VOTING MEMBERSDAVID IGE

SUZANNE CASE
DEPARTMENT OF LAND & NATURALRESOURCES

GOVERNOR OF HAWAIIJOSH GREEN

PHYLLIS SHIMABUKURO-GEISER
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

LIEUTENANT GOVERNORKEITH KAWAOKA D.Env
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHNICHOLAS COMERFORD, Ph.D.
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIIHAWAII INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL
1151 PUNCHBOWL ST, #325
HONOLULU, HAWAII 96813

MARY ALICE EVANSDEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT & TOURISMDAVID RODRIGUEZ
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONPUBLIC MEETING NOTICE

Hawaii Invasive Species Council
August 30, 1:00 PM
Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Board Room (Rm 132)
1151 Punchbowl St, Honolulu, HI, 96813
AGENDA
Call to order
Introductions
Approval of minutes from January 29, 2019 meeting
Submittal: Requesting approval of a recommended budget for Fiscal Year 2020
Presentation: Update on planning for new biocontrol research facilities
Presentation: Summary Hawaii Interagency Biosecurity Plan implementation progressand remaining needs requiring legislative approval
7. Presentation: Summary of 2020-2025 Joint Strategic Planning Process for HISC and the
Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species
8. Public Comments
9. Adjournment
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6.

The Council may go into Executive Session pursuant to Section 92-5(a) (4), Hawaii Revised Statutes, inorder to consult with its attorney on questions and issues pertaining to the Council’s powers, duties,
privileges, immunities and liabilities.
Testimony may be provided in person or in writing, submitted electronically to
Randal.T.Bartlett@hawaii.gov. To give Board members sufficient time to consider written testimony,please submit the testimony no later than 24 hours prior to the Board Meeting. Any late written testimony
will be retained as a part of the record, but we cannot assure that Board members will receive it with
sufficient time for review prior to decision-making.
Individuals requesting special accommodations (e.g., large print materials, sign-language interpreters) are
asked to contact the staff below at least three days prior to the meeting.
For information, contact:
HISC Support staff: 1151 Punchbowl St, #325, Honolulu, HI 96813; Fax: 587-0160
Josh Atwood, Program Supervisor: 587-4154, Joshua.P.Atwood [at] hawaii.gov
Randy Bartlett, Interagency Coordinator: 870-6443, Randal.T.Bartlett [at] hawaii.gov
Leyla Kaufman, Mamalu Poepoe Project Coordinator: leyla [at] hawaii.edu
Chelsea Arnott, Planner: Chelsea.L.Arnott [at] hawaii.gov
Elizabeth Speith, 643pest.org Report Facilitator: speith [at] hawaii.edu

Meeting Notes
Hawaii Invasive Species Council
January 29, 2019, 10:00 a.m.
Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources
Board Room (Rm 132)
1151 Punchbowl St, Honolulu, HI, 96813
1. Call to Order: Jan 29, 2019, 10:04am: Suzanne Case, Co-Chair/DLNR
2. Introductions:a. Co-Chair Suzanne Case: 1st order of business welcome to Denise Albano, CoChair/HDOA
i. Council Members: Suzanne Case/DLNR, Denise Albano/HDOA, Kelvin
Sewake/UH, Leo Asuncion/DBEDT, David Rodriguez/HDOT (arr 10:15a),Grace Simmons/HDOH (arr 10:23a)
3. Approval of Last Meeting Minutes:
a. Motion to Approve: Kelvin Sewake/UH, 2nd: Leo Asuncion/DBEDT
4. Presentation: Summary of the January 2019 Hawaii Interagency Biosecurity Plan Progress
Report: Josh Atwood/HISC
a. See powerpoint presentation hosted at hisc.hawaii.gov.
b. No discussion or questions from Council members.
5. Discussion of legislative goals related to biosecurity in the 2019 legislative session: Josh
Atwood/HISC
a. See powerpoint presentation hosted at hisc.hawaii.gov.
b. Discussion:i. Suzanne Case: In the past, have departments testified separately or as HISC?
1. Josh Atwood: We’ve tried it both ways. In recent years the volume ofinvasive species bills has made it difficult to produce both HISC andDLNR testimony, so we’ve relied on DLNR testimony alone. Not surethat there is enough value added from doing HISC testimony as well,especially if they are being represented by the same person at a hearing.
ii. Denise Albano: How will HDOA testify? Separately or with HISC?
1. Josh Atwood: Separately.
6. Presentation: Update on the federal Vessel Incidental Discharge Act and impacts to Hawaii’s
regulation of ballast water and biofouling: Christy Martin/CGAPSa. See powerpoint presentation hosted at hisc.hawaii.gov.
b. Discussion:i. Suzanne Case: Great step in the right direction. Really important to support this,moving forward.
ii. Grace Simmons: Is it 2 years or 4 years to address these issues with EPA?
1. Christy Martin: 4 years
7. Presentation: Research and Technology Working Group position paper: “Understanding theValue of Glyphosate in Protecting Hawaii”: Mike Melzer/UH w/Josh Atwood/HISC
a. Position paper is hosted at hisc.hawaii.gov.
b. Discussion:

