On January 29, 2019, the Hawaii Invasive Species Council adopted a resolution supporting the keeping of pet cats indoors and the use of peer-reviewed science in pursuing humane mitigation of the impacts of feral cats on wildlife and people. Background Feral and free roaming cats are documented predators of wildlife. This predation is a particularly problematic issue in ...
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On January 29, 2019, the Hawaii Invasive Species Council adopted a resolution supporting the use of best available science in regulation of herbicides and recognizing the utility of glyphosate as a tool for invasive species control. Background Glyphosate is the active ingredient in many herbicide formulations registered in the State ...
Read More Resolution 19-1: Supporting the Use of Science in Herbicide Regulation
The Hawaii Invasive Species Council has released the January 2019 Progress Report for the Hawaii Interagency Biosecurity Plan (HIBP). This report is produced using status updates from points of contacts at each of the lead agencies assigned action items in the HIBP. Every six months, these points of contact update the status of each of ...
Read More Jan 2019 Progress Report Released for the Hawaii Interagency Biosecurity Plan
Presenter: Elizabeth Speith is the 643pest.org Report Facilitator and has been deeply involved with the creation of both the website and companion mobile app since its origins as a USGS Pacific Biological Information Node (PBIN) web project called “Report-A-Pest.” Summary: The 643Pest Network is the State of Hawaii’s system for the public to report invasive species sightings. ...
Read More Brown Bag #20: 643pest.org – A New Web-based Tool For Invasive Species Reporting in Hawaii
Presenters: JC Watson, former HISC planner/Koolau Mountains Watershed Partnership (KMWP) manager & Franny Brewer, Big Island Invasive Species Committee (BIISC) outreach coordinator Summary: Albizia infests large swaths of our islands. Its rapid growth crowds out native species, its nitrogen fixing abilities change natural ecosystems, and its brittle wood breaks easily, smashing property and destroying lives. Despite being ...
Read More BROWN BAG #19: ALBIZIA – Statewide Strategic Plan & BIISC’s Albizia “Assassins”
Western Governors’ Association Biosecurity and Invasive Species Initiative Workshop Held in Waikoloa
Governor David Y. Ige is the 2018 chair of the Western Governors’ Association and launched the Biosecurity and Invasive Species Initiative. The initiative has produced a list of top invasive species in the West, started an initiative to standardize and share data among states, and sparked discussion through a series of workshops across western states. ...
Read More Western Governors’ Association Biosecurity and Invasive Species Initiative Workshop Held in Waikoloa
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 ...
Read More Governor Ige named Chair of Western Governors’ Association, Launches Biosecurity and Invasive Species Initiative
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 ...
Read More He Lono Moku: State of the Environment Report
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: ...
Read More “Line in the Sand” series educates viewers on invasive species
