Malama Oneloa Cleanup
Save Makena.org, a project of Maui Tomorrow Foundation, invites visitors and community members to help care for Oneloa (“Big Beach”), at Makena State Park on Saturday, May 18, 2013. The Malama Oneloa morning cleanup will meet at the park’s second entrance parking at 9am. Volunteers will remove alien plants and clean the beach and wooded […]
Endangered Hawai’i
Hawai’i has one-third of the U.S. endangered birds but not enough funding to protect them from mongoose and habitat loss. This video was created by the Bird Conservancy. Endangered Hawaii – HD from American Bird Conservancy on Vimeo.
10 More Ag Inspectors for Oahu
Governor Abercrombie is increasing Ag Inspectors at Honolulu International Airport by 10 positions to help fight the spread of invasive species. This restores some positions lost when former Governor Lingle cut the Agricultural Inspection staff two years ago. None of the restored positions affect Kahului Harbor or Kahului Airport. Maui has 13 state agricultural inspectors, […]
HB865 HD 2 SD1 Relating to Inspection Fees
Wednesday Mar 30 – at 9:30am in conference room 211 the Ways and Means committee will hold a public decision making on: HB865 HD 2 SD1 Relating to Inspection Fees – This bill would allow an increase in the fees assessed for the inspection, quarantine and eradication of invasive species contained in any freight from […]
Lana’i Strawberry Guava Threat to Petrals and Watershed
Maui News Fast-growing plant threat to habitat of Lanai petrels Invasive strawberry guava ‘cancer that’s taking over’ watershed, says biologist By ILIMA LOOMIS, Staff Writer LANAIHALE – For decades, researchers thought the last major colony of Hawaiian petrels in the islands nested on the slopes of Haleakala. Then about a decade ago, wildlife biologist Fern […]