i. Suzanne Case: Should there be additional clarification on levels of risk vs.
hazard?
1. Mike Melzer: International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)
measures hazard (yes or no for cancer, regardless of dose) vs EPA
measurement of risk (with regard to dosage/exposure under label
conditions).
ii. Suzanne Case: Looking at paragraph 3 of Resolution; perhaps wording should bechanged to be clearer on the distinction between hazard and risk assessments?
iii. Denise Albano: EPA sets Best Practices regarding how the product should be
used?
1. Josh Atwood: Yes
8. Submittal: Requesting a resolution supporting the use of best available science in regulation ofherbicides and recognizing the utility of glyphosate as a tool for invasive species control: Josh
Atwood/HISC
a. Discussion:i. Suzanne Case: I’m concerned that the wording doesn’t explain the Hazard vsRisk better in paragraph 3 and 4.
1. Josh Atwood: I would suggest the following wording in addition:
a. Paragraph 3: add “irrespective of dose” to the description of
IARC hazard assessmentsb. Paragraph 4: add “when used according to label” to thedescription of EPA risk assessmentii. Suzanne Case: Any public testimony?
1. None. Written testimony provided in support.
b. Motion to Approve as Amended:
i. Denise Albano: Motion to Approve Resolution as Amended. Kelvin Sewake: 2nd
9. Submittal: Requesting a resolution supporting the keeping of pet cats indoors and the use of peerreviewed science in pursuing humane mitigation of the impacts of feral cats on wildlife andpeople: Josh Atwood/HISC
a. Discussion:i. Grace Simmons: May I ask how effective the new Division of Boating andOcean Recreation administrative rules re feral cats on state properties are?
1. Suzanne Case: The rules were just signed into law in December, so it’s
too soon for any determination.
ii. Suzanne Case: Has there been any consideration in bills that would fund/institutetrap neuter return on requiring HRS 343 compliance?
1. Josh Atwood: No, not to my knowledge.
b. Motion to Approve: Denise Albano. 2nd: Kelvin Sewake
10. Public Comments: None
11. Adjournment at 11:00a

VOTING MEMBERSDAVID IGE

SUZANNE CASE
DEPARTMENT OF LAND & NATURALRESOURCES

GOVERNOR OF HAWAIIJOSH GREEN

PHYLLIS SHIMABUKURO-GEISERHAWAII DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

LIEUTENANT GOVERNORKEITH KAWAOKA, D.Env
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHNICHOLAS COMERFORD, Ph.D.
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘IHAWAII INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL
1151 PUNCHBOWL ST, #325
HONOLULU, HAWAII 96813

MARY ALICE EVANSOFFICE OF PLANNING, DEPARTMENT OF
BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT &TOURISMDAVID RODRIGUEZ
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

August 30, 2019SUBMITTALTO:

Co-chairs and Members
Hawaii Invasive Species Council
State of Hawaii

FROM:

Justine Nihipali, Resources Working Group Chair, andJoshua Atwood, Ph.D., Program Supervisor
Hawaii Invasive Species Council

SUBJECT:

Requesting approval of a recommended budget for Fiscal Year 2020

Background
Since its inception in 2003, the Hawaii 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, andfederal offices may submit requests for funding and meet to collaboratively draft a recommended
budget for HISC review.
For Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20), the legislature appropriated $5,750,000 to the HISC via thebiennium budget. This amount is subject to a 10% expenditure restriction by the Department of
Budget and Finance, including a 5% “contingency” restriction that may be released at the end of
the fiscal year ($575,000, of which $287,500 may be released as a contingency). The
appropriation is also subject to a 6% overhead fee assessed by the Division of Forestry andWildlife at the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR), as the administrative host of
the HISC ($310,500 after the 10% restriction).
The amount of funding required for one year of core programs categorized as “HISC Support” is$437,412. This supports two full-time temporary positions (HISC Planner and HISC Interagency
Coordinator), one part-time Online Reporting Technician at 0.5 FTE, and intermittent support for
programmers and administrators associated with online product development. HISC Support
Program budget also provides associated travel, supplies, and other costs associated withadministration of the HISC and its supported projects. This amount does not include the salary
cost of the HISC Program Supervisor, which is provided through DLNR’s regular biennium
budget. As of FY20, the HISC Support budget line also includes the Hawaii-Pacific Weed Risk
Assessment, which employs one Weed Risk Assessor.

