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 ...
Read More First axis deer removed from Hawaii Island
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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 ...
Read More Invasive Species Programs Recognized by Senator Gabbard
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Read More Governor abercrombie convenes first HISC meeting under his administration