HISC MeetingAgenda

HISC Meeting Agenda – August 17, 2022
• Call to Order• Introductions of voting Council members &legislative representatives• Approval of minutes from August 30, 2021
• Submittal: Requesting approval of therecommended HISC budget for Fiscal Year2023
• Public Comments• Adjournment

Reminders• This meeting is to approve the recommended FY23 HISC budget• Council members, legislative representatives, and Resources Working Groupmembers that are participating virtually will be attending through Zoom. A link wassent to those individuals prior to the meeting.
• Members of the public that requested oral testimony should have received
the Zoom link but will remain muted until the public comments section• The meeting is livestreaming on the HISC YouTube channel

Hawaiʻi Invasive Species Council Meeting
Submittal to Approve the Recommended FY23 HISC Budget
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Presented by Resources Working Group Chair, Justine Nihipali (DBEDT) &HISC Coordinator, Chelsea Arnott (DLNR)
In-person Attendees at the DLNR Board Room located in the Kalanimoku Building Honolulu, HI
Virtual Attendees live via Zoom link and public attendance through HISC YouTube

Background• The Hawaiʻi Invasive Species Council was established by State
Statute (HRS 194) in 2003 with the purpose of• Filling gaps between agency mandates or existing agency programs, and/or• Advance our collective knowledge through research and development of
new tools and technology.

• The HISC receives funding from the State Legislature each year that
supports interagency invasive species projects and programs.
• Funds are disbursed via an intergovernmental granting process wherestate, county, and federal agencies may submit requests for funding thatare evaluated by the HISC Resources Working Group who develops therecommended budget to be approved by the Council.

Members of the HISC Resources Working Group
Members were designated by the Council and represent each of
the Council departments as well as HISC Support Staff• Justine Nihipali, Chair (DBEDT)• Tomo Murata (HDOT)• Darcy Oishi (HDOA)• Janis Matsunaga (HDOA)• Mike Melzer (UH)• Christy Martin (UH)• Grace Simmons (HDOH)• Robert Hauff (DLNR-DOFAW)• Kim Fuller (DLNR-DAR)• Lizzy Monaghan (DLNR-DAR)• Leyla Kaufman (HISC Support)• Chelsea Arnott (HISC Support)

FY23 HISC Funding Timeline• APPLICATIONS• Call for Proposals – May 2nd• Informational Webinar – May 4th• Deadline for applications – 5:00 pm (HST), June 3rd• EVALUATIONS• Evaluations begin – June 13th
• Deadline for evaluations – July 15th

• RESOURCES WORKING GROUP – July 28th
• COUNCIL MEETING – August 17th 1 PM

Drafting a Recommended Budget• Members of the Resources Working Group evaluate applications• Final application scores are entered into RWG spreadsheet• Applications are ranked lowest to highest scoring• Formula in spreadsheet generates a recommended award amount basedon score, requested amount, and total available funding to create abalanced budget• RWG meeting to produce final recommendation based on discussion• Structured primarily as a discussion among members• Applicants are invited to attend for transparency about the process and discussion• Council reviews budget for approvalScoring Applications• Members of RWG scored applications based on the proposed
project’s ability to address the 5 funding priorities outlined in theHISC/CGAPS 2025 Joint Strategy (45 points possible)• Additional points determined by HISC Support Staff on relevance tosectors – Agriculture, Natural Resources, Transportation, HumanHealth, Economy, Research (6 points possible)• Leveraged funding score based on what was provided in
the application (6 points possible)• Total points possible – 57

Background on Funding Priorities• The Hawaiʻi Invasive Species Council(HISC) provides interagency
coordination and direction on invasive
species issues in Hawaiʻi. Each year,
the State Legislature providesfunding through the HISC to support
projects and programs that:• fill gaps between agency mandates andexisting programs, and/or• advance our collective knowledge andtools through research and innovation.

