Pacific Entomology Conference Wednesday, February 16, 2005 rentennial Meeting of the Hawaiian Entomological Society President's Address: The Next 100 Years of the Hawaiian Entomological Society

摘要

This year marks the 100-year anniversary of the continuous, active existence of the Ha-iian Entomological Society! The Hawaiian Entomological Society (HES) was founded January 26,1905, with 14 original members and two honorary members. The Society ascreated to promote the study of entomology, to encourage friendly relations among those interested in this science, and to publish the Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society ("Proceedings") (Saul 1985, Kirkaldy and Swezey 1906). The first issue of the Proceedings was published in 1906 (Evenhuis 1995); this journal continues to serve the entomological community of Hawaii as a venue for sharing research discoveries and recording new and interesting insects. From the inception of the Society through 199; Society meetings were held each month, except for the month of the Annual Dinner Meeting, during which new officers were presented and the President of the Society addressed flie'membership (Saul 1985). Meetings were centered on two main activities: a research presentation by an invited speaker, and the "Notes and Exhibitions" portion of the program, a time when members could display and tell about interesting insects they had collected. These observations, which were sometimes personal and amusing, were published in the Proceedings through 1992. They comprise an invaluable history of the first occurrence of exotic species in Hawaii, and a folksy glimpse of life as an entomologist during the time when many professionals in our discipline spent considerable amounts of time in the field, observing insects and noting their population fluctuations, host plants and behavior.