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- Smoke Bush Smoke bush (Buddleja madagascariensis) Hawaii Pacific Weed Risk Assessment: 7 High Risk Regulatory Status: None Prevention and Control Category: BIISC Target Species. Description: Viney shrub with dense, sprawling habit Clusters of small, orange, attractive, fragrant flowers Gray-green leaves 3-5″ long Seeds born in pulpy fruits on terminal clusters Native to Madagascar, introduced to Hawaii as an […]
- West Nile VirusWest Nile Virus (West Nile virus) Description West Nile virus (WNV) is a potentially serious illness caused by a flavivirus that cycles between bird hosts, carried by mosquitoes. It is unlikely that the level of West Nile virus in the blood of horses and humans would be high enough to transmit the disease when […]
- HISC Working GroupsHISC working groups are established by the HISC Strategic Plan. Membership is open, and each is chaired by a representative from a HISC member agency. Generally, working groups are comprised of invasive species practitioners and funding recipients, rather than voting members of the HISC Council. The purpose of these groups is to provide in-depth discussion […]
- HISC co-chair highlights Hawaii’s conservation efforts at international conference in IndiaHawaii Invasive Species Council co-chair and Department of Land and Natural Resources chairman William J. Aila, Jr. highlighted Hawaii’s international leadership in green growth at the Island Summit held at the United Nations’Convention on Biological Diversity, Conference of the Parties (CBD COP-11) on October 16. Aila led a Hawaii delegation to Hyderabad, India, where Hawaii […]
- First axis deer removed from Hawaii IslandThe first axis deer (Axis axis) to be removed from Hawaii Island was dispatched in April of 2012 by the Big Island Axis Deer Project, a collaboration spearheaded by the Big Island Invasive Species Committee and the DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife, funded in part by the Hawaii Invasive Species Council. DLNR Press Release, […]
- UH Researcher’s Herbicide Ballistic Technology Attracts Media AttentionUniversity of Hawaii researcher Dr. James Leary’s work with Herbicide Ballistic Technology (HBT) has been receiving positive attention in print and television media this week. The HBT platform developed by Dr. Leary delivers small amounts of herbicide into plant tissue from a distance, allowing control work in areas that cannot be reached by foot. The […]
- HISC Strategic Plan 2015 – 2020 In 2014, the HISC convened a process to update its 5 Year Strategic Plan. The process began with a planning kick-off workshop on January 9-10, 2014 bringing stakeholders together from throughout the state to develop a vision and mission and identify statewide invasive species priorities. Click Here to see the full summary of this […]
- Rat Lungworm Disease: Causes, Symptoms, and PreventionRat Lungworm Disease (Angiostrongylus cantonensis) is a parasite that primarily impacts rats, but has unfortunate impacts on humans, too. The parasite reproduces in rats, but is excreted in its larval stage and completes its development inside slugs or snails as an intermediate host. If a rat consumes a snail or slug, the parasite completes its lifecycle […]
- Student Videos for Hawaii Invasive Species Awareness Week!High school students from across Hawaii answered a call for submissions to a video contest from the Hawaii Invasive Species Council and the Oahu Invasive Species Committee (OISC). The students created public service announcements on the theme: How do invasive species affect you? We received 11 great submissions from aspiring videographers and conservationists, and their videos are […]
- Jerusalem ThornJerusalem Thorn (Parkinsonia aculeata) Hawai‘i-Pacific Weed Risk Assessment Score: 20, High Risk. Regulatory Status: None. Prevention and Control Category: BIISC EDRR Species Description Jerusalem thorn is a shrubby thorny tree that grows to 9-30′ tall. It has smooth green barkand thorns along its branches. Feathery leaves are formed by long flat ribbon-like stems measuring 10-16″ inlength […]