FY23 Funding Priorities
Prevention & Early Detection/Rapid Response for New Terrestrial &Aquatic Invasions
Management of the Inter/Intra-Island Movement ofInvasive Species (both aquatic & terrestrial)
Implementation Large-Scale Control of Widespread, High-Impact
Invasive Species (does not include classical biocontrol)
Increase Pacific Regional Biocontrol Research & Capacity (classicalbiocontrol only)
Maintain an Engaged & Supportive Community

Changes to this year’s scoring• No additional points for the inclusion of a management plan or strategy. There is still
the ability to upload any relevant documents that may be useful during theevaluation process though they are not required.
• HISC Support Staff determined each proposal's relevancy to sectors (natural resources,agriculture, economy, transportation, human health, research & technology) andassigned points accordingly for consistency and to assist with assigning proposals toevaluators. Six points total are possible.
• Proposals that scored low based on the quantitative evaluations will not berecommended FY23 HISC funding and not be part of the Resources Working Groupdiscussion. This is a reminder that award amounts are based primarily on submitted
proposals and not the discussion at the Resources Working Group meeting. The
Resources Working Group meeting is a forum for evaluators to ask applicants forclarification on their application and come to a consensus on a recommended budget.

Proposal #1
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Proposal Title
ProgramDevelopment of mongoose control technology: refining theDOFAW $Goodnature A18 mongoose trap
DOFAW/DO $Outcross and maintain incompatible Aedes aegypti andAedes albopictus mosquitoes
H VC
Detection and Management Strategies for the Control ofUH CTAHR $Prosapia bicincta (Twolined Spittlebug) in Hawaii
Invasion ecology of Arcte coerula (Lepidoptera,Noctuidae), a New Pest of Māmaki and other nettles in
UH CTAHR $Hawaiʻi.
Evaluating the use of steam as a non-chemical means tocontrol common and invasive weeds in urban areas inUH CTAHR $HawaiiAcoustic early detection of coqui using low-cost audio
UH CTAHR $devices
Tibouchina Control and T. Ovatus Disbursal in the Ko’olau
KMWP$Albizia Community Control Teams and Regional
KMWP$Eradication Efforts in the Ko’olau
East Oahu Feral Goat Control and Surveys
KMWP$Modeling first records to guide invasive species
UH Life$biosurveillance in Hawai‘iSciences
Surveillance and Monitoring for Rapid Response at an
USDA$Area with Frequent Snake Reports and Recoveries
Wildlife
CGAPS--Filling the Gaps
CGAPS $Develop and disseminate an invasive pest extension
UH CTAHR $program to the Hawaii Agricultural community
Expansion of management and techniques for species ofUH Lifehighly invasive genus Avrainvillea
Sciences $Priority Weed Control & Eradication Across Oahu
OISC
$Detection and Control of Invasive Species on Hawaii
BIISC$IslandUH Life
How do harbors jumpstart algal invasions?
$Sciences
Public Outreach and Education on Kauai
KISC$Biocontrol of invasive Rubus
USFS$Invasive Species Outreach & Education on Oahu
OISC
$Engaging the Public to Protect Maui Nui from Invasive
MISC/MoMIS $Species - MISC & MoMISCCKauai Rapid Ohia Death Detection & Response
KISC$Requested
50,000.00
75,607.33
459,408.00
71,812.00
33,530.82
43,212.00
91,676.00
245,046.00
24,975.00
45,342.00
51,000.00
58,000.00
14,740.00
100,212.00
978,336.55
625,363.00
85,579.00
145,201.00
118,100.00
265,046.75
249,810.00
89,434.00

Kauai Invasive Species Committee Early Detection, Rapid
Response, and Control
Early Detection and Rapid Response for Oahu Invasive
26
Species
25KISC$808,713.00

