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Invasive species impact many parts of our lives, economy, and environment, and dealing with invasive species requires many hands all working together. Hawaii is a model for how different state, ...
Read More HISC on TV: Representative Cindy Evans’ Show “Now What?”

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) will hold its 2016 World Conservation Congress (WCC) in Hawaii, from September 1 to 10. The IUCN WCC is the Olympics ...
Read More Invasives at the IUCN WCC, Sep 1-10 2016

Visit https://fightthebitehawaii.com to learn about mosquito-borne illnesses (including zika, dengue, chikungunya, and others) and how to minimize your risk. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH DAVID Y. IGEGOVERNOR VIRGINIA PRESSLER, MD DIRECTOR   FOR IMMEDIATE ...
Read More DOH Launches “Fight the Bite” Campaign for Mosquito-Borne Diseases

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH  DAVID Y. IGEGOVERNOR VIRGINIA PRESSLER, MDDIRECTOR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 13, 2016                                                                               16-030 JOINT TASK FORCE ESTABLISHED TO COMBAT RAT LUNGWORM DISEASE IN HAWAII HONOLULU – The ...
Read More Release: JOINT TASK FORCE ESTABLISHED TO COMBAT RAT LUNGWORM DISEASE IN HAWAII

The Hawaii Department of Health has produced an informational site for residents and visitors seeking information about the Zika virus. Zika is not currently circulating in Hawaii, but the mosquito ...
Read More DOH Provides Information on Zika Risk in Hawaii

From DLNR: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb. 26, 2016 HEROES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST INVASIVE SPECIES HONORED State Capitol Ceremony Recognizes Extraordinary Efforts  (HONOLULU) – Hawaii’s 4th annual Hawaii Invasive Species ...
Read More HEROES IN THE FIGHT AGAINST INVASIVE SPECIES HONORED AT CAPITOL

High school students from across Hawaii answered a call for submissions to a video contest from the Hawaii Invasive Species Council and the Oahu Invasive Species Committee (OISC). The students created public ...
Read More Student Videos for Hawaii Invasive Species Awareness Week!

Little fire ants (LFA, Wasmannia auropunctata) have begun to spread throughout the state. First introduced to Puna in 1999, and shortly thereafter to Kauai, these ants are one of the worst ...
Read More PSA: “Fire! Little Fire Ants in Hawaii”

The Legislative Reference Bureau (LRB) has released a report titled Can’t See the Forest for the (Albizia) Trees: An Invasive Species Update. This report, required by legislation passed during the 2015 ...
Read More Legislative Reference Bureau releases invasive species study

The Hawaii Department of Agriculture has released a Request for Proposals for the production of a comprehensive, multi-agency biosecurity plan for Hawaii. The intended scope of this plan is to ...
Read More Request for Proposals: Hawaii Biosecurity Plan