Governor David Ige was recently named Chair of the Western Governors’ Association (WGA), a coordinating body for the leaders of 19 western states and 3 Pacific territories. The WGA provides a forum for policy development and information exchange among members. As the new chair, Governor Ige is launching the Biosecurity and Invasive Species Initiative. The Initiative ...
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The Environmental Funders’ Group has released its 2017 “State of the Environment” report, He Lono Moku. This year’s report features a discussion on invasive species in Hawaii, and the importance of implementing Hawaii’s Interagency Biosecurity Plan as a path forward in protecting Hawaii’s agriculture, environment, economy, human health, and way of life. Download the report ...
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The 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 ...
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Through a grant from the Hawaii Invasive Species Council, the Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species has produced a series of educational programs on invasive species, in collaboration with the Leeward Community College Educational Media Center. The series, called “Line in the Sand”, brings experts together to discuss four important issues in invasive species management for Hawaii: ...
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HISC Brown Bag Presentation #4 Title: Curbing Aquatic Alien Species Transfer to Hawaii by Regulating Ballast Water and Vessel Biofouling Presenter: Jules Kuo, Ballast Water and Hull Fouling Coordinator, DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources / UH Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit Date: March 2, 2017 Summary: In our fourth installment of the HISC Brown Bag presentation series, aquatic invasive species expert Jules ...
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HISC Brown Bag Presentation #3 Title: Getting Reacquainted with the Hawaii-Pacific Weed Risk Assessment Presenter: Charles Chimera, Weed Risk Assessor, Hawaii-Pacific Weed Risk Assessment Date: January 19, 2017 Summary: In our third installment of the HISC Brown Bag presentation series, botanist Charles Chimera gives us an overview of the Hawaii-Pacific Weed Risk Assessment (HPWRA). The HPWRA is a quantitative tool to ...
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Rose-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 ...
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HEROES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST INVASIVE SPECIES HONORED Volunteer Opportunities & Recent Successes Highlighted during Invasive Species Awareness Week (HONOLULU) – Hawaii’s 5th annual Hawaii Invasive Species Awareness Week (HISAW) starts today with a series of volunteer opportunities, and will end with a ceremony in Governor David Ige’s office to recognize people and organizations ...
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Hawaii has no indigenous mosquito species, and none were present in Hawaii until the accidental introduction of Culex quinquefaciatus by ship in 1826. Since then eight species of mosquito have become established in Hawaii. According to the Hawaii Department of Health, only six of these species interact with humans and wildlife, but the impacts they ...
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HISC Planner John-Carl Watson appeared on the webseries “Hawaii is my Main Land,” part of the ThinkTech Hawaii series of local interviews and talkshows. In the episode, John-Carl discusses the impacts of invasive species to Hawaii’s agriculture, environment, and way of life, and overviews the new Hawaii Interagency Biosecurity Plan and Hawaii Invasive Species Awareness ...
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