2017 to 2022 Strategic Plan Kauai Invasive Species Committee: 7370 Kuamoo Road, #K Kapaa, HI 96746 Phone: (808) 821-1490 email: [email protected] www.kauaiisc.org DRAFT KISC Strategic Plan 2017 to 2022 Page 1 of 103 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................................... 4 MISSION STATEMENT ....................................................................................................................... 5 POLICY STATEMENT ......................................................................................................................... 5 PROJECT NEED .................................................................................................................................... 7 Hawaii’s Alien Species Dilemma ............................................................................................................................... 7 The Cost of Invasive Species ..................................................................................................................................... 7 The Formation of KISC ................................................................................................................................................ 10 KISC’s role in Island-wide Response .................................................................................................................... 11 Staffing and Governance ............................................................................................................................................ 12 PLANTS .................................................................................................................................................. 14 EARLY DETECTION PROGRAM ............................................................................................................. 14 Conceptualization ...................................................................................................................................................... 14 Implementation ........................................................................................................................................................... 16 Early Detection Surveys ......................................................................................................................................... 18 Botanical Survey List ............................................................................................................................................... 18 Early Detection List ................................................................................................................................................... 18 Rapid Response ......................................................................................................................................................... 19 EARLY DETECTION PLANT SPECIES ................................................................................................. 20 Calliandra (Calliandra houstoniana va calothyrsus) ................................................................................. 23 Grape Ivy (Cissus nodosa) ................................................................................................................................... 25 Season Vine (Cissus verticillata) ....................................................................................................................... 27 Simpoh Ayer (Dillenia suffruticosa) .................................................................................................................. 29 Wax Myrtle (Morella cerifera) .............................................................................................................................. 31 TARGET PLANT SPECIES ........................................................................................................................ 33 Mule’s Foot Fern (Angiopteris evecta) ............................................................................................................ 35 Giant Reed Grass (Arundo donax) ................................................................................................................... 37 Fountain Grass (Cenchrus setaceus) .............................................................................................................. 39 Velvet leaf (Clerodendrum macrostegium) ................................................................................................... 41 Ivy Gourd (Coccinia grandis) ............................................................................................................................... 43 Bingabing (Macaranga mappa) .......................................................................................................................... 45 Miconia (Miconia calvescens) ............................................................................................................................. 47 Barbados Gooseberry (Pereskia aculeata) .................................................................................................. 52 False Kava or “Golden False awa” (Piper auritum) .................................................................................. 54 Long Thorn Kiawe (Prosopis juliflora) ............................................................................................................. 56 Molucca Raspberry (Rubus sieboldii) .............................................................................................................. 60 Turkeyberry (Solanum torvum) ........................................................................................................................... 62 Cattail (Typha latifolia) ............................................................................................................................................ 64 ERADICATED TARGET PLANT SPECIES........................................................................................... 67 Pampas Grass (Cortaderia jubata or C. selloana) .................................................................................... 68 Fireweed (Senecio madagascariensis) .......................................................................................................... 70 VERTEBRATE AND INVERTEBRATE SPECIES .................................................................... 72 TARGET SPECIES ........................................................................................................................................ 72 Little Fire Ant (Wasmannia auropunctata) .................................................................................................... 72 DRAFT KISC Strategic Plan 2017 to 2022 Page 2 of 103 EARLY DETECTION/RAPID RESPONSE SPECIES......................................................................... 75 Brown Tree Snake (Boiga irregularis) ............................................................................................................. 75 Rapid Ohia Death (Ceratocystis fimbriata) ................................................................................................... 76 Coqui Frogs (Eleutherodactylus coqui) .......................................................................................................... 77 Mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus) ........................................................................................................... 80 Coffee Berry Borer (Hypothenemus hampei) ............................................................................................. 82 Myoporum Thrips (Klambothrips myopori) .................................................................................................... 84 Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (Oryctes rhinoceros) ..................................................................................... 86 Miscellaneous Vertebrates .................................................................................................................................... 88 TARGET EVALUATION SPECIES........................................................................................................... 89 Rose Ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) ................................................................................................. 89 AQUATIC ................................................................................................................................................ 90 TREATMENT STATEMENT ............................................................................................................. 91 Target Treatment Methods ................................................................................................................................... 91 TECHNOLOGY AND DATA STEWARDSHIP ........................................................................... 91 Data Collection ............................................................................................................................................................ 91 iPAD/Smart Phone Collection Apps ................................................................................................................. 92 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)........................................................................................................................ 92 PUBLIC AWARENESS ...................................................................................................................... 93 General Community Education ...............................................................................................................................