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Are you aware of PUBLISHED information that is missing from the full WRA assessment? Support for the evaluation of these species has come from the USDA Forest Service and from the Hawaii Division of Forestry and Wildlife Urban and Community Forestry program. The HP-WRA score does not measure actual invasiveness or economic or ecological
harm in the field. Rather, a designation of H(HPWRA) is a prediction that a
species will become invasive. The HP-WRA does not measure
species benefits in terms of economic, ecological, public health, medicinal,
historic, community, cultural, tourism, and esthetic value; nor does it
determine if a suitable alternative species exists.
Do you have firsthand (unpublished) field observations from Hawaii of ecological or economic harm caused by one of these species?
Please use this form to submit information.
WRA
designation
Meaning
L
Not currently recognized as
invasive in Hawaii, and not likely to have major ecological or
economic impacts on other Pacific Islands based on the HP-WRA
screening process.
L(Hawai'i)
Not currently recognized as
invasive in Hawaii based on a track record of not becoming
naturalized despite being widely planted in Hawaii for at least 40
years.
H(HPWRA)
Likely to be invasive in Hawaii and on other Pacific Islands as
determined by the HP- WRA
screening process., which is based on published sources
describing species biology and behavior in Hawaii and/or other parts of
the world.
H(Hawai'i)
Documented to cause significant
ecological or economic harm in Hawaii, as determined from published
information on the species' current impacts in Hawaii. [more
details]
EVALUATE
The species has been assessed
using the HP- WRA system; however, no assessment of risk can be provided at
this time because 1)important information is missing from the assessment or
2)the species possesses a combination of traits and characteristics that
make its likely behavior difficult to assess using the WRA system.
The HP-WRA only considers published information on invasiveness in Hawaii or
elsewhere and it does not include an actual "in-the field" evaluation
of current impacts in Hawaii. Another evaluation protocol called the Hawaii
Exotic Plant Evaluation Protocol (HEPEP) is being developed to provide a
current field evaluation of species that have been designated H(HPWRA).
The HP-WRA ratings have no regulatory authority and the HP-WRA
"list" is not an official State list of invasive plants. By
statute, the Hawaii Department of Agriculture is solely responsible for determining
which plant and animal species are prohibited or permitted into the State
(Hawaii Administrative Rules 4:68:1 - 'Noxious Weed Rules'). To determine which
species are prohibited in Hawaii, please consult the official State
of Hawaii List of Plant Species Designated as Noxious Weeds.