How You Can Help
‘A‘ohe pu‘u ki‘eki‘e ke ho‘ā‘o ‘ia e pi‘i.
No cliff is so tall that it cannot be scaled.
No problem is too great when one tries hard to solve it.
Selection No. 209 from Mary Kawena Pukui’s ʻŌlelo Noʻeau: Hawaiian Proverbs and poetical sayings, © 1983 by Bishop Museum.
It takes all of us to protect Hawaii, and even small actions help. Here are eight ways you can make a difference:
1. BUY LOCAL whenever possible.
Fewer imports = fewer hitchhiking plants
2. DON’T PLANT A PEST.
Plant native or non-invasive plants in landscaping. Visit Plantpono.org.
3. KEEP PETS CONTAINED.
Safe pets = safe wildlife.
4. REPORT illegal, suspicious, or unknown species.
Submit an online report at 643PEST.org or call (808) 643-PEST (7378)
5. PROTECT HAWAII’S FORESTS.
Clean your shoes before and after you hike. Learn more at RapidOhiaDeath.org.
6. BE THE “EYES OF THE REEF.”
Report coral diseases and more at EoRHawaii.org
7. DECLARE IT OR DEPOSIT IT!
If you are arriving in Hawaii or headed to the continental US and have fruit, live animals, or other items that could be carrying pests or plant diseases, declare those items to agricultural officials to have them inspected; OR place them in the AMNESTY BIN for inspectors to collect.
8. BE THE CHANGE.
For jobs and volunteer opportunities visit ConservationConnections.org
Learn More About Invasive Species
This site has general invasive species information. Click on a Partnership to learn more:
Coordinating
Group on Alien Pest Species
Hawaii
Invasive Species Council
Big Island
Invasive Species Committee
Kaua‘i
Invasive Species Committee
Maui
Invasive Species Committee
Molokai
Invasive Species Committee
O‘ahu
Invasive Species Committee
Mahalo to our Partners
The graphics and information on this site were originally produced for a Biosecurity Display that was installed in Terminal 1 at the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport. The display and these webpages were made possible through grants to the Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species (CGAPS) from Hauʻoli Mau Loa Foundation, and the Hawaiʻi Resilience Fund and the Robert Emens Black Fund at the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation, administered by the Hawaiʻi Conservation Alliance Foundation and University of Hawaiʻi Foundation, respectively. Collaborators include the Hawaiʻi Invasive Species Council, Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture, Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources, the U.S. Department of Agriculture—Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the Invasive Species Committees of Hawaiʻi (ISCs). CGAPS and the ISCs are projects of the University of Hawaiʻi Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit. Project coordination and design were provided by Bishop Museum.