About Us

Bishop Museum Malacology Department

We develop strategies for maintaining native snail populations.

Dr. Norine Yeung

Malacologist, specialized in the systematics and conservation biology of Hawaiian native and invasive land snail fauna. Research affiliation with Bishop Museum, University of Hawaii, National Museum of Natural History.
Contact: norine@bishopmuseum.org

Jaynee Kim

Malacologist, specialized in the systematics and conservation biology of Hawaiian native and invasive land snail fauna. Conducted the most recent comprehensive assessment of Rat Lungworm gastropod hosts in Hawaii. Research affiliation with Bishop Museum.
Contact: jaynee@hawaii.edu

Dr. Kenneth Hayes

Invertebrate biologist, specialized in evolution and conservation biology of molluscs. Research affiliation with Bishop Museum, University of Hawaii, and National Museum of Natural History.
Contact: hayes.ken@gmail.com

John Slapcinsky

Malacologist, specialized in the systematics of invasive land snail fauna and Pacific Island land snails. Research affiliation with Florida Museum of Natural History and Bishop Museum.
Contact: slapcin@flmnh.ufl.edu

Identify We do this in part by comprehensively identifying and cataloging native Hawaiian land snails and understanding relationships among species.

Population Assessment Understand the impact of non-native land snails in Hawaii through the assessment of their current distribution, potential for continued spread, estimates of population density, and ability to be disease vectors.

Survey Surveying for these snails to determine the identity and distribution of the species present.

Contributors Robert H. Cowie (Researcher, University of Hawaii) Carl C. Christensen (Researcher, Bishop Museum) David R. Sischo (Hawaii State Malacologist, DLNR) Keahi Bustamente (Hawaii State Malacologist, DLNR) Jamie Tanino (Malacology specialist (OANRP) Lily Evans (Researcher Assistant, Bishop Museum)