Board Talk
Use of Monk Seal Bait Sparks Debate Over Permit to Cull Sharks in NWHI “There’s a big difference between taking an action to kill versus using the flesh of an animal already dead,” said at-large Board of Land and Natural … Continued
Behind Alibizia's Beauty Lurks a Multitude of Undesirable Traits
Waiawi Control Agent Is On the Move, Very Slowly In the words of waiawi warrior Tracy Johnson, “strawberry guava was on the radar of land managers for many decades” before a tiny biocontrol agent was finally released last year in … Continued
All About Albizia (Falcataria moluccana)
Some questions and answers about albizia in Hawai`i. What is albizia’s native range? It is native to the Moluccas, New Guinea, New Britain, and the Solomon Islands. When did it arrive in Hawai`i? It was brought to the islands in 1917 by … Continued
Annual Damages from Little Fire Ant Could Be $170 Million on Big Island Alone
If efforts to control the little fire ant (LFA) on Hawai`i stay as they are, the island could see damages of nearly $170 million a year, as well as 33 million sting incidents a year. That’s according to University of … Continued
Conservation Scientists Gather in Hilo for 25th Annual Vitousek Meeting
There are no plenary sessions, registration fees, special badges or fancy luncheons. No logo-imprinted coffee mugs – not even a logo, for that matter. But for the last 25 years, the summer meetings organized by Stanford University professor Peter Vitousek … Continued
Kaua'i Drag Strip, Invasive Species Council Are Matched in Legislative Appropriations
The Hawai`i Invasive Species Council recently announced that it would be awarding $2.5 million in grants to address problems associated with plants and animals that pose serious threats to the state’s economic and environmental health. That is a far cry … Continued
Board Talk
Enforcement Sting Nets First Violator Under New Permit System at Kealakekua The Department of Land and Natural Resources wanted to send a message: It is done messing around when it comes to prosecuting illegal kayak vendors at Kealakekua Bay … Continued