AGENDA

FOR THE MEETING OF THE

HAWAIʻI INVASIVE SPECIES COUNCIL

DATE: Tuesday, November 10th, 2026

TIME: 9:00 AM

PLACE: In-person – DLNR Board Room, #132, Kalanimoku Building

1151 Punchbowl St., Honolulu, HI 96813

Online Via Zoom Meeting ID: 890 1624 4400

HISC Council Meeting November 10, 2026 @ 9 AM

Topic: HISC Council Meeting

Date and Time: November 10, 2026, 09:00 AM Hawaii

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This Council meeting will be held using interactive conference technology under section 92-3.7, Haw. Rev. Stat. Council members, staff, testifiers and the public can choose to participate on person, online via Zoom, or by telephone. The public may also view the live meeting via its live stream at:

link: https://www.youtube.com/live/vxGswqbZeWE?si=LqBRbzr5Kl6hKSRL

To Provide Written Testimony

We encourage interested persons to submit written testimony in advance of the meeting, which will be distributed to Council members prior to the meeting and allow a timely review. Please submit written testimony via email to: jack.f.reef.researcher@hawaii.gov.

Written testimonies can also be mailed to: 1151 Punchbowl Street, Rm 325 Honolulu HI 96813. Written testimonies may be posted upon the Hawaiʻi Invasive Species Council Meeting website: https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/hisc/meetings/hisc/.

As a precaution, please be mindful of your personal information prior to submitting unless you intend it to be shared. Late testimony will be retained as part of the record and distributed to Council members as soon as practicable, but we cannot ensure Council members will receive it in sufficient time to review prior to any decision-making.

To Provide In-Person Oral Testimony

Attend in-person at: Room 132 at the Kalanimoku Building at 1151 Punchbowl St., Honolulu, HI 96813. The DLNR Boardroom is accessible from ground level.

To Provide Testimony by Telephone

On the day of the meeting at the start of the agenda item, you wish to testify on, dial: + 1-719 359-4580 (Zoom); input the Meeting ID: 890 1624 4400 and follow the prompts. To provide oral testimony by telephone, when the Chair calls for public testimony on an agenda item, press 9 on your telephone keypad to raise your hand. HISC staff will enable your microphone when it is your turn to testify. Press 6 to unmute if prompted.

To Provide Video/Zoom Testimony

Use the Raise Hand feature in Zoom when the agenda item you wish to testify on is being discussed. When called upon, you will be permitted to unmute your microphone and provide testimony.

We kindly ask that all oral/video testimony be limited to not more than three (3) minutes. We ask that you identify yourself and any affiliation before speaking, but you can choose not to do so.

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Special Accommodations

If you need auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to disability, please contact Jack, the Hawaiʻi Invasive Species Council Planner, at 808-587-0166 or jack.f.reef.researcher@hawaii.gov as soon as possible. Requests made as early as possible have a greater likelihood of being fulfilled. Upon request, this agenda and other materials are available in alternate/accessible forms.

AGENDA

1. Call to Order

2. Introductions

3. Approval of Meeting Minutes:

a. May 29, 2026; and

b. September 29, 2026

4. Fiscal Year 2027 Hawaii Invasive Species Council Funding Process:

a. Presentation by Helmuth Rogg, HISC Facilitator

b. Decision-Making on Recommended Budget from the Hawaii Invasive Species Council Resources Working Group for the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget

5. Decision-Making to Recommend a Hawaii Invasive Species Council Member Agency Propose Legislation to Amend Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 194-2(b) to Include the Chairperson of the Bishop Museum, or the Chairperson's Designated Representative, as a Voting Member of the Hawaii Invasive Species Council.

6. Public Comments on Issues Not on the Agenda, for Consideration for HISC's Agenda at Next Meeting

7. Adjournment

The Council may go into Executive Session pursuant to Section 92-5(a) (4), Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes, to consult with its attorney on questions and issues pertaining to the Council’s powers, duties, privileges, immunities and liabilities.

For information, contact:

HISC Support staff:

1151 Punchbowl St, #325, Honolulu, HI 96813; (808) 587-0166; Fax: (808) 587-0160

Helmuth Rogg, Facilitator: helmuth.w.rogg@hawaii.gov Jack Reef, Planner: jack.f.reef.researcher@hawaii.gov Elizabeth Speith, 643pest.org Report Facilitator: speith@hawaii.edu Chuck Chimera, Weed Risk Assessment Specialist: chimera@hawaii.edu Mason Russo, Research and Projects Coordinator