Resources

Legal Action:

Plaintiffs’ Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction (6/20/23)

Hawaii Unites and Tina Lia v. Board of Land and Natural Resources, State of Hawai’i, and Department of Land and Natural Resources, State of Hawai’i (5/8/23)

Peer Reviewed Studies:

“Barriers with Valve Mechanisms Are Predicted to Protect Crops from Slug Carriers of Rat Lungworm Disease” – Genevieve C. Pang, Amy T. Hou, Ryan Tamashiro, Kristin M. Mills, Lorrin W. Pang (MDPI, 6/19/23)

“Wolbachia infection in wild mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae): implications for transmission modes and host-endosymbiont associations in Singapore” – Huicong Ding, Huiqing Yeo, Nalini Puniamoorthy (BMC, 12/9/20)

“Wolbachia Horizontal Transmission Events in Ants: What Do We Know and What Can We Learn?” – Sarah J. A. Tolley, Peter Nonacs, Panagiotis Sapountzis (Frontiers in Microbiology, 03/06/19)

“The Intracellular Bacterium Wolbachia Uses Parasitoid Wasps as Phoretic Vectors for Efficient Horizontal Transmission” – Muhammad Z. Ahmed, Shao-Jian Li, Xia Xue, Xiang-Jie Yin, Shun-Xiang Ren, Francis M. Jiggins, Jaco M. Greeff, Bao-Li Qiu (National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, 02/12/15)

“Wolbachia Can Enhance Plasmodium Infection in Mosquitoes: Implications for Malaria Control?” – Grant L. Hughes, Ana Rivero, Jason L. Rasgon (PLOS Pathogens, 9/4/14)

“Wolbachia Enhances West Nile Virus (WNV) Infection in the Mosquito Culex tarsalis” – Brittany L. Dodson, Grant L. Hughes, Oluwatobi Paul, Amy C. Matacchiero, Laura D. Kramer, Jason L. Rasgon (PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 7/10/14)

“Horizontal gene transfer between Wolbachia and the mosquito Aedes aegypti” – Lisa Klasson, Zakaria Kambris, Peter E Cook, Thomas Walker, Steven P Sinkins (BMC Genomics, 1/20/09)

“Survival of Wolbachia pipientis in Cell-Free Medium” – Jason L. Rasgon, Courtney E. Gamston, Xiaoxia Ren (American Society for Microbiology, 11/1/2006)

“Somatic stem cell niche tropism in Wolbachia” – Horacio M. Frydman, Jennifer M. Li, Drew N. Robson, Eric Wieschaus (Nature, 5/25/06)

“Facilitated adaptation for conservation – Can gene editing save Hawaii’s endangered birds from climate driven avian malaria?” – Michael D. Samuel, Wei Liao, Carter T. Atkinson, Dennis A. LaPointe (ScienceDirect, 01/2020)

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Archived Articles and Updates:
(More recent articles are on our Substack)

Deadline to Testify 7/13: Mosquitoes to be Released in Kīpahulu (7/10/23)

Hidden Agenda: Hawai‘i’s Secret Mosquito Lab (7/2/23)

Lab-Infected Mosquitoes Coming to Kaua’i (6/27/23)

Hawaii Unites has filed a TRO and Preliminary Injunction to STOP the Release of BioPesticide Mosquitoes (6/21/23)

Hawaii Unites Challenges BioPesticide Mosquito Experiment in Court (5/8/23)

Deadline 5/8 to Challenge BioPesticide Mosquito FONSI in Environmental Court (4/10/23)

Hawaii Unites to Challenge BioPesticide Mosquito FONSI in Environmental Court (3/28/23)

Wolbachia Mosquitoes: EPA Comments Due! (12/28/22)

Wolbachia Mosquitoes: Call to Action! (12/18/22)

Wolbachia Mosquitoes in Hawaii: Update (11/23/22)

Wolbachia Mosquitoes in Hawaii: Unsettled Science (Part 2) (7/21/22)

