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  • Covid-19 Restrictions

    Our office in Hilo is currently closed to the public. We are committed to protecting our island and all of our wonderful community from the impacts of invasive species as much as we can, and right now, it looks like that includes the viral kind! In aligning with current recommendations, we are taking these steps… Read More…

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    Covid-19 Restrictions
  • Teachers: BIISC Online for You & Your Students!

    We are in awe of the fortitude, patience, and commitment required of the teachers of 2020. BIISC is committed to helping teachers provide place-based, environmental education experiences for the students of the Big Island. Whether you are in the classroom, trying to manage a “hybrid” model, or negotiating multiple platforms to bring your students the… Read More…

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    Teachers: BIISC Online for You & Your Students!
  • Celebrating Ohi’a

    Believe it or not, 2020 has brought a little bit of good news for our native ohi’a! For the first time, researchers have shown that native ʻōhiʻa seedlings can survive for at least a year in areas that have active mortality from Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death. Researchers from USGS planted young trees in areas where mature… Read More…

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    Celebrating Ohi’a
  • I Spy: A Rabbit

    While they are cute and cuddly, rabbits can also be a pest. In other places of the world, rabbits are notorious for their destruction of gardens, ranches, farms, and native habitats. Allowing rabbits to create a stable wild population can quickly escalate into a wide range of problems for Hawaii. When rabbits were first introduced… Read More…

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    I Spy: A Rabbit
  • Successful eradication of pampas grass on the Big Island

    BIISC is happy to share some good news: one of the most notorious invasive grasses in Hawaii, pampas grass, has been eradicated from the Big Island! Both species of pampas grass known to occur in Hawaii, Cortaderia jubata and Cortaderia selloana, have been removed, and monitoring continues for any keiki that might appear at the… Read More…

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    Successful eradication of pampas grass on the Big Island

Welcome to BIISC!

The Big Island Invasive Species Committee (BIISC) is a project of the University of Hawaii Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit. The Committee is a voluntary partnership of government, private and non-profit organizations, and concerned individuals working to address invasive species issues on the island of Hawaii.

Contact us at (808) 933-3340 or biisc@hawaii.edu.

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