VOTING MEMBERSDAVID Y. IGE

SUZANNE CASE
DEPARTMENT OF LAND & NATURALRESOURCES

GOVERNOR OF HAWAIISHAN TSUTSUISCOTT ENRIGHTHAWAII 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 TRANSPORTATION

DRAFT RESOLUTION 18-1
SUPPORTING EVALUATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF BEST MANAGEMENTPRACTICES AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR VESSEL BIOFOULING MANAGEMENT AND
COLLABORATION BY HISC AGENCIES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF BIOFOULINGMANAGEMENT REGULATIONS FOR HAWAII HARBORSWHEREAS studies have shown biofouling on vessels to be an important means of transferring
aquatic invasive species which, if established in new ecosystems, may pose threats to theenvironment, human health, property and resources; andWHEREAS the Hawaii Interagency Biosecurity Plan 2017-2027 (Biosecurity Plan) recognizes
that vessel biofouling has contributed between 35% and 78% of Hawaii’s introduced andcryptogenic species and is ranked highest among all vectors of initial introduction in Hawaii; andWHEREAS the Biosecurity Plan calls on the Department of Land and Natural Resources(DLNR), the Department of Health (DOH), and the Department of Transportation (DOT) todevelop best ballast water and hull husbandry practices and proactive ballast water and hullcleaning standards for all nonmilitary vessels to minimize movement of AIS into Hawaii’s ports,harbors, and marinas; andWHEREAS Hawaii Revised Statutes section 187A-32 designates the DLNR as the lead stateagency for preventing the introduction of alien aquatic organisms through the regulation of hull
fouling organisms; andWHEREAS the DOH is tasked with administering water pollution control regulations andenforcing water quality standards under Chapter 342D, Hawaii Revised Statutes; andWHEREAS Hawaii Revised Statutes section 266-1 requires that all vessels and shipping within
the commercial harbors and roadsteads of Hawaii shall be under the care and control of the DOT;
andRECOGNIZING that a high level of coordination between various state agencies will berequired to develop and implement safe and effective measures for biofouling management in
Hawaii’s harbors; andFURTHER RECOGNIZING that, due to the highly transitory nature of the shipping industry,
interstate and international coordination in development, testing, and approval of best
management practices, technologies, and regulations for biofouling management is essential; andFURTHER RECOGNIZING that the Alliance for Coastal Technologies and the Maritime
Environmental Resource Center have developed a program and protocol for testing full-capturebiofouling removal technologies and have formally requested that Hawaii represent isolated
tropical island climates for its program; 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 invasive
species; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED that the Hawaii Invasive Species Council recognizes that biofoulingmanagement in Hawaii’s harbors is an important regulatory tool in preventing the introduction
and spread of aquatic invasive species in Hawaii’s harbors and nearshore waters; andBE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of the Hawaii Invasive Species Council direct
relevant staff within their individual agencies to participate in an interagency team to review
current findings and risk for the in-water cleaning of the slime layer on certain vessels, andcreate a process and conditions to allow low risk vessels to apply for an in-water cleaning permit;
andBE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Hawaii Invasive Species Council supports Hawaii’s
involvement in the Alliance for Coastal Technologies and the Maritime Environmental Resource
Center’s program for evaluating biofouling management technologies, including the addition ofHawaii as a study site for evaluation of these technologies; andBE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Hawaii Invasive Species Council supports implementing
evaluated best management practices and technologies that are scientifically demonstrated assafe and effective for managing biofouling on vessel hulls in Hawaii harbors; 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:

Suzanne D. Case, Department of Land & Natural
Resources

Scott Enright, Department of Agriculture

Keith Kawaoka, D. Env., Department of HealthDavid
Rodriguez,
Transportation

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

Nicholas Comerford, Ph.D., University ofHawaii

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