Hawaii Invasive Species Council - 08/18/05Budget Approval Action ItemAugust 18, 2005Chairpersons and MembersHawaii Invasive Species CouncilState of HawaiiCouncil Members:SUBJECT:Approval of Budget Request for the Hawaii Invasive SpeciesCouncil (HISC)The Administration’s invasive species budget initiative calls for the expenditure of$4,000,000 in state funds for State Fiscal Year 2005 to provide support for both theoperations of the Hawaii Invasive Species Council (HISC) and its cooperating partners todevelop, and implement a partnership of Federal, State, County, and private entities for acomprehensive state-wide invasive species prevention, detection and control program.
State dollars will be matched (1:1) by non-state dollars or equivalent in-kind servicesmaking this an overall effort of at least $8 million. Redistributing the percentagesallocated to each budget area as compared to the budget proposed in the Interim State ofHawaii Strategic Plan for Invasive Species Prevention, Control, Research and PublicOutreach builds on the lessons learned in the first year of the HISC budget initiative.
Although this budget request is under the Department of Land and Natural Resources, itincludes and involves programs and projects through nine different departments, the fourcounties and federal and private partners. The funding will not replace any of the existingstate, private, or federal funding, but will complement and expand on existing programs.
A preliminary detailed budget request is attached.
The overall goals of theAdministration’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-riskinvasive 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;•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;1Hawaii Invasive Species Council - 08/18/05Budget Approval Action Item•Leverage increased involvement and expertise from private and academic sectorsto 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:1) Building up Prevention capabilities (38% of total funding). Projects include;a. $755,000 to the Hawaii Department of Agriculture – Continuation of theport risk assessments, expansion of the Invicta Database and othertracking tools, and the hiring of assistants to increase the efficiency of theinspection process during the port risk assessments.
b. $455,135 to the Hawaii Department of Health – Develop the capacity ofthe Department to prevent the establishment of West Nile Virus byproviding supplies for the Vector Control branch and improving thecapacity of the State Laboratory.
c. $186,000 to the U.S. Department of Agriculture – Wildlife Services toexpand on the feasibility study for certifying all outbound civilian cargodeparting Guam and arriving in Hawaii as having been inspected forBrown Treesnakes.
d. $120,400 to the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources – Tocontract for a coordinator to reduce the risk invasive ant species such asthe Red Imported Fire Ant establishing in Hawaii and to prevent theinterisland spread of the Little Fire Ant, and to establish a contract tocontinue the screening of plants grown and used commercially in Hawaiivia the locally developed Weed Risk Assessment.
2) Establishing Response and Control programs (39% of total funding) to conductinvasive species detection, response and control actions on the ground and in thewater. Projects include:a. $300,000 to the Department of Land and Natural Resources – Division ofAquatic Resources supervised Aquatic Invasive Species Response Team.
b. $1,260,000 to the Invasive Species Committees control efforts to provideearly detection and rapid response to invasive species that threaten theeconomy and environment of Hawaii. The County distribution will be asfollows:Hawaii…………………...………………...$403,200Maui……………………………………….$302,400City and County of Honolulu...……………$277,200Kauai………………………………………$277,2003) Enhance Research and Applied Technology funding (17% of total funding) forHISC support functions including the Plan Manager and to contract for researchand technology application services via a matching grant program for critical2Hawaii Invasive Species Council - 08/18/05Budget Approval Action Itemprojects such as biological control, more effective increased survey and detectionefforts, master geographical information system and associated databasemanagement as well as developing and applying technology for improvedefficiencies in invasive species prevention and control efforts; and4) Public Outreach Program (6% of total funding) in cooperation with the publicand private sector for visitors and residents to increase voluntary compliance ofquarantine laws, avoid accidental introductions of invasive species, andestablishing an effective pest hotline reporting system that delivers timelyinformation to managers on the ground. Three new staff have been hired to carryout these tasks and a successful small grant program includes a broad array oforganizations and community groups in addition to projects developed by staff.
Outreach staff and administrative support……$135,465Outreach projects……………………………..$113,000This budget request has been aligned with both the Hawaii Invasive Species CouncilStrategic Plan and the HISC working group structures to assure not only compatibilitywith existing efforts but also accountability with specific measures of effectiveness. LeadHISC members will administer specific program components and HISC working groupswill assure funding specifications address priority statewide issues and fit into HISCmembers’ and cooperating partners’ operational programs.

RECOMMENDATION:That the Hawaii Invasive Species Council support the Administration budget request aspart of the State of Hawaii’s Strategic Plan for Invasive Species Prevention, Control,Research, and Public Outreach.

3Hawaii Invasive Species Council - 08/18/05Budget Approval Action ItemFiscal Year 2006 Budget Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Interim Plan BudgetProposed In% of In% of %Working InMillions HISC Millions HISC Change Group % Millionsin FY06Prevention Total1,516,535755,000455,135186,000120,400

1.52

38%
19%11%5%
3%

1.34

34%13%35%1.40Response & Control Total1,560,000DLNR Aquatic Invasive Team 300,000Island ISC's 1,260,0001.5639%8%
32%

1.70

43%-8%30%1.20Research & Technology TotalContracts (DLNR)HISC Administrative Support675,000600,00075,0000.6817%15%
2%

0.70

18%-4%30%1.20Public Outreach Total (DLNR)Staff and AdministrationOutreach Projects248,465135,465
113,0000.25

6%3%3%

0.26

7%-4%

5%0.204.00 100%0%

100%4.00DOADOHUSDA WSDLNRTOTAL4,000,0004.00 100%4