In May 2012, the Hawaii Invasive Species Council held its first neighbor-island meeting in the history of the organization on Maui. HISC members were joined by Senators J. Kalani English and Clarence Nishihara, as well as Loyal Mehrhoff of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The group met at the Hannibal Tavares Community Center in ...
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The 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, ...
Read More First axis deer removed from Hawaii Island
Several projects partially funded by the Hawai‘i Invasive Species Council were recognized for their efforts by Senator Mike Gabbard on April 4, 2012 in a presentation before the Hawaii State Senate. Senator Gabbard recognized the island-based Invasive Species Committees as well as HDOA exploratory entomologist Dr. Mohsen Ramadan for their dedication to detecting and controlling ...
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Representative Cindy Evans is no stranger to invasive species: representing north Kona and south Kohala on Hawaii Island, Rep. Evans’ constituents deal with invasive pests such as Rauvolfia vomitoria, Miconia calvescens, and the threat of invading coqui frogs and Little Fire Ants. Rep. Evans invited HISC Coordinator Joshua Atwood on to her Olelo show “What Now?” to ...
Read More HISC featured on Olelo: Rep Cindy Evans interviews HISC Coordinator
In 2011 the Department of Land and Natural Resources introduced “The Rain Follows the Forest,” also known as the watershed initiative, which aims to preserve and protect Hawaii’s mauka watersheds as a source of fresh water and a home to native Hawaiian species. Much of the work planned as part of this initiative is related ...
Read More DLNR’s “Rain Follows the Forest” Watershed Initiative: Protecting Watersheds from Invasive Species
As a cabinet-level Council, the voting members of the HISC change under each gubernatorial administration. Under the Abercrombie administration, Governor Neil Abercrombie designated William J. Aila, Jr. (chair of the Department of Land and Natural Resources) and Russell Kokubun (chair of the Department of Agriculture) as co-chairs to the HISC. Aila and Kokubun replaced Laura ...
Read More Governor abercrombie convenes first HISC meeting under his administration
