VOTING MEMBERSDAVID IGESUZANNE CASE
DEPARTMENT OF LAND & NATURALRESOURCESGOVERNOR OF HAWAIIJOSH GREEN

PHYLLIS SHIMABUKURO-GEISERDEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

LIEUTENANT GOVERNORKATHLEEN HO, D.Env
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHANIA WIECZOREK, Ph.D.
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIIHAWAIʻI INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL
1151 PUNCHBOWL ST, #325
HONOLULU, HAWAII 96813

MARY ALICE EVANSDEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT & TOURISMDAVID RODRIGUEZ
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONDRAFT MEETING NOTESforHawaiʻi Invasive Species Council Meeting
August 17, 2022; 1:00 PMHawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Board Room (Rm 132)
1151 Punchbowl St, Honolulu, HI, 96813
Per Hawaii Sunshine Law guidelines, this meeting was hybrid with attendees participating
virtually through a Zoom link provided by HISC Support Staff or through the HISC YouTube
channel or in-person at the DLNR Board Room in the Kalamimoku Building in Honolulu, HI.
Council members, legislative representatives, and HISC Resources Working Group members
were provided with a Zoom link. Members of the public were able to view the meeting throughthe HISC YouTube Channel. A recording of the meeting can be found here:
https://youtu.be/AznHvYVS6K0
1. Call to order at 1:05 pm by Chair Suzanne Case
2. Introductions•Council Voting Members Present in-person: Suzanne Case (Department of Land andNatural Resources-DLNR), Mary Alice Evans (Department of Business Economic
Development & Tourism-DBEDT ); Council Voting Members Present Through Zoom:
Phyllis Shimabukuro-Geiser (Hawaii Department of Agriculture-HDOA), DavidRodriguez (Department of Transportation-DOT), Kathleen Ho (Hawaii Department ofHealth-HDOA); University of Hawaii (UH) representative not present.

•Legislative non-voting Members Present: Representative. Nicole Lowen, Representative
Tina Wildberger.

•HISC Support Staff: Chuck Chimera, Leyla Kaufman, Chelsea Arnott (DLNR-Divisionof Forestry and Wildlife),•Members of the HISC Resources Working Group attending in-person: Rob Hauff(DLNR); Members of the HISC Resources Working Group attending through Zoom link:
Justine Nihipali (DBEDT), Janis Matsunaga (HDOA), Christy Martin (CGAPS),Gracelda Simmons (HDOH), Mike Melzer (UH)•YouTube: 9 viewers including: JC Watson, Franny Brewer (BIISC), Lori Buchanan(MoMISC), Chuck Chimera (HISC)

3. Approval of minutes from August 30th, 2021 meeting. Correction made by Chair Case tochange the year on the agenda from 2022 to 2021.
•Discussion: None. No public comments.

•

Motion to approve: Kathleen Ho (HDOH)•2nd: Phyllis Shimabukuro-Geiser (HDOA)•

Vote to Approve August 30, 2021 HISC Draft Notes Passes with all memberspresent voting to approve: Suzanne Case (DLNR), Phyllis Shimabukuro-Geiser(HDOA)Kathleen Ho (HDOH), David Rodriguez (HDOT), Mary Alice Evans(DBEDT)

4. Submittal: Requesting approval of a recommended budget for Fiscal Year 2022
Ø Discussion§Justine Nihipali presented on the background of the HISC budget process, membersof the HISC Resources Working Group (RWG), proposal scoring process, budget
allocations, drafting a recommended budget. Justine highlighted that this time
applicants had limited amount of time to provide comments at the RWG meeting.

