PUBLIC MEETING NOTICELINDA LINGLE
Governor

Tuesday, July 18, 2006
9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Hawai’i Department of Health919 Ala Moana Blvd.
Conference Room, 5th Floor
Honolulu, Hawai’i

JAMES R. AIONA
Lieutenant Governor

HAWAI’I INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCILA G E N D A
1. Call to order & introductions.

Hawai’i
Invasive
SpeciesCouncil
Co-Chairs:
PETER T. YOUNGSANDRA LEE KUNIMOTO
MEMBERS:Theodore E. Liu
Chiyome L. Fukino M. D.
Rodney Haraga
David McClain, Ph. D.
PARTICIPANTS:
Micah A. Kane
Major General Robert G.F. LeeMark E. Recktenwald

2. Approval of minutes from January 19, 2006.
3. Presentation of the draft Statewide Plan for Coqui
Frog Management.
4. Update and overview of the Hawaii Department ofAgriculture’s Biosecurity Initiative.
5. Working group updates:
Pests Not Present (Prevention), includingWest Nile virus update
Established Pests
Research and Technology
Public Outreach
6. Approval of the fiscal year 2006-2007
Hawaii Invasive Species Council
budget. (Item A)
7. Additional public comments.*
8. Adjournment.

COUNTIES:
Mayor Alan Arakawa
Mayor Bryan J. Baptiste
Mayor Mufi HannemannMayor Harry Kim
FEDERAL:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. Department of the Interior
U.S. Department of Defense*Public comments will also be solicited at the time of each agenda item.
Persons requiring special assistance or services such as sign language interpreter should call(808) 587-4154 at least three business days before the meeting.
1151 Punchbowl St. #325, Honolulu, HI 96813 Phone: (808) 587-4154 Fax: (808) 587-0160

Hawaii Invasive Species Council
Budget Approval

Item AJuly 18, 2006

Chairpersons and Members
Hawaii Invasive Species Council
State of Hawaii
Council Members:
SUBJECT:

Approval of Budget Request for the Hawaii Invasive Species
Council (HISC)

The invasive species budget initiative calls for the expenditure of $2,000,000 in state
special funds for State Fiscal Year 2007 to provide support for both the operations of theHawaii Invasive Species Council (HISC) and its cooperating partners to develop, andimplement a partnership of Federal, State, County, and private entities for acomprehensive state-wide invasive species prevention, detection and control program.
State dollars will be voluntarily be matched (1:1) by non-state dollars or equivalent inkind services making this an overall effort of at least $4 million. Redistributing thepercentages allocated to each budget area as compared to the budget proposed in theInterim State of Hawaii Strategic Plan for Invasive Species Prevention, Control, Researchand Public Outreach builds on the lessons learned in the first two year of the HISC
budget initiative as well as acknowledging the successful Hawaii Department ofAgriculture Biosecurity initiative.
Although this budget request is under the Department of Land and Natural Resources, it
includes and involves programs and projects through multiple departments, the fourcounties and federal and private partners. The funding will not replace existing state,private, or federal funding, but will support the development of innovative approaches
and build on existing cooperative programs. The goal of this funding is to build
successful new programs which better protect Hawaii from invasive species andencourage the incorporation of these programs into agency operations.
A detailed budget request is attached. The overall goals of the Administration’s budget
request for the Hawaii Invasive Species Council are to:•Coordinate invasive species management and control programs for County, State,Federal and private sector entities by developing a structure for cooperators towork together to share resources and responsibilities to address specific invasivespecies issues;•

Increase inspection and other “prevention” capabilities to prevent high-risk
invasive species and diseases (e.g. brown tree snake, West Nile Virus, etc.) fromentry into the State, or to specific islands where they are not currently found;1
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Item A•

Accelerate the control of priority invasive species already present in the state (e.g.
Miconia, coqui frogs, marine algae, etc.) by developing a more effective statewide early detection and rapid response capability with the Island InvasiveSpecies Committee and other response and control efforts;•

Leverage increased involvement and expertise from private and academic sectors
to assure that Hawaii has access to the most up-to-date, effective and efficientresearch and technology tools to combat invasive species; and•

Implement a coordinated statewide invasive species public outreach program withshared resources and responsibilities among cooperating entities.

