HAWAIʻI INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCILPUBLIC MEETING
May 20, 2020, 1:00 PM
VOTING MEMBERSSUZANNE CASEDEPARTMENT OF LAND & NATURAL RESOURCESPHYLLIS SHIMABUKURO-GEISER
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
KEITH KAWAOKA D.Env
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHNICHOLAS COMERFORD, Ph.D.
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAIIMARY ALICE EVANSDEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TOURISMDAVID RODRIGUEZ
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONMEETING FORMATThis meeting is being held remotely, with Council members, legislative participants,and staff participating via online meeting software.
We will attempt to livestream the meeting at:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFT6SAASZIUxd_XgZMCjGsQAGENDA
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Call to order
Introductions
Approval of minutes from November 22, 2019 meeting
Presentation: Summary of HISC & CGAPS 2025 Joint Strategy
and restructured HISC Working Groups
Submittal: Requesting approval of the “HISC & CGAPS 2025
Joint Strategy: In Support of the Hawai‘iInteragency Biosecurity Plan”
Presentation: Aquatic biosecurity capacity needs relating tothe federal Vessel Incidental Discharge Act
Presentation: Outline of potential biosecurity video projects
Public CommentsAdjournment

Summary of HISC & CGAPS
2025 Joint Strategy andrestructured HISC WorkingGroups

HISC Working Groups

Restructured to implement 2025 strategies
Working GroupChair(s)PREVENTION/EDRR

Jonathan Ho (HDOA)

Leyla Kaufman (MP)USDA APHIS, CBP, Nate Dube (OISC/ISCs), Mike Melzer(UH-PEPS), USFWSLANDSCAPE-SCALE CONTROLRob Hauff (DOFAW)Pat Chee (DOFAW)HDOA*, Springer Kaye (BIISC/ISCs), Dr. Cheng,Mike Melzer (UH-PEPS), HAL

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENTChristy Martin (CGAPS)

Randy Bartlett (HISC),Elizabeth
Speith(643pest)

Josh Atwood (DOFAW)*, DAR, Franny Brewer(BIISC/ISCs)

AQUATIC BIOSECURITY

Kim Fuller, Jules Kuo (DAR)

Chelsea Arnott (HISC)NOAA, HDOT, HDOH

ALL STAFFWG Chairs, Designees – Mike Melzer (UH),
Justine Nihipali??(DBEDT), HDOT, Lincoln
Wells (HDOH)HISC PARTNER NETWORKNo Chair

HISC Staff

Core Members

Aquatic biosecurity capacity needs
relating to the federal Vessel
Incidental Discharge Act

Aquatic Biosecurity Capacity Needs
Relating to the Federal Vessel
Incidental Discharge Act (VIDA)
Hawaii Invasive Species Council Meeting
May 20, 2020
Jules Kuo, Ballast Water and Biofouling Program Coordinator
DLNR, DAR in c/o with RCUH,PCSU9

Ballast Water Discharge

Vessel Biofouling

Ballast water and vessel biofouling responsible for ~80% of aquatic alien species
introductions into Hawai’i (Davidson et al., 2014)

Commercial vessels are at higher risk for new aquatic alien species introductions,other types of vessels are at higher risk for transferring inter-/intra-island and onto
coral reefs (Davidson et al. 2014)

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/mysterious-coral-disease-ravaging-caribbean-reefs

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/mysterious-coral-disease-ravaging-caribbean-reefs

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Total Ships that Arrived to Each Port 2019
700

Number of Vessels

600

572

500
400
300
200

133

100
0

6
Honolulu Barbers Point Pearl Harbor

44

3940

Kahului

Lahaina

Nawiliwili

Arrival Port

76
22
HiloKailua Konan= 932 vessels

Ballast Water Discharged at Each Port

530 m³200,973m³

254 m³93 m³45,159 m³
2,092 m³
630 m³226 m³n= 249,957 m³

Timeline of Past Events

2018
Vessel In2013 Hawaii
water Cleaning
OceanResolution
Resources
2007
HCR1302000
Management
HI Ballast& HISC 18-1
HRSPlan
Water Rules
Reso2017§187A-32
2003
Ch13-76
1997
HawaiiDLNR, DARAAOTFInteragency
AIS Management
Act 237
Biosecurity PlanPlan
2018
VIDA

Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (VIDA)

Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (VIDA)

Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (VIDA)

VIDA Impacts on State Regulatory
Authority
HRS 266-1
HAR Ch 19-42-15
HRS Ch. 342D
HAR Ch. 11-54
HRS 187A-32
HAR Ch13-76-States are preempted from
regulating incidental discharges fromfishing vessels over 79' into State
waters including commercial harbors-States are preempted from adopting
more stringent compliance andenforcement standards to protect ouraquatic resources-States are preempted from charging avessel fee to support their biosecurity
program, unless the State alreadyhad pre-existing fees prior to VIDA

100% grants: HISC and USFWS

https://wdfw.wa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/01837/wdfw01837.pdf

