On January 29, 2019, the Hawaii Invasive Species Council adopted a resolution supporting the use of best available science in regulation of herbicides and ...
Read More Resolution 19-1: Supporting the Use of Science in Herbicide Regulation
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Read More Western Governors’ Association Biosecurity and Invasive Species Initiative Workshop Held in Waikoloa
Presenter: Christy Martin, Executive Producer & Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species (CGAPS) Summary: “Saving Ohia – Hawaii’s Sacred Tree is a documentary highlighting the significance of Hawaii’s native tree, ohia, and the ...
Read More Brown Bag #18: Saving Ohia: Hawaii’s Sacred Tree (Rapid Ohia Death Documentary)
Brown Bag #17: Preventing future invasive plant introductions with a State Restricted Plant List Date: October 4, 2018 Presenters: Christy Martin; PIO & Project Manager for the Coordinating Group on Alien Pest ...
Read More Brown Bag #17: Preventing future invasive plant introductions with a State Restricted Plant List
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 ...
Read More Governor Ige named Chair of Western Governors’ Association, Launches Biosecurity and Invasive Species Initiative
Brown Bag #16 Title: HDOA Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Response – Four Year Status Presenter: Kailee Tam Lefebvre, CRB Outreach Specialist, UH CTAHR/HDOA Date: May 8, 2018 Summary: Recently passing the 4-year anniversary ...
Read More Brown Bag #16: HDOA Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Response – Four Year Status
ALBIZIA (FALCATARIA MOLUCCANA) Hawaii Pacific Weed Risk Assessment: 8, High Risk Regulatory Status: None Prevention and Control Category: BIISC Target Species, MoMISC Target Species Report this species if seen on Molokai ...
Read More New Albizia Statewide Strategic Plan Approved by HISC