HISC Meetings
All HISC meetings are open to the public and are advertised at least six days prior on the State of Hawaii calendar. You can also receive notices by signing up for our email list.
2025
May 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM – This meeting has the option to attend in-person or virtually. A recording of the meeting is available at: HISC Meeting – YouTube
March 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM – This meeting had the option to attend in-person or virtually. The two-part recording of the meeting are available, as follows: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sujKJPEEdk0&t=1176s + https://www.youtube.com/live/sujKJPEEdk0?si=-xYt1439J0W0mRvT
- Agenda
- Full Meeting Packet
- Draft Meeting Notes from March 20, 2025
- Submitted Testimony (Testimony 1 and Testimony 2)
2024
November 14, 2024 at 10:30AM – This meeting had the option to attend in-person or virtually. A recording of the meeting is available: https://youtube.com/live/r5U-OnMBLWo?feature=share.
August 28, 2024 at 1PM – This meeting had the option to attend in-person or virtually. A recording of the meeting is available HERE. There were technical difficulties that resulted in a portion of the beginning of the meeting not being recorded.
- Meeting Packet: (Agenda, Draft Minutes from 5-29-2024, Submittal for FY25 HISC Budget)
- Approved Meeting Notes
- Presentation on FY25 HISC Funding Process and Recommended Budget
- Submittal: Requesting Approval of the Fiscal Year 2025 Hawai’i Invasive Species Council budget
- Testimony Item #5
- Testimony Item 5/6
May 29, 2024 at 1PM
- Meeting Packet: (Agenda, Draft Minute from 12-19-2023, PDF of Interagency MOU presentation, Submittal for HISC Administrative Rules)
- Approved Meeting Notes for May 29, 2024
- Presentation on the Interagency MOU for High Priority Pests
- Submittal: Request for approval to initiate rulemaking proceedings, including conducting public hearings on adoption new subtitle 13-14. Hawaii Administrative Rules, to effectuate chapter 194, Hawaii Revised Statutes, including by developing a list of invasive species that could be controlled or eradicated on private and public property by the departments of the Hawaii Invasive Species Council or a county or agent thereof; and Delegate authority to the Chairperson of the Department of Land and Natural Resources to set the dates and times for the aforementioned public hearing(s) and appoint a hearing officer for the public hearing(s). Includes Exhibits 1 (Draft HISC admin rules) and Exhibit 2 (Summary of the rules).
2023
December 19, 2023 at 1PM – This meeting had the option to attend in-person or virtually. A recording of the entire meeting is available on the HISC YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/live/6JPf6QRcMuo?si=VTukYs3xUdbV4SEh.
- Meeting Packet (Agenda, Draft Minutes from 8-23-23, Submittal Legislative Package, Submittal and Resolution regarding Wildfires)
- Submitted Testimony
- Draft Meeting Notes
- Presentations:
August 23, 2023 at 1PM – This meeting had the option to attend in-person or virtually. The meeting was for Council to approve the Fiscal Year 2024 HISC Budget. A recording of the entire meeting is available on the HISC YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/live/a0IODVvzpUs?si=LEoHGx5EBThn7R1X
June 13, 2023 at 1PM – This meeting was hybrid with Council Members participating virtually through a Zoom link or through the HISC YouTube channel or in-person at the DLNR Board Room in the Kalanimoku Building in Honolulu, HI. A recording of the entire meeting is available on the HISC YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/live/2nmLDiM2SJs?feature=share
2022
- October 20th at 9AM – Per Hawaii Sunshine Law guidelines, this meeting was hybrid with attendees participating virtually through a Zoom link provided by HISC Support Staff or through the HISC YouTube channel or in-person at the DLNR Board Room in the Kalanimoku Building in Honolulu, HI. Council members, legislative representatives, and HISC Resources Working Group members were provided with a Zoom link. Due technical difficulties we were unable to live stream to YouTube. You can view the full recording of the meeting here: https://youtu.be/AznHvYVS6K0
- August 17th at 1PM – The HISC Meeting was a hybrid meeting with the ability for attendees to participate both virtually or in-person. Details on participation can be found in the Draft meeting notes below. A full recording of the meeting can be found here: https://youtu.be/AznHvYVS6K0
2021
- August 30th at 1PM – Due to COVID-19 concerns this meeting was held virtually. A recording of the meeting is available at HISC YouTube.
- Meeting Packet: Includes agenda, June 9, 2021 meeting notes for approval, FY22 Budget Submittal, and instructions on how to submit testimony.