VIDA Preservation of State Authority
HRS 266-1
HAR Ch 19-42-15
HRS Ch. 342D
HAR Ch. 11-54-EPA/USCG VIDA State consultations-Co-enforcement authority with USCG
-Data collection-Petition through the Governor torequest for more stringent
compliance, monitoring, enforcement
standards based scientific evidence-Apply for no-discharge zones

HRS 187A-32
HAR Ch13-76-All Papahānaumokuākea Marine
National Monument regs/policies areunaffected by VIDA

Timeline of Past Events

2018
Vessel In2019
2013 Hawaii
water Cleaning HI AquaticOcean
Resolution Biosecurity
Resources
2007
Resolution
HCR1302000
Management
HI Ballast
SR121& HISC 18-1
HRS
Plan
Water Rules
Reso2019
2017§187A-32
2003
Ch13-76
1997
DOT/DLNRHawaii
DLNR, DAR
AAOTF
VIDA FactInteragency
AIS Management
Act 237
Finding Meeting
Biosecurity PlanPlan2018
VIDADOT/DLNR VIDA Fact-Finding Meeting-Participants: USCG, NOAA, USFWS, maritime
industry representatives, UH aquatic invasive
species scientists, DOT, DLNR, DOH-Goal: Establish a collaborative strategy for fillinga major aquatic biosecurity gap – vessel biofoulingand ballast water discharge-Topics:
1. Impacts of aquatic invasive species andimportance of filling a major biosecurity gap
2. Impacts of VIDA to state/federal agencies andmaritime industry
3. Capacity needs to co-enforce VIDA with USCG
and address other vessel type (e.g. recreationalvessel) biosecurity risks

DOT/DLNR VIDA Fact-Finding Meeting

DOT/DLNR VIDA Fact-Finding Meeting

Timeline of Events

2019
2018
HI Aquatic
Vessel InBiosecurity
2013 Hawaii
2020 Aquaticwater Cleaning Resolution
Ocean
Biosecurity BillResolution
SR121
Resources
Introduced
2007
HCR1302000
HI Ballast Management& HISC 18-1
HRS
Plan
Water Rules
Reso2019
2017§187A-32
2003
Ch13-76
1997
DOT/DLNR
HawaiiDLNR, DAR
AAOTF
VIDA FactInteragency
AIS Management
Act 237
Finding Meeting
Biosecurity Plan
Plan2018
VIDA

Aquatic Invasive Species Impacts

Aquatic Invasive Species Impacts

https://www.civilbeat.org/2019/08/papahanaumokuakea-the-reefs-werent-damaged-they-were-just-gone/HDOT Harbor’s Deputy Director Chow
• That the DOT Harbors Division is committed to protecting the environment andsupporting VIDA actions, including revised [Aquatic Biosecurity – SB 2935.SD1.] billthat was earlier heard in this year's legislative session.
• Would like to discuss how the current focus on dealing with the coronavirus andhow the economic impacts affect the State of Hawaii’s ability to participate in VIDA.

Call-to-Action
1)

State agency engagement on VIDA•
Provide public comment proposed EPA discharge standards(Summer 2020)•Participate in EPA/USCG state consultation meetings (Aug 2020)

2)

Governor's petition for:•State/USCG co-enforcement of VIDA standards•
Amending standards unprotective of Hawaii aquatic resources•
No-discharge zone application

3)

Personnel and budget requirements to manage top biosecurity
gaps: ballast water and vessel biofouling•Open to suggestions

References•General Info on VIDA - https://www.epa.gov/vessels-marinas-and-ports/vessel-incidental-dischargeact-vida•EPA VIDA Overview (May 7, 2019) - https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/201906/documents/webinar_final_slides.pdf•VIDA Public Listening Session Discharge (May 20, 2019) https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/201906/documents/vida_discharge_presentations_may_2019.pdf•USCG Ballast Water Regulations and general VIDA info - https://www.dco.uscg.mil/OurOrganization/Assistant-Commandant-for-Prevention-Policy-CG-5P/Commercial-Regulationsstandards-CG-5PS/Office-of-Operating-and-Environmental-Standards/Environmental-Standards/•Coral Disease - https://www.sciencenews.org/article/mysterious-coral-disease-ravaging-caribbeanreefs•https://wdfw.wa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/01837/wdfw01837.pdf•https://www.civilbeat.org/2019/08/papahanaumokuakea-the-reefs-werent-damaged-they-werejust-gone/

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Outline of potential biosecurity
video projects

HISC staff took ‘Ōlelo media production
training in 2019

Potential
Biosecurity
VideoProjects

Access to high-quality video production
equipment

Free broadcast on local access television
channels

Online hosting through HISC accounts

Public ServiceAnnouncement(s)Focused on encouraging pest reporting

Use of 643-PEST phone hotline,643pest.org, 643PEST mobile app

60-90 second video productUtilizing little fire ant and coconut
rhinoceros beetle costumes

Three 10-15 minute episodes:
preborder, border, postborder

Biosecurity
Miniseries

A behind-the-scenes look thebiosecurity work done byagencies and partners

Primarily field shots andinterviews

Public CommentsAdjournment