Hawaii Invasive Species Council | HISAW Closing Monday March 2, 2015 Gallery

HISAW Closing Monday March 2, 2015 Gallery

The Hawaii Invasive Species Council closed Invasive Species Awareness Week with coordinated media, outreach, and a ceremony at the State Capitol on Monday March 2.

Photos courtesy of Dan Dennison, Senior Communications Manager, DLNR and Julia Parish, Manager, Oahu Invasive Species Committee

Mahalo to the Menacing Little Fire Ant Mascot exceptionally staffed by Solomon Champion, Oahu Invasive Species Committee

: Joshua Atwood, Ph.D., Program Supervisor, HISC and Invasive Species Coordinator, DLNR, start’s the day with outreach on the morning shows.

: Ken Grace, Ph.D., UH and Scott Enright Chair of HDOA receive the HISAW Proclamation from Governor Ige

: Ken Grace, Ph.D., UH and Scott Enright Chair of HDOA receive the HISAW Proclamation from Governor Ige

: Governor Ige addresses the crowd at the HISAW Ceremony

: Governor Ige poses with one of Hawaii’s worst invaders – the Little Fire Ant

: Governor Ige poses with one of Hawaii’s worst invaders – the Little Fire Ant

: Chair Enright, HDOA fends off Hawaii’s worst invasive species including the Little Fire Ant

: Lori Buchanan, Manager, MoMISC

: Representative Onishi and staff

: Bill Lucey, Manager, KISC

: 2015 HISC Award Recipients

: 2015 HISC Award Recipients

: Senator Nishihara and Chair Enright, HDOA

: Senator Ruderman, HISC 2015 Big Island MVP Award Recipient Rich Wlosinski, HELCO, and Springer Kaye, Manager, BIISC

: 2015 Big Island MVP Award Recipient Rich Wlosinski, HELCO, and Senator Ruderman

: 2015 Oahu MVP Award Recipients: The Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Response – USDA APHIS, HDOA, and JBPHH

: 2015 Oahu MVP Award Recipients: The Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Response – JBPHH, HDOA, and USDA APHIS with Senator Thielen

: Joshua Atwood, Ph.D., DLNR, Representative Tokioka, Bill Lucey, KISC, 2015 Kauai MVP Award Recipient Michelle Clark, US FWS, Micheal Fry, US FWS and Senator Kouchi

: Teya Penniman, Manager, MISC and 2015 Maui MVP Award Recipient Marshall Loope, HDOA PQ Inspector

: 2015 Maui MVP Award Recipient Marshall Loope, HDOA PQ Inspector and Senator English

: Joshua Atwood, Ph.D., DLNR, 2015 Hottest Hotline Report to 643-PEST Award Recipient Rick Yamamoto and Senator Tsuji

: 2015 Business Leader Award Recipient Hawaiian Airlines accepted by George Kaanana and Representative Onishi

: Senator Gabbard

: 2015 Greatest Hit Award Recipients Carmel Partners and Island Topsoil accepted by Tom LeFevre and Lorra Naholowaa and Senator Gabbard

: 2015 Community Hero Award Recipients Charlotte Yamane and Laurie Loomis

: Joshua Atwood, Ph.D., DLNR, 2015 Community Hero Award Recipient Charlotte Yamane and Representative Lee

: 2015 Community Hero Honorable Mention Award Recipient Laurie Loomis and Representative Lee

: Governor Ige thanks and congratulates 2015 Community Hero Honorable Mention Award Recipient Laurie Loomis

: 2015 Oahu MVP Award Recipients from JBPHH

: Joshua Atwood, Ph.D., DLNR fights Hawaii’s worst invaders including Little Fire Ants

: Invasive Species Awareness Fair at the State Capitol

: Invasive Species Awareness Fair at the State Capitol

: Invasive Species Awareness Fair at the State Capitol

: Representative Thielen

: Representative Onishi

: Representative Tsuji