FY25 Funded Projects

Since its inception in 2003, the Hawaiʻi Invasive Species Council (HISC) has disbursed funding to support interagency invasive species projects that: 

  • Fill gaps between agency mandates or existing agency programs, and/or
  • Advance our collective knowledge through research and development of new tools. 

Funds are disbursed via an intra-governmental granting process wherein state, county, and federal offices may submit requests for funding and meet to collaboratively draft a recommended budget for HISC review. 

For Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25), the legislature appropriated $5,750,000 to the HISC. An additional $1,500,000 was added to the HISC budget by the legislature. The HISC appropriations are subject to a 10% expenditure restriction by the Department of Budget and Finance and 7% overhead from the Division of Forestry and Wildlife (Forestry and Wildlife) at the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) as the administrative host of the HISC. The account that the HISC appropriation is allocated to, LNR402, was subject to a 20% reduction in FY23 and FY24 which carried over to FY25. The amount of funding required to support core programs under the HISC for FY25 is $479,716.89. The remaining balance of $4,059,457.00 is available for interagency project grants.

FY25 HISC AWARDS

Ranking 

Title 

Program 

Total Request 

FY25 Award 

 

19 

Tracking the spread of ramie moth, Arcte coerula, a Pest of Māmaki and other nettles in Hawaiʻi” 

     UH 

$71,474.00  

$20,884 

18 

Outreach and extension for management of Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death on Hawaiʻi Island 

     UH 

$54,238.41  

$17,713 

17 

Development of an environmental DNA (eDNA) tool for early detection of invasives and monitoring for spread of Unomia in Hawaiʻi 

     UH 

$132,511.00  

$43,274 

16 

Detection and Management Strategies for the Control of Prosapia bicincta (Twolined Spittlebug) in Hawaiʻi 

     UH 

$568,926.00  

$0 [Funded by HDOA)

15 

Optimizing screening for invasive honeybee pests and diseases 

     UH 

$43,166.03  

$0 [Funded by REPI]

14 

OISC EDRR and Priority Pest Control 

UH PCSU 

$453,760.05  

$194,978 

13 

BIISC Community Engagement Program 

UH PCSU 

$451,066.00  

$201,573 

12 

OISC High Priority Weed Control 

UH PCSU 

$1,032,998.70  

$401,629 

11 

Engaging the Public to Protect Maui Nui from Invasive Species – MISC & MoMISC 

UH PCSU 

$200,000.00  

$89,376 

10 

OISC Outreach, Education, & Community Response 

UH PCSU 

$357,473.98  

$165,893 

9 

Demonstraing efficacy of large-scale mosquito control using Bti larvicide to facilitate recovery of native Hawaiian forest birds 

DLNR  

$117,376.00  

$117,374 

8 

BIISC Forest & Widespread Invasive Response Team 

UH PCSU 

$495,231.00  

$238,334 

7 

Detection and Control of Invasive Plant Species on Hawaiʻi Island 

UH PCSU 

$795,642.00  

$410,259 

6 

Kauaʻi Invasive Species Committee Early Detection, Rapid Response, and Control 

UH PCSU 

$1,118,522.00  

$595,972 

5 

Public Outreach and Education on Kauaʻi 

UH/PCSU  

$222,208.00  

$118,397 

4 

Ballast Water and Hull Fouling 

DLNR  

$85,000.00  

$85,000 

3 

Coordianting Group on Alien Pest Species 

UH PCSU 

$85,300.00  

$52,780 

2 

Detection and Control of Invasive Species in Maui County: MISC & MoMISC 

UH PCSU 

$750,000.00  

$635,698 

1 

Statewide Little Fire Ant Mitigation 

UH PCSU 

$1,000,000.00  

$670,323 

Total 

$8,034,893 

$4,059,458 

 

Summaries of Invasive Species Committees’ Awards

Program 

Total Requested 

FY25 Award 

Big Island Invasive Species Committee

                                  $1,741,939  

                               $850,166  

Maui / Molokai Invasive Species Committees

                                   $950,000 

                               $725,074 

Oahu Invasive Species Committees

                                   $1,844,233 

                               $762,500 

Kauai Invasive Species Committee

                                    $1,340,730 

                                $714,369 

Total: Invasive Species Committees 

                                    $5,876,902 

                                $3,052,110