HAWAI‘I	  INVASIVE	  SPECIES	  COUNCIL	  	  RESOLUTION	  LINDA LINGLEGovernorJAMES R. AIONALieutenant Governor	  Resolution	  06-­‐2	  January	  19,	  2006	  Hawai’iInvasiveSpeciesCouncilCo-Chairs:PETER T. YOUNGSANDRA LEE KUNIMOTOMEMBERS:Theodore E. LiuChiyome L. Fukino M. D.
Rodney HaragaDavid McClain, Ph. D.
PARTICIPANTS:Micah A. KaneMajor General Robert G.F. LeeMark E. RecktenwaldCOUNTIES:Mayor Alan ArakawaMayor Bryan J. BaptisteMayor Mufi HannemannMayor Harry KimFEDERAL:U.S. Department of AgricultureU.S. Department of the InteriorU.S. Department of Defense	  CALL	  FOR	  DEPARTMENTS	  TO	  USE	  ALL	  EXISTING	  AUTHORITIES	  TO	  STOP	  THE	  SPREAD	  OF	  COQUI	  (ELEUTHERODACTYLUS	  COQUI)	  INTRAISLAND,	  INTERISLAND,	  AND	  TO	  OTHER	  LOCATIONS	  OUTSIDE	  THE	  STATE	  OF	  HAWAI‘I,	  AND	  DEVELOP	  AUTHORITIES	  AND	  PROTOCOLS	  TO	  FILL	  CURRENT	  GAPS	  	  Presently,	  conservative	  estimates	  are	  that	  the	  large	  population	  of	  coqui	  on	  the	  Big	  Island	  near	  Hilo	  is	  approximately	  5000	  acres.	  As	  current	  tools	  do	  not	  allow	  for	  the	  eradication	  of	  such	
  a	  large	  population,	  developing	
  a	  strategy	  for	  containment	  that	  includes	  cooperative	  action	  is	  required	  to	  prevent	  the	  spread	  of	  coqui	  from	  infested	  areas	  to	  uninfested	  areas.	  	  One	  critical	  element	  is	  that	  all	  partner	  agencies	  need	  to	  improve	  communication	  and	  clarify	  authorities	  to	  meet	  the	  goal	  of	  no	  coqui	  on	  Kaua‘i	  or	  O‘ahu,	  containment	  on	  Maui	  with	  eradication	  at	  all	  nursery	  and	  isolated	  population	  sites,	  and	  suppression	  on	  the	  Big	  Island	  with	  long	  term,	  enforceable	  treatment	  regulations	  that	  will	  ensure	  that	  frogs	  are	  not	  moved	  interisland.	  The	  Invasive	  Species	  Committees	  (ISCs)	  have	  made	  excellent	  progress	  towards	  eradication	  on	  Kaua‘i	  and	  O‘ahu	  with	  containment	  on	  Maui	  and	  support	  for	  Big	  Island	  community	  efforts.	  Since	  the	  ISCs	  are	  partnerships	  that	  allow	  the	  participating	  agencies	  to	  effectively	  execute	  their	  authorities	  it	  is	  critical	  that	  the	  agencies	  consistently	  exercise	  their	  existing	  authorities	  to	  allow	  for	  the	  successful	  completion	  of	  control	  efforts.	  	  The	  following	  is	  a	  summary	  of	  applicable	  DLNR	  and	  HDOA	  laws	  and	  regulations.	
  A	  1998	  MOU	  also	  states	  that	  DLNR	  will	  address	  alien	  species	  on	  state	  lands	  and	  HDOA	  will	  address	  alien	  species	  on	  private	  lands	  and	  that	  they	  will	  cooperate	  and	  extend	  their	  authority	  to	  the	  other	  agency	  when	  cooperation	  is	  not	  possible.	  	  Department	  of	  Land	  and	  Natural	  Resources:	  Hawai‘i	  Administrative	  Rules	  (HAR)	  13-­‐124-­‐3(d)	  provides:	  • With	  respect	  to	  injurious	  wildlife,	  except	  as	  provided	  in	  subsection	  (e),	  no	  person	  shall,	  or	  attempt	  to:	  1. Release	  injurious	  wildlife	  into	  the	  wild	  2. Transport	  them	  to	  islands	  or	  location	  within	  the	  State	  where	  they	  are	  not	  already	  established	  and	  living	  in	  a	  wild	  state;	  3. Export	  any	  such	  species,	  or	  the	  dead	  body	  or	  parts	  thereof,	  from	  the	  State.	  