At the request of the Control Working Group chair, we are also proposing to set aside $50,000 as
match for federal funding being used to support planning of a new biological control researchfacility for the US Forest Service in Hilo. This is part of a joint State-Federal planning effort toprovide regional biocontrol research capacity through complementary facilities managed by the
Hawaii Department of Agriculture on Oahu and the US Forest Service in Hilo. This regional
research capacity effort is part of Governor Ige’s Biosecurity and Invasive Species Initiative
under the Western Governors’ Association.
The remaining balance of $4,377,088 is available for interagency project grants. Because theDepartment of Budget and Finance did not release their expenditure restriction guidelines until
well into August, the Resources Working Group prepared an initial budget recommendation
totaling $4,647,338. To accommodate the additional 5% contingency restriction (which, after
DOFAW overhead, leaves $270,250 less for interagency projects) we propose to account for thisadjustment in the recommended awards of a small number of larger award recommendations,with the provision that funds would be reallocated to these projects if and when the Department
of Budget and Finance releases the contingency restriction.
Discussion
The preparation of a recommended budget for the HISC was accomplished via the following
process:• A call for proposals was released in May, with applications due by close of business onJune 21.
• As described in the proposal guidelines, applications must demonstrate applicability tofunding priorities related to the Hawaii Interagency Biosecurity Plan. Guidance fromadditional planning documents, including the HISC Strategic Plan, HISC Resolutions,and the Regional Biosecurity Plan for Micronesia and Hawaii, was also utilized indeveloping these priorities.
• An evaluation committee comprised of working group chairs and other agency
representatives assigned a quantitative score to each application based primarily on how
well the application addressed the stated funding priorities. Applications also received
points for interagency relevancy and the proportion of the overall project budget
supported by non-HISC funds.
• On August 2 the Resources Working Group facilitated a meeting of the evaluationcommittee to discuss applications and develop a balanced recommended budget. This
meeting was open to any interested parties.
Requests received for FY20 totaled $8,476,286 across 50 applications. Thirteen applications
were not recommended for funding. In most cases this was due to a lack of resources available
rather than a lack of project merit. In some cases this was due to alternative funding being
identified for the project. For the 37 applications remaining, the Resources Working Group
recommended partial funding based on the amount requested, application merit (e.g., score), andthe overall amount of available funding. Applicants were asked at the time of submission toindicate whether their projects were scalable, indicating that a partial award would be useful incontributing toward the overall project budget. Two applications addressed the same topic, theevaluation of automatically resetting mongoose traps, and a single award has been recommended
for a collaborative project between the two applicants
In FY20 the legislature provided an additional $1,000,000 in funding to the HISC for interagency
projects. The budget worksheets for Act 5, SLH 2019 stipulate that this additional appropriation

should be used for the following purposes. The recommended budget proposed by the Resources
Working Group meets or exceeds the amounts stipulated by Act 5:• $500,000 for the Invasive Species Committees Statewide• $61,200 for Maui Little Fire Ant Response• $83,000 for Maui Coqui Frog Containment• $255,800 for Biocontrol of 4 Invasive Plant Targets• $100,000 for Landscape Scale Mosquito Control Technology.
Individual recommendations for each application can be found in Attachment 1.
Legal Authority• HRS 194-2 (a): Establishes the HISC for the purpose of cabinet-level coordination andplanning among state departments, federal agencies, and international and local initiatives• HRS 194-2 (a)(4): Directs the HISC to create and implement a plan for prevention, early
detection, rapid response, control, enforcement, and education• Act 5, SLH 2019: Provides $5,750,000 in general funds to be disbursed by DLNR as
directed by the HISC
Recommendations
1. That the HISC approve the FY20 budget for HISC support and an interagency project
portfolio in substantially the same form as recommended by the Resources Working
Group.
2. That, should the Department of Budget and Finance release any portion of the restriction
on expenditures, the HISC delegate authority to the Program Supervisor to identify bestuses of released funds.
Attachments:• FY20 Budget Recommendations of the HISC Resources Working GroupAttachment 1: FY20 Budget Recommendations of the HISC Resources Working Group
Table 1: Projects Recommended for Funding
Rank

