Hawaiʻi Invasive Species Resources
- Report Invasive Species [Report a PEST]
- List of Invasive Species
- Invasive Species By Island
- Little Fire Ant (LFA) Brochure [PDF Download]
The Hawaii Invasive Species Council (HISC)
The Hawaiʻi Invasive Species Council is an inter-departmental collaboration comprised of the Departments of Land & Natural Resources (DLNR), Agriculture (DOA), Health (DOH), Transportation (DOT), Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT), and the University of Hawaii (UH).
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The federal and state definitions for “invasive species” are broad, non-regulatory terms that describe any non-native species that causes or could cause harm to agriculture, natural resources, economy, or human health. In Hawaii, there are thousands of species that fit this broad definition of “invasive species.”
There is currently no regulatory list of “invasive species” in Hawaii. The HISC is in the process of developing administrative rules that would describe a small subset of species for which control and eradication over a large geographic area are still possible. This will include species like miconia, or little fire ants, which have substantial negative impacts but can still be managed at island-wide scales or on large geographic areas within islands.
The Hawaiʻi Invasive Species Council is an inter-departmental collaboration comprised of the Departments of Land & Natural Resources (DLNR), Agriculture (DOA), Health (DOH), Transportation (DOT), Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT), and the University of Hawaii (UH).
Click here for more information
The federal and state definitions for “invasive species” are broad, non-regulatory terms that describe any non-native species that causes or could cause harm to agriculture, natural resources, economy, or human health. In Hawaii, there are thousands of species that fit this broad definition of “invasive species.”
There is currently no regulatory list of “invasive species” in Hawaii. The HISC is in the process of developing administrative rules that would describe a small subset of species for which control and eradication over a large geographic area are still possible. This will include species like miconia, or little fire ants, which have substantial negative impacts but can still be managed at island-wide scales or on large geographic areas within islands.
Plants
Pathogens and Diseases
- Albizia (Falcataria moluccana)
- Australian Tree Fern (Cyathea cooperi)
- Banana Poka (Passiflora tarminiana)
- Barbados Gooseberry (Pereskia aculeata)
- Bingabing (Macaranga mappa)
- Bishop Wood (Bischofia javanica)
- Black Wattle (Acacia mearnsii)
- Blessed Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum)
- Bodhi Tree (Ficus religiosa)
- Bronze-Leaved Clerodendrum (Clerodendrum quadriloculare)
- Butterfly bush (Buddleja davidii)
- Cane Tibouchina (Tibouchina herbaceae)
- Cape Ivy (Delaria odorata)
- Cattail (Typha latifolia)
- Cherokee Rose (Rosa laevigata)
- Chinese Tallow Tree (Sapium sebiferum)
- Christmas Berry (Schinus terebinthifolius)
- Cissus (Cissus repens)
- Cogon Grass (Imperata cylindrica)
- Common Rush (Juncus effusus)
- Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster pannosus)
- Dahoon Holly (Ilex cassine)
- Devil Weed (Chromolaena odorata)
- False Kava (Piper auritum)
- Feathertop Grass (Pennisetum villosum)
- Feathery Senna (Senna artemisioides)
- Fire Tree (Morella faya)
- Fireweed (Senecio madagascariensis)
- Flame Vine (Pyrostegia venusta)
- Florida Blackberry (Rubus argutus)
- Fountain Grass (Pennisetum setaceum)
- French Broom (Genista monspessulana)
- Giant Reed (Arundo donax)
- Glory Bush (Tibouchina urvilleana)
- Gorilla Ogo (Gracilaria salicornia)
- Gorse (Ulex europaeus)
- Himalayan Blackberry (Rubus discolor)
- Himalayan Ginger (Hedychium gardnerianum)
- Himalayan Raspberry (Rubus ellipticus)
- Hiptage (Hiptage benghalensis)
- Hookweed (Hypnea musciformis)
- Ivy Gourd (Coccina grandis)
- Jerusalem thorn (Parkinsonia aculeata)
- Kappaphycus Algae (Kappaphycus sp.)
- Long-thorn Kiawe (Prosopis julifloria)
- Maile pilau (Paederia foetida)
- Mangrove, Red (Rhizophora mangle)
- Medinilla Genus (Medinilla sp.)
- Melastoma Genus (Melastoma sp.)
- Mexican feather grass (Nassella tenuissima)
- Mexican Flame Vine (Pseudogynoxys chenopodioides)
- Miconia (Miconia calvescens)
- Molucca Raspberry (Rubus sieboldii)
- Mule’s Foot Fern (Angiopteris evecta)
- Mullein (Verbascum thapsus)
- Mysore Raspberry (Rubus niveus)
- New Zealand Flax (Phormium tenax)
- Night Blooming Jasmine (Cestrum sp.)
- Nile Tulip (Markhamia lutea)
- Oriental Bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus)
- Pampas Grass (Cortaderia jubata, selloana)
- Plume Poppy (Bocconia frutescens)
- Poison Devil’s Pepper (Rauvolfia vomitoria)
- Princess Tree (Paulownia tomentosa)
- Purple Toadflax (Linaria purpurea)
- Rubbervine (Cryptostegia sp.)
- Ruby grass (Melinis nerviglumis)
- Scotch Broom (Cytisus scoparius)
- Season Vine (Cissus verticillata)
- Smoke Bush (Buddleja madagascariensis)
- Spanish Broom (Spartium junceum)
- Spiked Pepper (Piper aduncum)
- Stranvaesia Photinia (Photinia davidiana)
- Strawberry Guava (Psidium cattleianum)
- Sweet Autumn Clematis (Clematis terniflora)
- Tibouchina Genus (Tibouchina sp.)
- Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima)
- Tumbleweed/ Russian thistle (Salsola kali)
- Wax Myrtle (Morella cerifera)
Pathogens and Diseases
- Banana bunchy top virus (Babuvirus banana bunchy top virus)
- ʻŌhiʻa rust (Austropuccinia psidii)
- Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death, ROD (Ceratocystis fimbriata)
- West Nile Virus (West Nile Virus)
Science Perspectives - Strawberry Guava Biocontrol in Hawaii
1/15/2013 by the U.S. Forest Service
U.S. Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station scientist Dr. Tracy Johnson talks about the use of biocontrol on strawberry guava in Hawaii.
1/15/2013 by the U.S. Forest Service
U.S. Forest Service Pacific Southwest Research Station scientist Dr. Tracy Johnson talks about the use of biocontrol on strawberry guava in Hawaii.
Header images - Clockwise from top left:
- Velvet tree, Miconia, or Bush curran (Miconia calvescens)
- Melastomataceae (dicotyledonous floweing plants)
- Asian Sword Fern (Nephrolepis brownii)
- Himalayan Ginger Flower or Dense Ginger Lily (Hedychium densiflorum)
- Banana Poka (Passiflora tarminiana)
- African fountain grass, Pennisetum setaceum (Forssk) Chiov
- Strawberry Guava, Cherry Guava, Cattley guava (Psidium cattleyanum)
- Faya (Morella faya)