§Chelsea presented on the HISC funding priorities. These priorities are based on the 5year HISC/CGAPS strategic plan. These projects fill gaps between agency mandates
and existing programs and advance the collective knowledge. A total of 37 proposals
were received for consideration for FY 2023 (for a total of ~$8.2 million). The HISC
received $5.75 million in recurring general funds and this year the HISC received anadditional $1.5 million with stipulation that $0.5 million will support the Hawaii Ant
Lab (HAL). The total amount that the HISC received for FY23 is subject to a 20% cut(due to the 20% cut in LNR402). This cut equals to ~$1.5 million.
¨ Changes in the process this year:
Ø HISC staff assigned the relevant sectors to assign points (this change
helped with consistency in scoring).
Ø Proposals that scored low were not considered for discussion and fundingat the Resources Working Group (after approval from working groupmembers).
¨ Break for comments or Questions. None§

Chelsea Arnott presented the Recommended Budget•

Proposals not recommended for funding. A total of 8 proposals were notrecommended for funding.

•Recommended Project Awards (project awards are typically under $300,000). Atotal of 17 project proposals were recommended for funding.
¨ Question about the biocontrol Rubus proposal: what species are the targets forthis project? Rubus ellipticus and Rubus niveus¨ What is the difference between the proposal “How do harbors jumpstart algal
invasions” and Biofouling? Chelsea Arnott indicated that this proposal will
aid legislation that will address biofouling.

•Recommended Programmatic Awards (programmatic awards support the different
Invasive Species Committees - ISCs). A total of 11 programmatic proposals werereceived. During the RGW all programmatic proposals were lumped by ISC (thedifferent ISCs typically send multiple proposals each addressing either outreach,control or early detection and rapid response) to facilitate the discussion. Eachmanager was given the opportunity to provide a quick background regarding theirfunding needs.

Ø Recommendation is to:§That the HISC approve the FY22 budget for HISC support and an interagency project
portfolio provided in attachment 1§

That, should the Department of Budget and Finance make any changes to therestriction on expenditures, the HISC delegate authority to the HISC Support Staff toidentify best way to apply additional restrictions to project funds, or to identify bestuses of any released funds, and§That, if there are any changes in the scope or implementation of projects over thecourse of the year, the Council delegate authority to the HISC Support staff to makeadjustments to project funds or reassign project funds from any project that does notproceed in a timely manner.
•Discussion:¨ Phyllis Shimabukuro-Geiser: Two-line spittle bug is an important pest, shewas pleased that the RWG members were able to recommend funding for thatproject. She also acknowledged the work DLNR and HISC have been doing tohelp HDOA control the coqui population in Waimanalo. The coordination
between the agencies has been crucial.
¨ Suzanne Case: how simple is it to send proposals? Maybe there is a need to
streamline the process so programs can spend more time doing the work andless writing proposals. Chelsea responded that the invasive species
committees fill a gap that has been going on for decades and they are still soft
funded. The process is very simple compared to other funding opportunities,
but it takes time from the work they are doing. The HISC might look into
funding projects on a biennium. What they get in the first year they get thesecond. Suzanne supported the idea.

5. Public Comments: No public testimony was summittedØ Vote to Approve FY23 HISC Budget:Ø Motion to approve: Phyllis Shimabukuro-Geiser (HDOA)
Ø 2nd: Mary Alice-Evans (DBEDT)Ø Vote to Approve FY23 Recommended HISC Budget Passes with all members present
voting to approve: Suzanne Case (DLNR), Phyllis Shimabukuro-Geiser(HDOA)Kathleen Ho (HDOH), David Rodriguez (HDOT), Mary Alice Evans (DBEDT)
6. Adjournment: at 2:14p by Chair Suzanne Case
The Council may go into Executive Session pursuant to Section 92-5(a) (4), Hawaii Revised
Statutes, in order to consult with its attorney on questions and issues pertaining to the Council’spowers, duties, privileges, immunities and liabilities.
For information, contact:
HISC Support staff: 1151 Punchbowl St, #325, Honolulu, HI 96813; Fax: 587-0160
Chelsea Arnott, Coordinator: Chelsea.L.Arnott [at] hawaii.gov
Leyla Kaufman, Project Coordinator: leyla [at] hawaii.edu
Elizabeth Speith, 643pest.org Report Facilitator: speith [at] hawaii.edu