Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR) OISC logo OISC service trip:
09 August 2008


Volunteer for OISC and join the fun! Here are some pictures highlighting the fun volunteers have had while helping the Oahu Invasive Species Committee (OISC) get rid of invasive plants on Oahu. For further information, contact the OISC coordinator via e-mail (oisc@hawaii.edu), phone (808-286-4616), or fax (808-973-9781).
OISC service trip 09 August 2008, photo by Julia Parrish
Patrick Chee and Assaf hold our #1 enemy miconia that they found on our hike out.
OISC service trip 09 August 2008, photo by Julia Parrish
Randy Ching, of the Sierra Club, cuts plants.
OISC service trip 09 August 2008, photo by Julia Parrish
Santa and Andy are hard at work pulling and bagging medinilla.

OISC service trip 09 August 2008, photo by Julia Parrish
Our volunteers
OISC service trip 09 August 2008, photo by Julia Parrish
Our awesome volunteers identify chandelier plants.

09 August 2008 OISC service trip

Target species: Medinilla (Medinilla magnifica)  

OISC volunteers went back to Judd Trail to remove the chandelier plant Medinilla magnifica. This plant is in the Melastomataceae family like miconia. It is an evergreen shrub or epiphyte that can grow to three meters tall that is native to the Philippines. Medinilla is an escaped ornamental dispersed by seed and probably distributed by birds. We often work in this area controlling miconia, and noticed medinilla naturalizing throughout the area. Our hope is to remove the population before it becomes more widespread!

Area: Judd trail in Nuuanu

Thank you to all those who helped to make this trip a success.


The Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR) is currently funded by grants from the Hau'oli Mau Loa Foundation and the U.S. Forest Service with support from PCSU (UH Manoa). Historically, HEAR has also received funding and/or support from the Pacific Basin Information Node (PBIN) of the National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII), PIERC (USGS), the USFWS, HCSU (UH Hilo), and HALE (NPS).

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