Wolbachia Mosquitoes in Hawaii: Unsettled Science (Part 1) (7/8/22)

State and Federal Documents:

HDOA EPA Application for Renewal of Section 18 FIFRA Emergency Exemption: Solicitation of Public Comment (2/7/24)

HDOA EPA Application for Renewal of Section 18 FIFRA Emergency Exemption: Documents (2/7/24)

USFWS Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for “Suppression of Invasive Mosquito Populations to Reduce Transmission of Avian Malaria to Threatened and Endangered Forest Birds on East Maui” (NPS 2022) (2/1/24)

USFWS East Maui Forest NPS EA Adoption (2/1/24)

Final Environmental Assessment for Use of Wolbachia-based Incompatible Insect Technique for the Suppression of Non-native Southern House Mosquito Populations on Kaua’i (10/13/23)

Comment Submitted by Hawaii Unites on the Kaua’i Draft Environmental Assessment (7/24/23)

Security Expert Donna Thompson’s Comment on the Kaua’i Draft Environmental Assessment (7/24/23)

Hawaiian Forest Bird Conservation Keystone Initiative (U.S. Department of the Interior)

Fact Sheet: Interior Department to Take Action to Restore Lands and Waters, Advance Climate Resilience (U.S. Department of the Interior)

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly $16 Million through the President’s Investing in America Agenda to Prevent the Imminent Extinction of Hawaiian Forest Birds (U.S. Department of the Interior, 6/27/23)

The Environmental Notice (State of Hawaii Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, 6/23/23)

Draft Environmental Assessment: Environmental Assessment for use of Wolbachia-based Incompatible Insect Technique for the Suppression of Nonnative Southern House Mosquito Populations on Kaua’i (6/16/23, 6/23/23)

HDOA EPA Application for Section 18 FIFRA Emergency Exemption: Documents (4/30/23)

EPA Approves Emergency Exemption for Wolbachia Mosquitoes to Protect Endangered Birds in Hawaii (EPA, 4/27/23)

The Environmental Notice (State of Hawaii Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, 4/8/23)

Final Environmental Assessment: Suppression of Invasive Mosquito Populations to Reduce Transmission of Avian Malaria to Threatened and Endangered Forest Birds on East Maui (4/8/23)

Endangered Forest Birds to Receive Protection from Avian Malaria on Maui (DLNR, 3/25/23)

Final Environmental Assessment: Suppression of Invasive Mosquito Populations to Reduce Transmission of Avian Malaria to Threatened and Endangered Forest Birds on East Maui (3/24/23)

NPS Haleakala National Park Mosquito Suppression Comment Analysis Report (3/22/23)

NPS Environmental Assessment Public Comment Report – March 2023

NPS Finding of No Significant Impact for the Suppression of Invasive Mosquito Populations to Reduce Transmission of Avian Malaria to Threatened and Endangered Forest Birds on East Maui Environmental Assessment (3/15/23)

Comment Submitted by Hawaii Unites on the Maui Draft Environmental Assessment (1/21/23)

Haleakala National Park Virtual Public Meeting (1/5/23)

Haleakala National Park Virtual Public Meeting (1/3/23)

HDOA EPA Application for Section 18 FIFRA Emergency Exemption: Solicitation of Public Comment (12/15/22)

U.S. Department of the Interior Strategy for Preventing the Extinction of Hawaiian Forest Birds (12/15/22) 

Draft Environmental Assessment: Suppression of Non-native Wild Mosquito Populations to Reduce Transmission of Avian Malaria to Threatened and Endangered Forest Birds on East Maui (11/28/22, 12/8/22)

Arthur Carhart National Wilderness Training Center Minimum Requirements Decision Guide (MRDG) Workbook (12/5/22)

HDOA EPA Application for Section 18 FIFRA Emergency Exemption (10/28/22)

