HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES             H.R. NO.159           
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 1999                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                     HOUSE  RESOLUTION

REQUESTING A STUDY TO DETERMINE METHODS OF ERADICATION OF NON-
   NATIVE FROG SPECIES.



 1       WHEREAS, a newly imported, nonnative species of frog has
 2   been reported from several sites on Maui, Oahu, and Hawaii; and
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 4       WHEREAS, this species has been identified as the E. Coqui
 5   species of frog that poses a great threat to native Hawaiian
 6   ecosystems because they can invade mid-elevation mesic and rain
 7   forests and affect the food chain for a variety of species; and
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 9       WHEREAS, because these frogs are preyed upon by rats and
10   mongooses there is a likelihood of creating a larger food base
11   for the two types of rodents that threaten fragile native bird
12   species; and
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14       WHEREAS, the loud, piercing screams characteristic of this
15   species is disturbing to humans; and
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17       WHEREAS, the proliferation of this species would be
18   disastrous for the environment and detrimental to the visitor
19   industry as well; now, therefore,
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21       BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the
22   Twentieth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session
23   of 1999, that the Department of Land and Natural Resources is
24   requested to conduct a study for the purposes of:
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26       (1)  Determining the extent of the infestation of these
27            species in the State; and
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29       (2)  Developing a plan for the eradication of the species
30            in the State;
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32   and
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34       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Land and
35   Natural Resources report its findings and recommendations to
36   the Legislature at least twenty days before the convening of
37   the Regular Session of 2000; and

 
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 1       BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this
 2   Resolution be transmitted to the Chairperson of the Board of
 3   Land and Natural Resources.
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