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Benefits of membership
- Participating in exclusive field trips, lectures, and social events
- Meeting remarkable students and learning about state-of-the-art scientific advances
- Associating with vibrant women who support scientific inquiry
- Knowing you've helped advance scientific, technological, medical, and economic development in Hawai‘i and for the world
Member responsibilities
- Reasonable dues, paid on an annual or sustaining basis, to support chapter operations and ARCS Scholar Award activities
- Participation in occasional events with guests and prospective members
- Optional, but rewarding, volunteer service
The Membership Process
New members can be nominated and confirmed at any time of year. For information, contact any ARCS Foundation Honolulu member or inquire with the vice president for membership — Merilyn Gray, 808-636-1000 or arcshonolulu@gmail.com
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Scholar Update: Oceanographer Amy Baco-Taylor
“Because most species in the deep sea are slow growing and long-lived, deep-sea species are actually more vulnerable to human impacts than many shallow-water ecosystems.”
– 1999 Honolulu ARCS Scholar Dr. Amy Baco-Taylor, explaining the importance of her research on deep sea ecosystems in a Q&A on the Florida State University website where she is now a professor in the Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science. Read the profile
To Quote a Scholar: Mason Russo
"I have conducted comprehensive studies on two invasive insect pests in the Hawaiian Islands that are severely impacting Hawaiian ecosystems. The coconut rhinoceros beetle is spreading fast across Oahu and has reached other islands. The hala scale impacts native coastal hala forests."
Besides offsetting the high cost of living in Hawai‘i, funds from the 2024 Maybelle F. Roth ARCS Scholar and Honolulu Scholar of the Year awards would allow Mason Russo to return to Asia if an initial survey produces promising biological control agents for the battle against destructive insects that threaten Hawai‘i trees.