Project Title

Agency, Division

RequestRWG Rec

1

Hawaii Ant Lab core funds

UH, PCSU, Hawaii Ant Lab$311,439$276,3022

Detection and Control of Invasive
Species in Maui County
Coordinating Group on Alien Pest
SpeciesPublic Engagement in Invasive
Species Control on the Island of
Hawaii
Early Detection, Control &Eradication for Priority Invasive
Species on O'ahu
Invasive Species Outreach and
Education in Maui County
Early Detection and Rapid Response
to Rapid Ohia Death on Hawaii
IslandPublic Outreach and Education on
Kauai
Kauai Invasive Species Committee
Early Detection and Control
Invasive Species Outreach on O'ahu

UH, PCSU, Maui & Molokai
Invasive Species Committees
UH, PCSU, CoordinatingGroup on Alien Pest Species
UH, PCSU, Big Island
Invasive Species Committee$1,029,724$723,923$70,000$50,000$269,069$190,970

UH, PCSU, O'ahu Invasive
Species Committee$900,979$623,330

UH, PCSU, Maui & Molokai
Invasive Species Committees
UH, PCSU, Big Island
Invasive Species Committee$192,174$132,640$106,784$73,356

UH, PCSU, Kauai Invasive
Species Committee
UH, PCSU, Kauai Invasive
Species Committee
UH, PCSU, O'ahu Invasive
Species Committee
UH, PCSU, Maui & Molokai
Invasive Species Committees
UH, PCSU, Big Island
Invasive Species Committee
UH, PCSU, Maui & Molokai
Invasive Species Committees
UH, PCSU, O'ahu Invasive
Species Committee
UH, PCSU$165,170$113,285$792,171$579,500$167,873$107,279$111,237$61,200$699,483$493,000$220,658$83,000$198,035$108,317$58,530$30,000

DLNR Division of Forestry
and Wildlife
DLNR Division of Forestry
and Wildlife$30,500$24,274$198,996$92,646

USDA-ARS, Pacific Basin
Agricultural Research Center$66,770$32,527DLNR Division of Aquatic
Resources$160,321$86,034

3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

16
17

18

20

Little Fire Ant Control Program for
Maui
Detection and Control of Invasive
Species on the Island of Hawaii.
Coqui Frog Control and Monitoring
Program on Maui
Pest Response O'ahu
The Hawaii Alien Plant Informatics
Project: informing invasive plant
management decisions withinterconnected data
Landscape Scale Mosquito Control
Project Coordination
Laying the groundwork forlandscape-level mosquito
suppression to protect endangered
forest birds and human health frommosquito borne disease in Hawaii
Trap development and biologicalassessment of Acalolepta aesthetica(an invasive longhorn beetle
attacking cacao)
Hawaii Ballast Water and Biofouling21

Increasing Awareness andCommunity Support for Albizia
Related Projects on Oahu
23
The Future Bee: Protection of
Hawaii's bee stock from invasive
Africanized honey bees
24
Regional Eradication is Feasible:
Continuing Albizia Control in The
Upper Waiawa Watershed
26
Waipahoehoe Management Unit
Feral Ungulate Removal
27
Biological control of invasive Rubus
spp.
28
Mongoose toxicant bait station
development and evaluation
29
The Plants of Hawaii online species
information system
32
Investigating a novel method to
extirpate Hawaii's most prolificmarine invasive, leather mudweed
Avrainvillea lacerata.
34
Biocontrol of Hedychium
gardnerianum
36
Evaluating natural enemies of albizia
as potential biocontrol agents
37
Continued control of Tibouchina
herbacea on Oʿahu
38/25 The efficiency of different trap types
in controlling the small Indianmongoose (Herpestes javanicus) in
Hawaii39
Wolbachia Outcrossing, Cytoplasmic
Incompatibility Testing, and Colony
Maintenance for Hawaii Lineage Ae.
aegypti and Ae. albopictus
Mosquitoes
40
Biocontrol of invasive melastomes

UH, PCSU, Koolau Mountains
Watershed Partnership$61,014$23,000

UH CTAHR$113,959$41,130

UH, PCSU, Koolau Mountains
Watershed Partnership$57,671$19,000

UH, PCSU, Mauna Kea
Watershed Alliance
USDA Forest Service$188,000$72,822$62,413$31,000

USDA APHIS WS National
Wildlife Research Center
Bishop Museum$56,760$21,070$223,284$66,025

