Non-Native & Invasive Species

Pacific Islands Inventory & Monitoring Network performs an early detection pilot study at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park and Haleakalā National Park to document the presence of non-native and invasive plant species. I&M is evaluating the effectiveness of this study to enhance the Early Detection of Invasive Plants protocol and the feasibility of instituting early detection at a larger scale throughout these and other the Pacific island national parks.

The Hōlua backcountry area of Haleakalā National Park will close from the evening of Thursday, July 14th through late afternoon on July 15th so park biologists can control non-native Argentine ants.

The National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of an Environmental Assessment for the Management and Removal of Feral Animals in the Upper Elevations of Nu‘u, Maui, for review and comment.