A third-party audit contracted by the Maui County Council found that efforts of the Maui Invasive Species Committee to control or eradicate coqui frogs lack the measurements needed to determine the overall effectiveness of the program. The audit was transmitted to the council at its July 5 meeting and referred to the Environmental, Agricultural, and Cultural Preservation … [Read more...] about Overall Success of Million-Dollar Coqui Frog Control Efforts Remains a Mystery, Audit Finds
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Coqui Frog in Wailuku, Central Maui
Listen to coqui frog at the corner of Waiale rd and Kuikahi. … [Read more...] about Coqui Frog in Wailuku, Central Maui
You can now connect to Maui Invasive Species Committee with your smartphone
You can now connect with the Maui Invasive Species Committee (MISC) using the COM Connect app on a smartphone. It's a mobile communication tool that gives citizens the ability to alert Maui County officials to various issues like abandoned vehicles, potholes, graffiti as well as report invasive species. "One of the ways to keep [Maui] beautiful is by preventing outbreaks of … [Read more...] about You can now connect to Maui Invasive Species Committee with your smartphone
What you need to know about rat lungworm disease on Maui
Since the influx of media reporting about residents and visitors being infected with rat lungworm disease (RLWD) on the Big Island and Maui, there’s been a lot of fear in regards to buying and eating produce grown in the Hawaiian Islands. When I’m eating at restaurants, I’m asking servers if their making certain dishes with Hawaii produce. When grocery shopping, I’ve been … [Read more...] about What you need to know about rat lungworm disease on Maui
County of Maui wants to teach us all Aloha because of the 2014 Kalama Park video guy
We’ve all the seen the video. Posted on YouTube on Feb. 16, 2014, it showed a young local man repeatedly cursing some white people at Kalama Beach Park in Kihei, all why they record him with their smart phone. It all started when one of the people spoke up after seeing a local guy–apparently not the guy in the video–throw something at a nearby dog. “This is Hawaii, we do … [Read more...] about County of Maui wants to teach us all Aloha because of the 2014 Kalama Park video guy