VOTING MEMBERSDAVID Y. IGE

SUZANNE CASE
DEPARTMENT OF LAND & NATURALRESOURCES

GOVERNOR OF HAWAIIJOSH GREEN

DENISE ALBANOHAWAII 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

LEO ASUNCION
OFFICE OF PLANNING, DEPARTMENT OF
BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT &TOURISMDAVID RODRIGUEZDEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONRESOLUTION 19-1SUPPORTING THE USE OF BEST AVAILABLE SCIENCE IN REGULATION OF
HERBICIDES AND RECOGNIZING THE UTILITY OF GLYPHOSATE AS A TOOL FOR
INVASIVE SPECIES CONTROLWHEREAS glyphosate is the active ingredient in herbicide formulations registered in the Stateof Hawaii; andWHEREAS glyphosate is used to control invasive plant species that threaten native plant habitat,alter ecosystem function, decrease agricultural production, and increase risk of wildfire; andWHEREAS the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) of the World HealthOrganization in 2015 identified limited evidence in humans for the carcinogenicity of glyphosate
in humans and classified glyphosate as “probably carcinogenic to humans,” irrespective of dose;
andWHEREAS the US Environmental Protection Agency found in the 2017 Summary Review of
Recent Analysis of Glyphosate Use and Cancer Incidence in the Agricultural Health Study nostatistically significant relationship between exposure to glyphosate when used according to label
and cancer incidence in humans; andWHEREAS the US Environmental Protection Agency and the Hawaii Department of Agriculture
are responsible for regulation of pesticides that are used in Hawaii; andWHEREAS, Chapter 194, Hawaii Revised Statutes, authorizes the Hawaii Invasive Species
Council to advise and coordinate invasive species-related efforts with and between state, federal,international, and private programs, and to coordinate the State’s position with regard to invasivespecies; andRECOGNIZING that there has been considerable public discourse, including policy discussions,over the use of chemical control tools; andRECOGNIZING efforts to mitigate the impacts of invasive species in Hawaii are best served byhaving a broad array of pest management strategies that include appropriate mechanical,chemical, and biological control tools; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED that the Hawaii Invasive Species Council recognizes the utility ofglyphosate, when used according to label requirements, as a tool used to control invasive plants
in Hawaii for the protection of native ecosystems, agricultural production, and wildfire
mitigation; andBE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Hawaii Invasive Species Council supports the use ofbest available science, including reliance on expertise at the Hawaii Department of Agriculture,as the basis for discussions regarding the regulation of herbicides and other chemical tools inHawaii; andBE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to theGovernor of Hawaii, the President of the State Senate, the Speaker of the State House ofRepresentatives, and to the directors or chairpersons of each HISC agency.
Adopted by the Hawaii Invasive Species Council on the following date: January 29, 2019

Suzanne D. Case, Department of Land & Natural
Resources

Denise Albano, Department of Agriculture

Keith Kawaoka, D. Env., Department of HealthDavidRodriguez,
Transportation

Leo Asuncion, Office of Planning, Department
of Business, Economic Development, andTourism

Nicholas Comerford, Ph.D., University ofHawaii

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