HISC Brown Bag Presentation #3 Title: Getting Reacquainted with the Hawaii-Pacific Weed Risk Assessment Presenter: Charles Chimera, Weed Risk Assessor, Hawaii-Pacific Weed Risk Assessment Date: January 19, 2017 Summary: In our third installment of the HISC Brown Bag presentation series, botanist Charles Chimera gives us an overview of the Hawaii-Pacific Weed Risk Assessment (HPWRA). The HPWRA is a quantitative tool to ...
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Rose-Ringed Parakeet Invasion from Hawaii DLNR on Vimeo. DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR SUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 27, 2017 FOCUS ON INVADING PARAKEETS DURING HAWAI‘I INVASIVE SPECIES WEEK Thousands of Birds Causing Ecological and Economic Damage (Lihue, Kaua‘i) – It’s another spectacular sunset near Spouting Horn ...
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HEROES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST INVASIVE SPECIES HONORED Volunteer Opportunities & Recent Successes Highlighted during Invasive Species Awareness Week (HONOLULU) – Hawaii’s 5th annual Hawaii Invasive Species Awareness Week (HISAW) starts today with a series of volunteer opportunities, and will end with a ceremony in Governor David Ige’s office to recognize people and organizations ...
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Hawaii has no indigenous mosquito species, and none were present in Hawaii until the accidental introduction of Culex quinquefaciatus by ship in 1826. Since then eight species of mosquito have become established in Hawaii. According to the Hawaii Department of Health, only six of these species interact with humans and wildlife, but the impacts they ...
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HISC Planner John-Carl Watson appeared on the webseries “Hawaii is my Main Land,” part of the ThinkTech Hawaii series of local interviews and talkshows. In the episode, John-Carl discusses the impacts of invasive species to Hawaii’s agriculture, environment, and way of life, and overviews the new Hawaii Interagency Biosecurity Plan and Hawaii Invasive Species Awareness ...
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The Kaho‘olawe Island Reserve Commission (KIRC) has produced the first-ever Kaho‘olawe Biosecurity Plan, detailing the unique history of the island and the threats posed by invasive species. The plan analyzes potential pathways for invasive species to reach the island and provides protocols and best management practices for mitigating invasive species risks. The plan covers a ...
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