DOI Consults on its Native Hawaiian Community Consultation Policy and Procedures (U.S. Department of the Interior, 10/18/22, 12/5/22)

Interior Department Announces Development of First-Ever Consultation Policy with Native Hawaiian Community (US. Department of the Interior, 10/18/22)

Executive Order on Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a Sustainable, Safe, and Secure American Bioeconomy (The White House, 9/12/22)

HDOA Hawaii Board of Agriculture Meeting – June 28, 2022 (Mosquitoes 2:55:57 – 4:00:43)

EPA Emerging Mosquito Control Technologies (7/19/22)

DLNR HDOA Request to Import and Establish Permit Conditions for Southern House Mosquito (6/28/22)

DLNR Exemption Notice for Preliminary Transport Trials
and Mark Release Recapture Studies (6/17/22)

Pesticide Emergency Exemptions (EPA, 6/15/22)

DLNR HDOA Request to Import Southern House Mosquitoes for Immediate Field Release (6/9/22)

“Hawaiian forest bird conservation strategies for minimizing the risk of extinction: biological and biocultural considerations” Abstract – Eben H. Paxton, Megan Laut, Stanton Enomoto, Michelle Bogardus (University of Hawai’i, 4/14/22)

“Hawaiian forest bird conservation strategies for minimizing the risk of extinction: biological and biocultural considerations” Abstract – Eben H. Paxton, Megan Laut, Stanton Enomoto, Michelle Bogardus (USGS, 2022)

“Hawaiian Forest Bird Conservation Strategies for Minimizing the Risk of Extinction: Biological and Biocultural Considerations” – Eben H. Paxton, Megan Laut, Stanton Enomoto, Michelle Bogardus (USGS, UH Hilo, April 2022)
(Technical Report HCSU-103: Appendix VI. Wolbachia IIT Implementation Outline, pages 80-85)

NPS Mosquito Suppression Public Scoping Comment Report (2/17/22)

Mosquito Suppression Plan Environmental Assessment Public Scoping Meeting #2 (1/13/22)

Mosquito Suppression Plan Environmental Assessment Public Scoping Meeting #1 (1/3/22)

University of Hawaii at Mānoa Request to: (1) Determine if the Establishment of the Southern House Mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus, a Vector of Avian Influenza in Hawaii, Constitutes an Ecological Disaster;…(4) Determine the Probable Impact on the Environment if the Southern House Mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus, an Unlisted Insect, Inoculated with a Foreign Wolbachia Bacteria Species, is Accidently Released;… (6/8/21)

State of Hawaii House of Representatives House Resolution HR 95 HD 1 Urging the Department of Agriculture, Department of Health, Department of Land and Natural Resources, and University of Hawaii to Develop and Implement a Mosquito Control Program that uses Wolbachia Bacteria to Reduce Mosquito Population Levels Throughout the State (2021)

DLNR: Informational Briefing on Proposal to Establish Captive Populations of Kiwikiu (Maui Parrotbill, Pseudonestor xanthophrys) (3/25/21)

Memorandum on Tribal Consultation and Strengthening Nation-to-Nation Relationships (The White House, 1/26/21)

Resolution 17-2: Supporting Evaluation and Implementation of Technologies for Landscape-Scale Control of Mosquitoes, with a Focus on Mitigating both Human and Wildlife Health Risks (Hawaii Invasive Species Council, 1/17/17)

“To Restore a Mosquito-Free Hawai‘i: Summary Report of the Workshop to Formulate Strategic Solutions for a ‘Mosquito-Free Hawai‘i’” (9/6/16-9/7/16)

“Principles for Identifying and Assessing Conflicts of Interest” (NIH National Library of Medicine, National Center for Biotechnology Information; Institute of Medicine of the National Academies “Conflict of Interest in Medical Research, Education, and Practice,” 2009)

Board Meetings and Testimony:

Hawaii Unites Petition for a Contested Case Hearing (10/23/23)
(FEA Kaua’i)

