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- DOH Launches “Fight the Bite” Campaign for Mosquito-Borne DiseasesVisit https://fightthebitehawaii.com to learn about mosquito-borne illnesses (including zika, dengue, chikungunya, and others) and how to minimize your risk. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DAVID Y. IGEGOVERNOR VIRGINIA PRESSLER, MD DIRECTOR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 30, 2016 16-040 HAWAII STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH RELAUNCHES “FIGHT THE BITE” EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN ABOUT MOSQUITO-BORNE DISEASE PREVENTION HONOLULU – As summer […]
- 2018 Hawaii Invasive Species Awareness Month FEBRUARY 2018 The State of Hawaii is hosting the 1st annual Hawaii Invasive Species Awareness Month (HISAM) for the month of February 2018. HISAM is an expansion on the past 5 years of hosting the Hawaii Invasive Species Awareness Week and is organized in coordination with the U.S. National Invasive Species Awareness Week (NISAW) […]
- 2018 Legislative Report ReleasedThe Hawaii Invasive Species Council has released its 2018 report to the legislature, Budgetary and other Issues Relating to Invasive Species. Reporting on actions in State Fiscal Year 2016, the report includes: advice to the Governor and legislature regarding invasive species a review of 2017 invasive species legislation and the position of HISC (or its administrative […]
- Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster pannosus)Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster pannosus) Hawaii Pacific Weed Risk Assessment: 11 High Risk Regulatory Status: Hawaii Noxious Weed List Prevention and Control Category: N/A Description Multi-stemmed shrub with arching branches. Can grow up to 15′ tall. Flowers are white or pink with five petals. Oblong leaves are 0.5 in – 1 in long and are a green-grey color with fuzzy […]
- News Release: Invasive Rose-Ringed Parakeets on KauaiRose-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 […]
- FY18 Pre-ProposalsThe projects below are non-binding: actual HISC expenditures in FY18 will depend on the amount of funding provided by the State Legislature. Individual pre-proposals are listed below: Control Pre-Proposals: Dept Division Project Title Request UH CTAHR Miconia Management Strategy for East Maui $747,500 DLNR DOFAW East Maui African Tulip Control $40,775 UH PCSU Hawaii Ant […]
- Ramie MothRamie Moth (Arcte coerula) Report sightings in Hawaiʻi Description The eggs of the Ramie Moth (RM) are clear/white colored, circular (1 mm diameter), and laid on the underside of leaves. The younger larvae are green and black caterpillars. As they develop they become bright yellow and black with orange-red spots and thin white hairs. […]
- AboutThe Hawaii Invasive Species Council (HISC) is a State interdepartmental collaboration established in 2003 by Hawaii’s State Legislature. The HISC was created to provide policy level direction, coordination, and planning among state departments, federal agencies, and international and local initiatives for the control and eradication of harmful invasive species infestations throughout the State and for […]
- Red Imported Fire Ant (RIFA)Solenopsis invicta Photo credit above: (April Nobile / © AntWeb.org / CC BY-SA 3.0) Photo credit above from left to right: Wikimedia: MOs810, Alex Wild, produced by the University of Texas “Insects Unlocked” program, National Parks Gallery DESCRIPTION: This ant is small, reddish-brown and can vary in size, from 3-6 mm (1/8-1/4 in). Its head size is always the […]
- Coqui frogEleutherodactylus coqui Photo credit above: DLNR Photo credit above from left tor right: DLNR, Wikipedia: Cathybwl, DLNR DESCRIPTION: The coqui is a small, nocturnal, 1-2 inch tree frog with colors varying from tan to dark brown. It has a round body shape and a broad rounded snout with distinctive toe pads. They make a distinctive […]