DNLR NEWS RELEASE: Rapid ‘Ōhi‘a death prompts interagency attention and battle
Posted on Dec 18, 2015 in Latest Department News, Newsroom, Office of the Governor Press ReleasesRapid ‘Ōhi‘a Death has already killed hundreds of thousands of this native tree in Hawaii Island forests. This disease is new to science and to Hawaii and thus has prompted state and federal agencies to combine efforts to try and find answers and potential treatments, as well as to inform and educate people about ROD. At simultaneous news conferences on Oahu and Hawaii Island, managers and researchers will provide updates on Rapid ‘Ōhi‘a Death as well as on a public information campaign associated with this disease.
What:
Honolulu and Hilo News Conferences
When:
Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015
11 a.m.
Where:
Honolulu-DLNR Chairperson’s Office, 1151 Punchbowl Street (Kalanimoku Building)
Hilo-Daniel K. Inouye U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center, 64 Nowelo Street
Who:
- Suzanne Case, Chair, Dept. of Land & Natural Resources (Honolulu)
- Scott Enright, Chair, Dept. of Agriculture (Honolulu)
- J.B. Friday, Extension Forester, UH Cooperative Extension Service (Hilo)
- Flint Hughes, Research Ecologist, USDA Forest Service Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry (Hilo)
- Lisa Keith, Research Plant Pathologist, USDA Agricultural Research Service (Hilo)
- Steven Bergfeld, Branch Manager, DLNR Division of Forestry & Wildlife (Hilo)
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