Hawaii Unites Testimony for the 10/13/23 BLNR Meeting
(FEA Kaua’i)

All Written Public Testimony for the 10/13/23 BLNR Meeting
(FEA Kaua’i)

Security Expert Donna Thompson’s Testimony for the 10/13/23 BLNR Meeting

Security Expert Donna Thompson’s Testimony for the 7/14/23 BLNR Meeting

Board of Land and Natural Resources Meeting (5/12/23)
(BLNR denies Hawaii Unites’ Petition for a Contested Case Hearing 8:44:00)

Hawaii Unites Testimony for the 5/12/23 BLNR Meeting
(Petition for a Contested Case Hearing for FEA Maui)

All Written Public Testimony for the 5/12/23 BLNR Meeting
(Petition for a Contested Case Hearing for FEA Maui)

Hawaii Unites Response to DLNR Response to Hawaii Unites’ Sunshine Law Appeal (5/5/23)

DLNR Response to Hawaii Unites’ Sunshine Law Appeal (5/1/23)

Hawaii Unites Petition for a Contested Case Hearing (4/3/23)
(FEA Maui)

Hawaii Unites Request for an OIP Investigation into the BLNR for Violation of the Sunshine Law (3/27/23)

Board of Land and Natural Resources Meeting (3/24/23) (Mosquitoes at 18:02; Hawaii Unites testimony from Tina Lia at 1:19:19; Hawaii Unites testimony from Donna Thompson at 2:05:32; BLNR denies Hawaii Unites Request for a Contested Case Hearing, then votes to approve the Final Environmental Assessment at 2:17:50)

Hawaii Unites Testimony for the 3/24/23 BLNR Meeting
(FEA Maui)

All Written Public Testimony for the 3/24/23 BLNR Meeting
(FEA Maui)

Additional Resources:

Petition: Demand an Environmental Impact Statement for the Experimental Mosquito Release on Maui

DLNR DOFAW: Hawaiian Hoary Bat Information

DLNR DOFAW: Native Ecosystems Protection & Management – Pinapinao (Damselflies)

DLNR DOFAW: Native Ecosystems Protection & Management – Flying Earwig Hawaiian Damselfly (Megalagrion nesiotes)

DLNR DOFAW: Native Ecosystems Protection & Management – Pacific Hawaiian Damselfly (Megalagrion pacificum)

DLNR DOFAW: Native Ecosystems Protection & Management – Blackburn’s Sphinx Moth (Manduca blackburni)

DLNR DOFAW: Native Ecosystems Protection & Management – Picture-winged Fly (Drosophila neoclavisetae)

Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project

Birds, Not Mosquitoes

Liberty Arise! Experimental Mosquito Release on Maui: Dr. Lorrin Pang Explains Wolbachia (1/13/23)

Liberty Arise! Experimental Mosquito Release on Maui: Dr. Lorrin Pang Explains Conflict of Interest (1/13/23)

Liberty Arise! Experimental Mosquito Release on Maui: Dr. Lorrin Pang Explains Horizontal Spread (1/13/23)

Liberty Arise! Experimental Mosquito Release on Maui: Dr. Lorrin Pang Describes an Alternative (1/13/23)

Liberty Arise! Experimental Mosquito Release on Maui: Dr. Lorrin Pang Explains the Math Model (1/13/23)

Liberty Arise! Experimental Mosquito Release on Maui: Dr. Lorrin Pang on Science and Censorship (1/13/23)

“Wolbachia-mediated sterility suppresses Aedes aegypti populations in the urban tropics” – The Project Wolbachia – Singapore Consortium, Ng Lee Ching (medRxiv, 6/17/21)

Flyers:

Download Disease Risks Flyer to Share Online
Download Disease Risks Flyer to Print
Download Informational Flyer to Share Online
Download Informational Flyer to Print
Download Maui Flyers to Print (4 per Page)
Download Hawaii Flyers to Print (4 per Page)

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