UH, Department of Botany$264,645$45,000

USDA Forest Service$35,409$9,159USDA Forest Service$280,000$180,000

UH, PCSU, Koolau Mountains
Watershed Partnership
DLNR, Division of Forestry
and Wildlife and USDA
National Wildlife ResearchCenter
HDOH, Environmental HealthServices Division, Vector
Control Branch$129,372$30,000$115,938$48,548$63,843$61,989

USDA Forest Service$148,400$74,000

41

UH, CTAHR$45,793$15,535DLNR Division of Forestry
and Wildlife
DLNR Division of Forestry
and Wildlife$35,750$17,477$74,200$10,000

4245

Detection and invasive potential ofArcte coerula (Lepidoptera,
Noctuidae), a new potential pest of
mamaki in Hawaii.
Mosquito Rearing Technician
Cats are Heroes - Public Relations
Campaign
Total$4,647,338

Table 2: Projects Not Recommended for Funding
Rank

Project Title

Agency, Division

Request19

RLW Education for Farmers and P-20
educators

West Oahu Soil and Water
Conservation District$17,803

22
30
31
33

35
43
44
46
47
48
49
50

Assessment of incipient avian invasions
in Hawaii
Mālama 'Āina- CRB Eradication
Outreach & Education Project
Developing molecular tools to preventthe introduction of host specific biotypesof Austropuccinia psidii
Management approach against lobate lacscale, an important invasive pest on
ornamental and landscape plants, and its
current distribution in Hawaii
Incompatible Insect Technique OutreachVideo
Evaluating the efficacy of restoration
treatments in habitats invaded by
Strawberry Guava (Psidium cattleianum)
Pathogen characterization and mitigationof banana Fusarium wilt disease in
Hawaii
Himalayan Ginger Control on Puu Pili,
KohalaScientifically-based Strategies andAction Plans for Eradication
Oahu Offshore Islands Wildlife
Sanctuary
Aiding the invasive species control effort
through producing biochar from invasive
species for agricultural uses
Bioeconomic Risk Assessment ofMiconia in East Maui

USDA APHIS WS National Wildlife
Research Center
HDOA, Plant Industry Division$50,270

Colorado State University,
Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest
Management
UH CTAHR$41,832DLNR Division of Forestry andWildlife
UH, Lyon Arboretum$11,000

UH CTAHR$39,806

DLNR Division of Forestry andWildlife
UH PCSU$52,481DLNR Division of Forestry andWildlife
UH CTAHR$71,500

UH CTAHR$75,114$154,494$44,145$137,916$23,873$49,687

As described above, the Department of Budget and Finance did not release their expenditure
restriction guidelines regarding the additional 5% contingency restriction until after the
Resources Working Group had prepared an initial budget recommendation. This additional
restriction results in $270,250 less for interagency projects, which may be restored at the end of
FY20.
In the Resources Working Group evaluation process, applicants are categorized as “programs” or“projects” based on the amount of funding requested over multiple proposals. Programs are
typically applicants requesting more than $300,000 across multiple proposals. Projects are
typically applicants requesting less than $300,000. We propose to account for the additional
contingency restriction in FY20 by adjusting awards going to programs, with the provision thatfunds would be reallocated to these programs if the Department of Budget and Finance releases
the contingency restriction. Table 3 describes these adjustments at the programmatic level. HISC
staff will work with applicants to deduct these amounts from one or more of the applicants’
individual project proposals described above.

Table 3: Adjustments to Program Funding to Accommodate the Contingency Restricition
Program

ProgramRequestRWG Rec

Difference$294,159

Contingency
Restriction
Adjustment$274,562

Biocontrol projects (USDA Forest
Service)
Mosquitoes (DLNR Division ofForestry and Wildlife & UH PCSU)
Hawaii Ant Lab$441,665$357,789$196,386$183,303$13,083$311,439$276,302$257,895$18,407

Big Island Invasive Species
Committee
Maui & Molokai Invasive Species
Committees
Oahu Invasive Species Committee$1,075,336 $757,326$706,873$50,452$1,553,793 $1,000,763$934,093$66,670$1,266,887 $838,926$783,038$55,888

Kauai Invasive Species Committee$957,341$646,632$46,153$692,785$19,597

Abbreviations
Departments: DLNR= Department of Land and Natural Resources; HDOA= Hawaii
Department of Agriculture; UH= University of Hawaii; USDA= US Department of Agriculture;
HDOH= Hawaii Department of Health
Divisions: PCSU= Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit; CTAHR= College of Tropical Agricultureand Human Resources; ARS= Agricultural Research Services