As reports come in they are assigned a category from 1 to 5.  Category 1 reports are possible new sites.  Category 2 reports may be new but are within the expected range of known trees.  Category 3 reports are usually roadside plants in highly visible areas.  Category 4 reports are residents that have miconia on their own property.  Category 5 includes all the well known sites or older established stands, i.e., Onomea, and Leilani Estates.  Table 5 shows the number of calls that came in to the Hotline, and their categories.

· Promote public awareness with emphasis on the Kona (Honaunau and Honalo infestations).  Targeted are 12 volunteer projects, 12 presentations, and 4 press releases.

The Kona field team had volunteer help on several occasions.  One resident took the field team to a newly discovered remote tree site at Honalo (N. Kona).  The balance of the volunteers worked along with the crew to survey forest blocks at Honalo and Honaunau (S. Kona).  There were also several volunteer projects in East Hawaii.

visit Hawaiian Ecosystems At Risk > HTTP://WWW.HEAR.ORG < for more information on invasive species

Operation Miconia mahalo to Sig Zane of Hilo for creating the Miconia Logo

Big Island Invasive Species Committee/Operation Miconia 16 East Lanikaula Street  -  Hilo, Hawaii  -  96720 Ph:  (808) 961-3299 - Hotline & Voice Mail Alt. Ph:  (808) 974-4140 - Office & Hawaii Dept. of Agriculture Reception Desk FAX:  (808) 974-4148

biisc@aloha.net

miconia@aloha.net