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, presents a comprehensive checklist and summary of vascular plants found at Kīlauea Point NWR on Kaua‘i. The authors conducted walk-through surveys across the refuge, documenting native and non-native species, including several federally endangered and threatened coastal taxa. The paper also discusses vulnerabilities of these plant communities—particularly to sea-level rise and invasive species—and includes detailed appendices for each surveyed segment.
Botanical Survey of Laysan Island, Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge (September 2013) | Starr Environmental
This 61-page unpublished report by Forest and Kim Starr (September 10–18, 2013) offers a comprehensive botanical inventory of Laysan Island. Employing walk-through survey methods, the authors document native and invasive vascular plants, note conservation concerns like past rabbit-induced habitat loss, and provide detailed appendices outlining species distributions across the island. The report supports conservation efforts by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands.
2009 Annual Silversword Census Update | Starr Environmental
Low Flowering Year: Only 158 Haleakalā Silversword individuals were recorded flowering—the lowest reported flowering count for the period.
2011 Annual Silversword Census Update | Starr Environmental
The report presents the latest census results for the iconic Haleakalā Silversword (Argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp. macrocephalum), continuing a decades-long monitoring series.
2012 Haleakalā Silversword Update | Starr Environmental
An ecological monitoring report by Starr Environmental detailing the flowering performance and population trends of the Haleakalā silversword (Argyroxiphium sandwicense ssp. macrocephalum) on Maui in 2012. Findings include that 2012 was a “medium flowering year” with 802 blooms—up from 565 blooms in 2011, though still far below the record 6,632 blooms in 1991.
2008 Annual Silversword (Haleakalā) Census Update | Starr Environmental
In 2008, approximately 1,148 Haleakalā Silversword (Argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp. macrocephalum) individuals were recorded flowering, marking the 10th largest bloom count out of 41 years of annual census.
