VOTING MEMBERSDAVID IGESUZANNE CASE
DEPARTMENT OF LAND & NATURALRESOURCESGOVERNOR OF HAWAIISHAN TSUTSUISCOTT ENRIGHTHAWAII DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

LIEUTENANT GOVERNORKEITH KAWAOKA, D.Env
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHDAVID LASSNER
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAI‘IHAWAII INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL
1151 PUNCHBOWL ST, #325
HONOLULU, HAWAII 96813

LEO ASUNCION
OFFICE OF PLANNING, DEPARTMENT OF
BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT &TOURISMDAVID RODRIGUEZ
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

August 17, 2016SUBMITTALTO:Co-chairs and Members
Hawaii Invasive Species Council
State of Hawaii

FROM:

Justine Nihipali, Resources Working Group Chair, andJoshua Atwood, Ph.D., Program Supervisor
Hawaii Invasive Species Council

SUBJECT:

Requesting approval of a recommended budget for the Hawaii Invasive Species
Council in Fiscal Year 2017

Background
Since its inception in 2003, the Hawaii Invasive Species Council (HISC) has disbursed funding
to support interagency invasive species projects that:• Fill gaps between agency mandates or existing agency programs, and/or• Advance our collective knowledge through research and development of new tools.
Funds are disbursed via an intra-governmental granting process wherein state, county, andfederal offices may submit requests for funding and meet to collaboratively draft a recommended
budget for HISC review.
For Fiscal Year 2017 (FY17), the legislature appropriated $750,000 to the HISC via thebiennium budget (Act 119, Session Laws of Hawaii [SLH] 2015), and $4,000,000 via Act 84,
SLH 2015, for a total FY17 appropriation of $4,750,000. This amount is subject to a 5%
expenditure restriction by the Department of Budget and Finance ($237,500) and a 6% overhead
fee assessed by the Division of Forestry and Wildlife at the Department of Land and NaturalResources (DLNR), as the administrative host of the HISC ($270,750).
The amount of funding requested to provide staff support to the HISC in FY17 is $257,186. This
supports two full-time temporary positions (HISC Planner and HISC Interagency Coordinator),
one part-time Online Reporting Technician at 0.4 FTE, and intermittent support for programmers
and admin associated with online product development. The HISC Support Program budget also
provides associated travel, supplies, and other costs associated with administration of the HISC.
This amount does not include the salary cost of the HISC Program Supervisor, which is provided
through DLNR’s regular biennium budget.
The remaining balance of $3,984,564 is available for interagency project grants.

Discussion
The preparation of a recommended budget for the HISC was accomplished via the following
process:• A call for proposals was released on June 1, with applications due by close of business onJuly 1.
• As described in the proposal guidelines, applications must demonstrate applicability to:o The goals and strategies of the HISC Strategic Plan 2015-2020
o The recommendations of the Regional Biosecurity Plan for Micronesia andHawaiio Near-term priorities for FY17 developed by the HISC Working Groups.
• An evaluation committee comprised of working group chairs and other agency
representatives assigned a quantitative score to each application based primarily on how
well the application addressed the stated HISC priorities. Applications also received
points for interagency relevancy and the proportion of the overall project budget
supported by non-HISC funds.
• On August 5 the Resources Working Group facilitated a meeting of the evaluationcommittee to discuss applications and develop a balanced recommended budget. This
meeting was open to any interested parties.
Requests received for FY17 totaled $8,840,447 across 44 applications. Fifteen applications werenot recommended for funding. In most cases this was due to a lack of resources available rather
than a lack of project merit. Of the remaining 29 applications, the Resources Working Group
recommended partial funding based on the amount requested, application merit (e.g., score), andthe overall amount of available funding. Applicants were asked at the time of submission toindicate whether their projects were scalable, indicating that a partial award would be useful incontributing toward the overall project budget.
Individual recommendations for each application can be found in Attachment 1.
Legal Authority• HRS 194-2 (a): Establishes the HISC for the purpose of cabinet-level coordination andplanning among state departments, federal agencies, and international and local initiatives• HRS 194-2 (a)(3): Directs the HISC to identify and prioritize each lead agency’sorganizational and resource shortfalls with respect to invasive species• HRS 194-2 (a)(4): Directs the HISC to create and implement a plan for prevention, early
detection, rapid response, control, enforcement, and education• Act 119, SLH 2015: Provides $750,000 in general funds to be disbursed by DLNR as
directed by the HISC
• Act 84, SLH 2015: Provides $4,000,000 in general funds to be disbursed by DLNR as
directed by the HISC
Recommendations
1. That the HISC approve the FY17 budget for HISC Support and grants in substantially thesame form as recommended by the Resources Working Group.
2. That, should the Department of Budget and Finance release the 5% restriction on
expenditures, the HISC delegate authority to the Program Supervisor to work with staff
from the various HISC agencies to identify best uses of released funds.

