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Hawaii Field Station Re-opening Records --
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: NWRC 0018
Abstract
The Bureau of Biological Survey began research in Hawaii in 1935. By 1967 an official field station was built and staffed with DWRC researchers to conduct rodent control work in Hilo, Hawaii. In 1982, all federal funding for the Hilo Field Station was cut, which led to its closure in 1983. But in 1988 Congress appropriated funds to re-open and renovate the Hilo Hawaii Field Station. This collection consists of photographs and documentation that highlights the renovations and re-opening...
Dates:
1988-1989
Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association Records --
Collection
Identifier: NWRC 0017
Abstract
Established in 1895, the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association shares a long and collaborative history with federal wildlife control agencies working to control damage caused by rodents in Hawaiian sugarcane fields. The NWRC Hilo Field Station was established to further this purpose and continues to offer wildlife research assistance in Hawaii today. This collection contains reports, news clippings, and correspondence that highlight the history of federally supported rodent control...
Dates:
1935-1996
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