Hawaii § 141-3.5 - Control or eradication programs.

§ 141-3.5. Control or eradication programs.

(a) The department of agriculture and biosecurity shall develop and implement a detailed control or eradication program for any pest designated in section 141-3, using the best available technology in a manner consistent with state and federal law. (b) The department of agriculture and biosecurity shall: (1) Lead and coordinate the State's invasive pest control and eradication biosecurity efforts; (2) Engage in memorandums of understanding with interagency partners and private organizations; (3) Approve of memorandums of understanding with submitted working plans to execute control and eradication programs; and (4) Include in its annual report to the legislature pursuant to section 150A-57 any memorandums of understanding and partnerships pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) to advance the State's invasive pest control and eradication biosecurity efforts. (c) For any pest designated by emergency rule as provided in section 141-3, the department of agriculture and biosecurity shall implement an emergency program using the best available technology in a manner consistent with state and federal law. (d) The department of agriculture and biosecurity: (1) In conjunction with the department of land and natural resources; department of health; department of transportation; department of business, economic development, and tourism; university of Hawaii system; or state and privately organized agencies and programs, as applicable, shall identify best practices for the treatment of pests designated in section 141-3; (2) Shall post on its website infestation updates and data, including real-time geographic information system map data, and best practices identified for the treatment of pests designated in section 141-3, as prioritized by the department. No later than December 1, 2025, the department shall establish a pest dashboard to provide real-time data and information for treatment areas of pests designated in section 141-3 to the public. The dashboard shall be updated regularly and be hosted and managed by the department; (3) Shall, along with contracted parties, document past responses in the department's geographic information system database; provided that the information shall include date, location, names of individual participants, organization, activities performed, and presence and absence of pests; provided further that the disclosure of information shall be under the jurisdiction of the department; and (4) Shall, along with contracted parties, provide notice to the department's pesticides branch prior to usage of pesticides in the course of controlling pests. Upon receipt of notification, pesticide inspectors may perform random inspections to ensure compliance with pesticide laws and regulations. The department of agriculture and biosecurity, department of land and natural resources, and contracted parties pursuant to section 150A-58 shall regularly and timely post treatment area information to the pest dashboard. (e) Any state department, agency, political subdivision, or contracted party pursuant to section 150A-58 that does not provide information for the pest dashboard in compliance with this section shall not receive or expend public funds. The deputy chairperson for biosecurity shall be responsible for ensuring compliance with this section. [L 1989, c 267, pt of §1; am L 2020, c 32, §2; am L 2024, c 231, §2; am L 2025, c 236, §35] Previous Vol03_Ch0121-0200D Next