Attachments:• FY17 Budget Recommendations of the HISC Resources Working GroupAttachment 1: FY17 Budget Recommendations of the HISC Resources Working GroupA) HISC Support Program Budget
Category
Detail

Rec Funding

Salary$151,111

Interagency Coordinator, Planner, Online Reporting Tech (.4FTE), Programmers/admin for 643pest.org (intermittent)

Fringe$42,311

Supplies

Hardware, software$4,500Utilities

Server fees, phones$3,400TravelFor Program Supervisor, Int Coord, Planner, Reporting Tech

$6,400Other

HCA contribution$1,000

Mobile app development$5,000Conference registrations, unforeseen project costs$11,500

PCSU and5% direct for PCSU, 10% indirect for UH
UH overhead$31,964

Total$257,186

B) Individual Application Recommendations
Dept
Division
Abbreviated Title
UH
PCSUOISC detection & control
OISC
UHPCSUMISC detection & control
MISC
UH
PCSUKISC detection & control
KISC
HDOA PPC
Coconut rhinoceros beetle
response on Oahu
UH
PCSUBIISC rapid response
BIISC
UH
PCSUHawaii Ant Lab
HALUH
PCSUBIISC early detection
BIISC
UH
PCSUMISC coqui enhancements
MISC
for Māliko Gulch
UH
PCSUBIISC outreach
BIISC
UH
PCSUBIISC albizia control
BIISC
programUH
PCSUWeed risk assessment
WRA
DLNR DAR
Ballast water - hull foulingpolicy development

RequestScore$833,260.00 8.15

Rec Funding$562,000.00$807,339

18.15$500,860.38$865,073

15.93$499,223.80$509,13218.06$300,000.00$740,103

8.56$270,000.00$335,967

23.86$250,000.00$249,540

21.92$198,122.81$519,592.00 7.90

$178,635.00$195,252

21.39$151,271.28$266,686

7.09$100,000.00$92,890

11.87$92,000.00$99,135

25.64$91,000.00

USDA
UH
UH
UH
UH
UH
UH
UH

DLNR
UH
Iowa
St U
USDA
UH
UH
UH
USDA
UH
UH
UH
DLNR
UH
DLNR
UH
UH
USDA
UH

USFS
PCSUOISCPCSUKISC
CTAHRExtension
COP
PCSUMISC
PCSUCGAPS
DisasterPrep &Emerg
Mgt
DOFAW
CTAHRPEPS
Plant
Pathology
Dept
USFS
CTAHRExtension
PCSUMISCPCSULHWRP
USFS
PCSUOISCPCSULHWRP
PCSUOISCKIRC
CTAHRPEPS
DAR
PCSU
PCSUBIISCUSFS
CTAHRPEPS

Albizia biocontrol
OISC outreach$216,000
13.69$125,564.00 14.48$80,000.00$80,000.00

KISC outreach$119,354

17.70$76,504.59

HBT drone research$177,541

11.17$71,843.27

Rat lungowrm outreach
MISC outreach$92,549
19.58$120,305.00 13.14$65,635.13$57,277.98

CGAPS$62,000

27.26$57,000.00

Albizia statewide mapping
and planning$125,147

9.67$50,000.00

Kohala ROD surveys
Maui mosquito surveys$172,650$45,000

7.15
8.42$44,701.13$40,908.00

ROD genetics$74,273

11.72$37,500.00Melastome biocontrol
Toxoplasmosis, salmonella,
and rat lungworm surveys
MISC miconia core control$78,000$48,000

10.73
13.58

$30,318.51$23,615.94$150,525

3.84$20,931.63

Haleakala bocconia HBT
research
Ginger biocontrol
OISC cane ti control$50,50911.05$20,214.75$75,000$102,290

9.09
5.87

$20,000.00$15,000.00

Haleakalā watershedcontrol
OISC early detection$192,218

14.53

$0.00

$161,465

11.21

$0.00

Kahoolawe biosecurity
Coconut rhino beetle
genetics
Aquatics harbors analysis
West Maui albizia HBT
Photinia on Mauna Kea$74,980$66,101

10.99
9.69

$0.00
$0.00

$15,000$60,999$73,343

9.40
7.17
7.09

$0.00
$0.00
$0.00

Rubus biocontrol
Oriental flower beetle
bontrol$120,000$42,381

6.80
6.38

$0.00
$0.00

UH

PCSUBIISCUSDA USFSUHCTAHRTPSSUHCTAHRTPSSHI
Parks &County Rec
UH
CTAHRPEPS
Total

BIISC drone research$70,994

5.06

$0.00

Myrica faya Biocontrol
Seaweed Assessment$37,500$104,807

4.57
4.39

$0.00
$0.00

Native grass propagation
for landscaping
HI county replacement
LFA positions
ROD-resistant genetic
development$48,519

4.35

$0.00

$196,495

3.67

$0.00

$97,742

2.18

$0.00
$3,984,564

Abbreviations
Departments: UH= University of Hawaii; USDA= US Dept of Agriculture; HDOA= Hawaii
Dept of Agriculture, DLNR= Department of Land and Natural Resources
Divisions: PCSU= Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit; MISC= Maui Invasive Species Committee;
BIISC= Big Island Invasive Species Committee; OISC= O‘ahu Invasive Species Committee;
PPC= Plant Pest Control Branch; KIRC= Kaho‘olawe Island Reserve Commission; WRA=Weed Risk Assessment; HAL= Hawaii Ant Lab; DOFAW= Division of Forestry and Wildlife;
HBIN= Hawaii Biodiversity Information Network; CGAPS= Coordinating Group on Alien PestSpecies; KISC= Kaua‘i Invasive Species Committee; CTAHR= College of Tropical Agricultureand Human Resources; LHWRP= Leeward Haleakalā Watershed Restoration Partnership;
USFS= US Forest Service; DAR= Division of Aquatic Resources; COP= College of Pharmacy;
CTAHR= College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources; PEPS= Plant andEnvironmental Protection Sciences; TPSS= Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences
Projects: HBT= Herbicide Ballistic Technology; ROD= Rapid ‘Ōhi‘a Death; LFA= Little Fire
Ant