OISC$508,916.10

Hawaiʻi’s forests in your pocket: using 3D models and27 augmented reality to create a “Pokemon Go” experience forDOFAW $Hawaiian plants and animals impacted by invasive species
Educational film production related to invasive mosquitoes,
28
DOFAW $
Hawaiian birds, and incompatible insect technique
Survey of potential biological control agents of hala scale in29
UH CTAHR $its native range
30 Hawaii Ballast Water and Biofouling
DAR$
31 Birds, Not Mosquitoes Outreach KitsKFBRP $
Community Engagement and Invasive Species Education on32
BIISC $
Hawai'i Island
Island Wide Survey and Development of a Rapid Assessment
UH Life
33$
Protocol of Invasive Macroalgae on OʻahuSciences
34 Outreach and Extension for Rapid Ohia DeathUH CTAHR $35 Natural enemies for biocontrol of albizia
USFS$Mitigating invasive species impacts to the environment,
36
BIISC$economy, and human health on Hawai’i Island
Detection and Control of Invasive Species in Maui County 37MISC$MISC & MoMISC
Biocontrol of melastomes and other high priority invasive
38
USFS $plants
Total

55,000.00
40,000.00
34,264.00
85,241.00
14,000.00
363,426.00
26,910.00
42,474.00
237,000.00
422,015.00
1,505,434.00
182,000.00$8,246,825

FY23 HISC Funding

FY22 HISC Funding

Total Requested (n=37)$8,246,824.55

Total Requests$9,127,749

Appropriation ($5.75m, $1.5M)$6,750,000.00

Appropriation$5,750,000

20% Cut to LNR402$1,498,882.75

After Restriction & DOFAW Overhead$4,711,855

After Restriction (7%) & DOFAW
Overhead (7%)$4,461,468

HISC Support, HBIN, WRA, HAL$630,597.72

Total Available$3,830,870.37

HISC Support, IS Coordinator, HBIN, WRA$579,756

Total Available$4,132,099

Total Request vs Total Available
FY16-FY23$12,000,000$10,000,000$8,000,000$6,000,000$4,000,000$2,000,000

$0
FY16

FY17

FY18

FY19

TOTAL REQUESTEDFY20TOTAL AWARDED

FY21

FY22

FY23

Questions from Council or Legislative members
before presenting the recommended FY23
HISC Budget?

Not Recommended Funding for FY23
Overall
Rank

Application Title

Total Requested

RWG Recommended
Award Amount$

24,975.00$0.00

UH CTAHR $33,530.82$0.00

Program36

East Oahu Feral Goat Control and Surveys

35

Evaluating the use of steam as a non-chemical means to control
common and invasive weeds in urban areas in Hawaii

34Birds, Not Mosquitoes Outreach Kits

KFBRP

$

14,000.00

$0.00

33

Hawaiʻi’s forests in your pocket: using 3D models and augmented
reality to create a “Pokemon Go” experience for Hawaiian plants andanimals impacted by invasive species

DOFAW

$

55,000.00$0.00

UH CTAHR $34,264.00$0.00

UH CTAHR $14,740.00

$0.00

$

45,342.00$0.00

USDA Wildlife $51,000.00$0.00

323127
9

Survey of potential biological control agents of hala scale in its nativerange
Develop and disseminate an invasive pest extension program to theHawaii Agricultural community
Modeling first records to guide invasive species biosurveillance inHawai‘i
Surveillance and Monitoring for Rapid Response at an Area withFrequent Snake Reports and Recoveries

KMWP

UH LifeSciences

Recommended Project Awards
OverallRank

Application Title

30

Invasion ecology of Arcte coerula (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae), a New
Pest of Māmaki and other nettles in Hawaiʻi.

29

Development of mongoose control technology: refining theGoodnature A18 mongoose trapDOFAW28

Natural enemies for biocontrol of albizia

USFS

26

Acoustic early detection of coqui using low-cost audio devices

25

Biocontrol of invasive Rubus

USFS

24

Biocontrol of melastomes and other high priority invasive plants

23

How do harbors jumpstart algal invasions?

