Conservation actions to safeguard climate change vulnerable species may not be utilized due to a variety of perceived barriers. Assisted colonization, the intentional movement and release of an organism outside its historical range, is one tool available for species predicted to lose habitat under future climate change scenarios, particularly for single island or single mountain range endemic species. Despite the existence of policies that allow for this action, to date, assisted colonization has rarely been utilized for species of conservation concern in the Hawaiian Islands. Given the potential for climate driven biodiversity loss, the Hawaiian Islands are a prime location for the consideration of adaptation strategies. We used first-person interviews with conservation decision makers, managers, and scientists who work with endangered species in the Hawaiian Islands to identify perceived barriers to the use of assisted colonization. We found that assisted colonization was often not considered or utilized due to a lack of expertize with translocations; ecological risk and uncertainty, economic constraints, concerns regarding policies and permitting, concerns with public perception, and institutional resistance. Therefore, conservation planners may benefit from decision tools that integrate risk and uncertainty into decision models, and compare potential outcomes among conservation actions under consideration, including assisted colonization. Within a decision framework that addresses concerns, all conservation actions for climate sensitive species, including assisted colonization, may be considered in a timely manner.

由于各种感知障碍，可能无法利用保护气候变化脆弱物种的保护行动。辅助殖民化，即有机体在其历史范围之外的有意移动和释放，是一种可用于预测在未来气候变化情景下将失去栖息地的物种的工具，特别是对于单个岛屿或单个山脉特有物种。尽管存在允许这种行动的政策，但迄今为止，辅助殖民化很少用于夏威夷群岛的物种保护问题。鉴于气候驱动的生物多样性丧失的可能性，夏威夷群岛是考虑适应战略的主要地点。我们对保护决策者、管理者、以及与夏威夷群岛濒危物种合作的科学家，以确定使用辅助殖民化的感知障碍。我们发现，由于缺乏易位专业知识，通常不考虑或利用辅助定植；生态风险和不确定性、经济约束、对政策和许可的担忧、对公众认知的担忧以及制度阻力。因此，保护​​规划者可能会受益于将风险和不确定性整合到决策模型中的决策工具，并比较正在考虑的保护行动之间的潜在结果，包括辅助殖民化。在解决问题的决策框架内，可以及时考虑对气候敏感物种的所有保护行动，包括辅助殖民化。