invasive species

Crews are searching for coconut rhinoceros beetle breeding sites in the Kona area, where about two dozen of the invasive beetles have been found since first being discovered there in March.

The crews will be injecting about 800 trees with an insecticide, and those trees will serve as a barrier to protect the dense groves of palm trees in urban Honolulu.

A non-venomous ball python snake was captured in the backyard of an Oʻahu residence on Sunday night.

Dubbed "Akamai Arrival," the project aims to figure out how compliance in filling out the forms changes if passengers receive them digitally instead of via paper on the plane.

Since October, volunteers have been meeting every Thursday evening in Waimānalo to hike around in the dark and capture coqui frogs.

Dozens of food and agriculture bills that could affect farmers, ranchers, consumers and more were set to be heard in conference hearings at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol last week. HPR's Mark Ladao has more.

It’s not entirely clear how many dogs are being used in Hawaiʻi for invasive species detection, but some estimate more than a dozen between various organizations and state and federal agencies. HPR's Mark Ladao has more.

Little fire ant infestations continue to concern the state. In response, the state Department of Agriculture has launched a program to eradicate these invasive pests across Hawaiʻi.

Lawmakers nixed a proposal to move the Hawaiʻi Invasive Species Council from under the state Department of Land and Natural Resources. Local conservation advocates and invasive species experts opposed moving HISC from the start.

As measures to manage pests continue to move through this session, state officials are urging lawmakers to also provide the necessary resources to carry them out.