- Submittal: Requesting approval of a recommended budget for Fiscal Year 2022
- Protocol for oral and live testimony request
- Presentation
- Received Testimony
- Approved Meeting Notes
- June 9, 1PM. Due to COVID-19 concerns this meeting was held virtually. A recording of the meeting is available at HISC YouTube.
- Meeting Packet
- Approved Submittals
- Presentation
- Received Testimony
- Meeting Notes
- January 27, 10AM. Due to COVID-19 concerns this meeting was held virtually. A recording of the meeting is available at HISC YouTube.
2020
- August 27, 1PM. Due to COVID-19 concerns this meeting was held virtually. A recording of the meeting is available at HISC YouTube.
- May 20, 1PM. Due to COVID-19 concerns this meeting was held virtually. Meeting participants joined via a Zoom meeting room. The public could view a livestream via YouTube and submit written testimony 24 hours before the meeting.
2019
- November 22, 10AM, Department of Land and Natural Resources Board Room (Rm 132)
- August 30, 1PM, Department of Land and Natural Resources Board Room (Rm 132)
- January 29, 10AM, Department of Land and Natural Resources Board Room (Rm 132)
- Meeting Packet
- Meeting Notes
- Resolutions
- 19-1: Supporting the use of best available science in regulation of herbicides and recognizing the utility of glyphosate as a tool for invasive species control
- 19-2: 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
2018
- August 14, 1PM, Department of Land and Natural Resources Board Room (Rm 132)
- January 18, 9AM, Department of Land and Natural Resources Board Room (Rm 132)
- Agenda
- Meeting notes
- Submittals
- Requesting adoption of the Strategic Plan for the Control and Management of Albizia in Hawaii as a HISC guiding document for future policy and funding efforts
- Requesting a resolution supporting evaluation and implementation of best management practices and technologies for vessel biofouling management and collaboration by HISC agencies in the development of biofouling management regulations for Hawaii harbors
- Presentation
2017
- August 24, 1PM, Department of Land and Natural Resources Board Room (Rm 132)
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Submittals
- Presentation
- January 17, 11AM, Plant Quarantine Branch Conference Room, Hawaii Dept of Agriculture
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Submittals
- Requesting a resolution endorsing the Hawaii Interagency Biosecurity Plan 2017-2027 and committing to implementation
- Requesting a resolution supporting evaluation and implementation of technologies for landscape-scale control of mosquitoes, with a focus on mitigating both human and wildlife health risks
- Requesting a resolution recognizing the Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death Response organizational structure and supporting close collaboration with the Hawaii Invasive Species Council and its staff.
- Presentation
2016
- August 17, 1PM, Rm 132 (Board Room), Department of Land and Natural Resources
- May 31, 1PM, Plant Quarantine Branch Conference Room, Hawaii Dept of Agriculture
2015
- December 4, 9AM, Rm 325 Hawaii State Capitol
- July 29, 1PM, Rm 325 Hawaii State Capitol
- June 10, 3PM, Rm 309 Hawaii State Capitol
2014
- October 28, 2 PM, Rm 325 Hawaii State Capitol
- Agenda
- Minutes
- Submittal: Request for a resolution endorsing the overarching goals and recommendations of the Regional Biosecurity Plan for Micronesia and Hawaii
- Submittal: Requesting a Legislative Reference Bureau (LRB) study to update the 2002 LRB report, Filling the Gaps in the Fight Against Invasive Species that describes the current capacity and funding needs to address invasive species issues in Hawaii
- June 26, 2014, 9 AM, Rm 325 Hawaii State Capitol
2013
- December 18, 2013, 2 PM, Rm 312 Hawaii State Capitol
- July 1, 2013, 9 AM, Rm 325 Hawaii State Capitol
- June 4, 2013, 1 PM, Rm 325 Hawaii State Capitol
- January 8, 2013, DLNR Board Room
2012
- August 3, 2012, Hawaii State Capitol, Rm 325:
- May 8, 2012, Hannibal Tavares Community Center, Pukalani, Maui
- January 10, 2012, DLNR Board Room
2011
- September 30, 2011, Hawaii State Capitol, Rm 325
- August 18, 2011, Hawaii State Capitol, Rm 312
- June 27, 2011, Hawaii State Capitol, Rm 312
2010
- October 27, 2010
2009
- September 18, 2009
2008
- September 3, 2008
- July 9, 2008
2007
- July 19, 2007
2006
- July 18, 2006
- January 19, 2006