22

Detection and Management Strategies for the Control of Prosapia
bicincta (Twolined Spittlebug) in Hawaii

Program

Total Requested

UH CTAHR $RWG Recommended
Award Amount

71,812.00$

16,726.93$

50,000.00$

25,000.00$

237,000.00$

102,910.00

UH CTAHR $43,212.00$

12,502.64$

118,100.00$

37,657.28

USFS$

182,000.00$61,032.63

UH LifeSciences$

85,579.00$

30,244.64

UH CTAHR $459,408.00$

167,700.24

Recommended Project Awards
OverallRank

Application Title

ProgramRWG Recommended
Award Amount

Total Requested

21

Tibouchina Control and T. Ovatus Disbursal in the Ko’olau

KMWP

$

91,676.00$

33,475.72

20

Island Wide Survey and Development of a Rapid Assessment Protocolof Invasive Macroalgae on Oʻahu

UH Life
Sciences$

26,910.00$

10,015.89

19

Outreach and Extension for Rapid Ohia DeathUH CTAHR $42,474.00$23,075.00

DOH VC$

75,607.33$

48,755.00

KMWP$

245,046.00$

62,250.00

UH LifeSciences$

100,212.00$

44,158.56

171614

Outcross and maintain incompatible Aedes aegypti and Aedes
albopictus mosquitoes
Albizia Community Control Teams and Regional Eradication Efforts
in the Ko’olau
Expansion of management and techniques for species of highlyinvasive genus Avrainvillea

13

Educational film production related to invasive mosquitoes, Hawaiian
birds, and incompatible insect technique

DOFAW

$

40,000.00$

18,481.19

51Hawaii Ballast Water and Biofouling
CGAPS--Filling the Gaps

DARCGAPS$$

85,241.00
58,000.00$$

78,000.00
49,705.45

Recommended Programmatic Awards
OverallRank
18

Application Title

3Kauai Rapid Ohia Death Detection & Response
Kauai Invasive Species Committee Early Detection, Rapid
Response, and Control
Public Outreach and Education on Kauai

15

Early Detection and Rapid Response for Oahu Invasive Species

116

Priority Weed Control & Eradication Across Oahu
Invasive Species Outreach & Education on Oahu

12

Mitigating invasive species impacts to the environment, economy,
and human health on Hawai’i Island

4Detection and Control of Invasive Species on Hawaii Island

72108

Community Engagement and Invasive Species Education onHawai'i Island
Engaging the Public to Protect Maui Nui from Invasive Species MISC & MoMISC
Detection and Control of Invasive Species in Maui County - MISC& MoMISC

Program

KISC

OISC

BIISC

MISC
MoMISC

Total Requested$89,434.00$

808,713.00$

145,201.00$

508,916.10$$

978,336.55
265,046.75$

422,015.00$

625,363.00$

363,426.00$

249,810.00$ 1,505,434.00

RWG Recommended
Award Amount$

659,677.05$

715,000.00$

809,502.00$

825,000.00

Total Recommended Awards
Total Requested

Total Awarded

Programmatic Asks

$ 5,961,695.40$

3,009,179.05

Project Asks

$ 2,285,129.15$

821,691.18

Grand Total$ 8,246,824.55$

3,830,870.23

Legal Authority• HRS 194-2 (a): Establishes the HISC for the purpose of cabinet-level
coordination and planning among state departments, federal
agencies, and international and local initiatives• HRS 194-2 (a)(4): Directs the HISC to create and implement a plan forprevention, early detection, rapid response, control, enforcement, andeducation

Recommendations
1. That the HISC approve the FY23 budget for HISC support andan interagency project portfolio provided in Attachment 1, and
2. That, should the Department of Budget and Finance make any changes tothe restriction on expenditures, the HISC delegate authority to the HISC
Support Staff to identify best way to apply additional restrictions toproject funds, or to identify best uses of any released funds, and3. That, if there are any changes in the scope or implementation of projects
over the course of the year, the Council delegate authority to the HISC
Support staff to make adjustments to project funds or reassign projectfunds from any project that does not proceed in a timely manner.

HISC MeetingAgenda• HISC Meeting Agenda – August 17, 2022
• Call to Order• Introductions• Approval of minutes from August 30, 2021
• Submittal: Requesting approval of therecommended HISC budget for Fiscal
Year 2023• Public Comments• Adjournment