Author Archives: Sebastian Marquez

Getting to know your Hawaiian Lobeliads #23: Lobelia gaudichaudii

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Sebastian Marquez

Lobelia gaudichaudii Conservation Status: Endangered Distribution: O’ahu (Southern Ko’olau mountains) Date photographed: 12/8/2012 Ease of viewing: Difficult *Identification: Form– Stems woody, 3-10 dm long, dense apical rosette of leaves. Leaves– oblanceolate to oblong, 8-19 cm long, 1.3-2.8 cm wide, midrib … Continue reading →

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Snapshot: The show goes on…

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Sebastian Marquez

  I should just rename this blog the Konahuanui Report. I still have a busy work schedule; yet the few times that I have been able to hike have been back to the top of the Ko’olaus. There’s a method … Continue reading →

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Snapshot: Megalagrion

Posted on October 24, 2012 by Sebastian Marquez

    Coming across endemic fauna is always a highlight of any hike. Along the trail was a rather nice amount of Hawaiian damselflies (Megalagrion spp). I’m thinking male and female, though it could be sympatric species. My guess is … Continue reading →

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Snapshot: iPad Doodles

Posted on October 20, 2012 by Sebastian Marquez

So, I’ve been messing around with one of those painting apps for the iPad. It’s good fun even if my efforts are a bit amatuerish. Anyway, if conservation is successful here on O’ahu, this is a sight I would hope to … Continue reading →

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Snapshot: How do you like them Bananas

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Sebastian Marquez

  So at work, we do what we can to perpetuate traditional Hawaiian practices and perspectives. One of our many foci is traditional farming with traditional staple crops. It is quite well known how many unique varieties of Kalo (Colocasia … Continue reading →

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Lobeliads of Konahuanui

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Sebastian Marquez

Cold, windswept cloud forests aren’t what one typically first thinks of when associating environments to O’ahu. Overlooked or not, they are critical habitats for many unique plants and animals found only here in Hawai’i. This is many of the native … Continue reading →

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Beacons from the Ewa Plains

Posted on September 22, 2012 by Sebastian Marquez

Today’s short article is about some of the remnant native flora on the Ewa Plains. Most of these nature excursions take me to remote places on O’ahu. So it was a little disconcerting to look for rare natives while dodging … Continue reading →

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Link of the day

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Sebastian Marquez

This stretch of amazing weather has been quite agonizing. Work and prior engagements have kept me from the mountains. In the meantime, I did stumble across an interesting link I’d like to share: In the footsteps of Joseph Rock – Here … Continue reading →

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Snapshot: Clermontia FTW!

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Sebastian Marquez

While my core philosophy is that we all share this planet, it does have its drawbacks. Namely, some people don’t share very well or care to. Here, someone broke a rare Clermontia kakeana in half. This is a good example … Continue reading →

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Koke’e part 2 of 2: The Mesic Forest

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Sebastian Marquez

The Pihea and Alakai Swamp trails are some of the most popular trails in Koke’e. Birders of all persuasions find these trails to be almost guaranteed sightings of native forests birds as well as the chance to see something rare. For … Continue reading →

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