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 FY24 is $479,716.89. The remaining balance of $4,059,457.00 is available for interagency project grants..
FY25 HISC 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 |