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- Brown Bag #27: the Hawaii Alien Plant Informatics (HAPI) ProjectInformation about invasive plants in Hawaii is spread across multiple databases and isn’t available in a format that allows resource managers to make decisions easily. Enter the HAPI project: UH graduate student Kelsey Brock is building a Hawaii Alien Plant Informatics system to connect various data about invasive plants and present it in an easy-to-use […]
- 2020 Hawaii Invasive Species Awareness Month FEBRUARY 2020 The State of Hawaii is hosting the 3rd annual Hawaii Invasive Species Awareness Month (HISAM) for the month of February 2020. HISAM is an expansion on the past 7 years of hosting the Hawaii Invasive Species Awareness Week and is organized in coordination with the U.S. National Invasive Species Awareness Week (NISAW). […]
- Biocontrol HawaiiAloha Welcome to the homepage for biocontrol in Hawaiʻi, hosted by the Hawaiʻi Invasive Species Council. No idea what biocontrol is? Scroll down to learn more and how it works in Hawaii, or check out the history of biocontrol in Hawaiʻi or FAQ pages for more information. Already a biocontrol expert and want to know […]
- Latest in Hawaiʻi BiocontrolGoal: New Biocontrol Facilities Modern biocontrol has been safe, successful, and cost-efficient in Hawaii for over fifty years, but the quantity and capacity for projects has dropped over time. This is partly due to small and aging facilities that limit the number and types of projects researchers can study. For example, albizia trees are considered […]
- THE TARGET: Tibouchina herbacea & Other Related MelastomesTibouchina herbacea is considered the primary target for the release of Syphraea uberabensis, however, the agent has the potential to impact other related weeds such as Tibouchina longifolia, Pterolepis glomerata, Melastoma septemnervium, and Melastoma sanguineum. Tibouchina herbacea is a noxious weed that invades disturbed wet and mesic forests and shaded areas by forming dense stands and […]
- THE TARGET: Miconia (Miconia calvescens)Miconia is nicknamed the green cancer of the Pacific. Listed as a Noxious Weed in Hawaiʻi by the Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture and one of the top threats to Hawaiʻi’s watersheds and forest ecosystems., the fast-growing tree in the melastome family invades areas from agricultural landscapes to forests by forming dense stands and shading out […]
- FY21 Funded ProjectsHISC-funded projects complement existing programs within state agencies and are those that 1) Fill gaps between agency mandates or existing agency programs, and/or 2) Advance our collective knowledge through research and development of new tools. The legislature appropriated $5,750,000 to the HISC for FY21. Of this total, % ($) was restricted by the Department of […]
- FY21 Call for ProposalsWith continued support from the Hawaii State Legislature, the HISC invites proposals for interagency projects that address critical issues in invasive species prevention, control, outreach, and research in Hawaii. The FY21 Call for Proposals, eligibility guidelines, and online application form for interagency funding from the Hawaii Invasive Species Council are now available at: https://hiscfunding.formstack.com/forms/fy2021. HISC funds […]
- FY22 Funded ProjectsSince its inception in 2003, the Hawaiʻi Invasive Species Council (HISC) has disbursed funding to support interagency invasive species projects that fill gaps between agency mandates or existing agency programs, and/or advance our collective knowledge through research and development of new tools. Funds are disbursed via an intra-governmental granting process wherein state, county, and federal […]
- THE TARGETS: CLIDEMIA (CLIDEMIA HIRTA) & MICONIA (MICONIA CALVESCENS)Clidemia (Clidemia hirta) and miconia (Miconia calvescens), are two of the worst invasive species to threaten our mesic and wet forests in the state. Both species are in the melastome family (Melastomataceae), of which all plants are non-native to Hawaiʻi. Clidemia, also known as Koster’s curse, is a shade tolerant shrub that rapidly spreads in […]