The state funding is broken into four integrated components as well as a separate
administrative budget:1) Building up Prevention capabilities $410,000 (20.5% of total funding). Projects
include;a. $350,000 to the Hawaii Department of Health – Develop the capacity of
the Department to prevent the establishment of West Nile Virus byproviding supplies and support for the State Laboratory, Vector Control
branch and Environmental Education to promote awareness and public
participation.
b. $60,000 to the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources –To
sustain a technician to continue the screening of plants grown and usedcommercially in Hawaii via the locally developed Weed Risk Assessment.
2) Establishing Response and Control programs $1,115,000 (55.75% of totalfunding) to conduct invasive species detection, response and control actions on
the ground and in the water. Projects include:a. $315,000 to the Department of Land and Natural Resources – Division ofAquatic Resources supervised Aquatic Invasive Species Response Team.
b. $800,000 to the Invasive Species Committees control efforts to provide
early detection and rapid response to invasive species that threaten theeconomy and environment of Hawaii. The County distribution will be asfollows:
Hawaii…………………...………………...$200,000
Maui……………………………………….$300,000
City and County of Honolulu...……………$150,000
Kauai………………………………………$150,000
3) Enhance Research and Applied Technology funding (0.00% of total funding)due to the budget reduction this year there will be an opportunity take a year off
and allow the grant program to develop priorities and support to request
increased funding next year while minimizing the loss of trained staff who workon education, early detection and rapid response projects. This suspension will betemporary and a priority will be to restore funding for the next year;
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Item A4) Public Outreach Program $230,000 (11.50% of total funding) in cooperation
with the public and private sector for visitors and residents to increase voluntarycompliance of quarantine laws, avoid accidental introductions of invasive species,and establishing an effective pest hotline reporting system that delivers timely
information to managers on the ground. This has been accomplished byestablishing three public outreach specialist positions to carry out these tasks and,in the past, a successful small grant program which included a broad array oforganizations and community groups in addition to projects developed by staff.
Outreach staff and project support…………………$230,0005) HISC Support functions $245,000 (12.25% of total funding) includes twoHISC support positions and a fee. The Central Services fee has not been paid
previously by the HISC funding and the burden has fallen on the Natural Area
Reserves Fund. Starting this year, all special funds transferred out of the Natural
Area Reserve Fund will pay their own fee. The HISC support positions include aGrant and Budget Manager to contract for research and technology application
services and other projects such as community outreach grants. The second HISC
support position will be a HISC Coordinator who will provide opportunities formore effective communication between members and meeting support.
Central Services Fee……………...………………...$140,000
Staff and Support……………………………..…….$105,000
This budget request has been aligned with both the Hawaii Invasive Species Council
Strategic Plan and the HISC working group structures to assure not only compatibility
with existing efforts but also accountability with specific measures of effectiveness. LeadHISC members will administer specific program components and HISC working groups
will assure funding specifications address priority statewide issues and fit into HISC
members’ and cooperating partners’ operational programs.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Hawaii Invasive Species Council support the Administration budget request as
part of the State of Hawaii’s Strategic Plan for Invasive Species Prevention, Control,
Research, and Public Outreach.

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HISC Budget Summary

Item A

2006-2007$1000's

Proposed

Prevention

20.50%

$410
$350
$60

55.75%$1,115
$200
$300
$150
$150$315

Research and Technology

0.00%$0Outreach

11.50%$230$230

12.25%
fixed 7%

$245
$140
$105

100%

$2,000

HDOH - West Nile Virus
DLNR - Weed Risk Assessment
Response and Control
BIISC
MISC
OISC
KISC
AIS

Staff and Support
HISC Support
Central Services Fee
Staff and Support
Total

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Item A

Prevention
Hawaii Department of Health - West Nile Virus Program
State Laboratory Division
RT-PCR suppliesMosquito pools (Oahu)
Dead bird tissues (all Islands)
ELISA supplies ~6240 tests (max 120/wk)
Live birds (all islands) sera
PPE and Lab Safety
Consumables, lab supplies
Preventative maintenanceFedEx
misc, shipping taxes
Personnel
Subtotal HISC requests from SLD$59,000$17,200$10,704$13,100$2,000$500$1,496$78,000$182,000

Vector Control BranchOahu
ArcView classes
GPS controls for truck mted sprayers
Gravid trap replacement parts
VCMS update subscription
Computer hardware and software for Outer Islands
Lab Supplies (entomology and microbiologyLarvicides for Oahu
Oahu subtotal
MauiSupplies, larvicides, trap parts, RAMP kits
Kauai
Supplies, larvicides, trap parts, RAMP kits
Hawaii
Supplies, larvicides, trap parts, RAMP kits
Sub total HISC requests from Vector Branch$5,000$10,000$4,000$6,000$25,000$2,000$10,000$62,000$8,500$9,100$26,500$106,100

Public Outreach / Live Bird Surveillance / Personnel
TV, Radio PSA, website public outreach
Pick up of dead birds from public (contract with private courrier)Live Bird Surveillance
bleeding and spinning supplies for outer islands
boxes for shipping specimens to SLD
Training CD for packaging and shipping of diagnostic materials
Shipping and courrier costs of specimens to SLD
Sub total HISC request from Public outreach and Live bird surveillance$11,000$2,500$260$5,200$61,900

Total HISC Requests$350,000$20,000$22,9405Item A

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Item A

Prevention
Department of Land and Natural Resources with UH Botany - Lyon Arboretum
Weed Risk Assessment Technician
WRA Technician
Salary$43,000
Benefits$9,800UH Overhead$6,600
Supplies and training$600Total$60,000

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Item A

Response and Control
Aquatic Invasive Species Team – AIS, Big Island Invasive Species Committee – BIISC, Maui Invasive Species Committee – MISC,Oahu Invasive Species Committee – OISC, Kauai Invasive Species Committee - KISC
Total by Project

BIISC

MISC

OISC

KISC

AIS

Salary$142,300$206,389$98,302$73,887$214,000

Fringe$35,575$51,597$24,576$18,472$53,500

Travel and Helicopter$1,000$11,500$5,061$12,639$20,200$0$0$11,061$0$0

Supplies$5,125$9,514$0$30,161$9,350Training$0$0$2,000$2,850$8,500Utilities$0$3,000$0$0$0

Contractual$4,000$0$0$2,991$0Construction

$0

$0

$0

$0

$0

Total Direct Charges$188,000$282,000$141,000$141,000$305,550

Indirect Charges (UH Overhead)$12,000$18,000$9,000$9,000$9,450Total$200,000$300,000$150,000$150,000$315,000

Equipment

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Budget Approval

Item AOutreach
Hawaii Department of Health, Chair
Salary$144,300
Fringe$36,075
Travel$2,500Equipment$0
Supplies$28,200
Training$0
Utilities$0
Contractual$5,125Construction$0
Total Direct Charges$216,200
Indirect Charges (UH Overhead) $13,800
Total$230,000
HISC Administration Support
SalaryFringe
TravelEquipment
Supplies
Training
Utilities
Contractual
Construction
Total Direct Charges
Indirect Charges (UH Overhead)
Total$77,000$19,250$1,250$0$1,200$0$0$0$0$98,700$6,300$105,000

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