Invasive Species

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON OCTOBER IS STOP THE ANT MONTH Hawaiʻi Residents Can Help Stop the Spread of Invasive Ants HONOLULU – October is Stop the Ant Month in Hawaiʻi and a multi-agency effort throughout the month...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON COMMUNITY MEMBERS HONORED DURING INVASIVE SPECIES AWARENESS MONTH Governor and State Leaders Celebrate Contributions that Protect Hawaiʻi from Invasive Species [caption id="attachment_35026" align="alignnone" width="606"] Click on photo to view video[/caption] HONOLULU – As...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FIRST TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF KA‘IWA RIDGE TRAIL FOR LITTLE FIRE ANT TREATMENT HONOLULU — The Ka‘iwa Ridge Trail, popularly known as the Lanikai Pillbox Trail, will close for Little Fire Ant (LFA) treatment from...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON PRIVATE LANDOWNERS ON MAUI NUI SOUGHT TO ASSIST AXIS DEER CONTROL KAHULUI, MAUI – Axis deer continue to negatively impact Maui Nui forested watersheds, agricultural land and population centers. To combat these problems,...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON MAY IS HAWAIʻI INVASIVE SPECIES AWARENESS MONTH HONOLULU – May is Hawaiʻi Invasive Species Awareness Month (HISAM). The campaign is in its eighth year, raising awareness of the serious threats invasive species pose...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON VOLUNTEERS ASSIST COQUI FROG CONTROL EFFORTS ON O‘AHU [caption id="attachment_34099" align="alignnone" width="552"] Click on photo to view video[/caption]   HONOLULU – During every Thursday evening get togethers in Waimānalo, people gather at sunset...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 1, 2024   OCTOBER IS “STOP THE ANT MONTH” Hawaiʻi residents can help stop the spread of invasive ants [caption id="attachment_32929" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Click to view video on how...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 25, 2024 NEW TECHNOLOGY TO CURB INVASIVE COQUI ON OʻAHU Drones will control frogs found at higher elevations in the Koʻolau Mountains Click on photo to view video (HONOLULU)...

JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 1, 2024 MAY IS HAWAIʻI INVASIVE SPECIES AWARENESS MONTH (HONOLULU) – Today marks the beginning of Hawaiʻi Invasive Species Awareness Month (HISAM), an annual campaign to prevent and minimize...

(DLNR/U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE JOINT RELEASE) For Immediate Release: October 13, 2023 Wildlife conservation agencies (state and federal) are one step closer to protecting forest birds from mosquito-borne diseases in Kauaʻi HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Land and...