Exhibit	
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  –	  Injurious	  Wildlife,	  Chapter	  13-­‐124,	  includes	  “Frogs	  –	  All	  species	  in	  the	  Order	  Anura”.	  The	  Order	  Anura	  includes	  all	  frogs	  and	  toads.	  	  This	  established	  that	  DLNR	  has	  authority	  to	  control	  coqui	  frogs	  on	  State	  lands	  and	  impose	  penalties	  when	  intentional	  transportation	  of	  injurious	  wildlife	  is	  documented.	  	
  LINDA LINGLEGovernorJAMES R. AIONALieutenant GovernorHawai’iInvasiveSpeciesCouncilCo-Chairs:PETER T. YOUNGSANDRA LEE KUNIMOTOMEMBERS:Theodore E. LiuChiyome L. Fukino M. D.
Rodney HaragaDavid McClain, Ph. D.
PARTICIPANTS:Micah A. KaneMajor General Robert G.F. LeeMark E. RecktenwaldCOUNTIES:Mayor Alan ArakawaMayor Bryan J. BaptisteMayor Mufi HannemannMayor Harry KimFEDERAL:U.S. Department of AgricultureU.S. Department of the InteriorU.S. Department of DefenseHawai‘i	  Department	  of	  Agriculture:	  The	  coqui	  has	  been	  designated	  as	  a	  pest	  under	  HRS	  150A-­‐2:	  “Pest”	  means	  any	  animal,	  insect,	  disease	  agent	  or	  other	  organism	  in	  any	  stage	  of	  development	  that	  is	  detrimental	  or	  potentially	  harmful	  to	  agriculture,	  or	  horticulture,	  or	  animal	  or	  public	  health,	  or	  natural	  resources	  including	  native	  biota	  or	  has	  an	  adverse	  effect	  on	  the	  environment	  as	  determined	  by	  the	  board.	  This	  designation	  allows	  HDOA	  to	  take	  action	  on	  infested	  intrastate	  (interisland)	  plant	  shipments.	  	  Gaps	  in	  authorities:	  Currently,	  there	  are	  no	  rules	  associated	  with	  the	  authority	  in	  Act	  85	  2003	  for	  access	  to	  private	  lands	  for	  the	  purpose	  of	  controlling	  invasive	  species.	  Developing	  rules	  for	  access	  specifically	  for	  coqui	  should	  be	  made	
  a	  high	  priority.	  	  Because	  the	  primary	  mode	  of	  transportation	  of	  coqui	  is	  infested	  plant	  materials	  and	  current	  regulations	  focus	  on	  intentional	  movement	  of	  the	  coqui	  themselves	  or	  require	  the	  visual	  detection	  of	  a	  coqui	  in	  materials	  prior	  to	  treatment,	  they	  are	  not	  able	  to	  adequately	  regulate	  this	  pathway.	  Requiring	
  a	  treatment	  prior	  to	  the	  movement	  of	  materials	  that	  may	  harbor	  coqui	  would	  reduce	  the	  risk	  of	  transporting	  coqui	  as	  well	  as	  identifying	  the	  need	  to	  address	  materials	  that	  are	  likely	  to	  be	  infested.	  	  Recommendation:	  That	  the	  Council	  support	  the	  adoption	  of	  the	  following	  policy:	  “All	  existing	  authorities	  to	  stop	  the	  spread	  of	  coqui	  (Eleutherodactylus	  coqui)	  intraisland,	  interisland	  and	  to	  other	  locations	  outside	  the	  State	  of	  Hawai‘i	  will	  be	  exercised.	  Where	  gaps	  exist,	  all	  agencies	  will	  work	  cooperatively	  to	  develop	  authorities	  and	  protocols	  to	  stop	  the	  spread	  of	  coqui.”	  	  Action:	  Approved.