Invasive grasses have spread across a quarter of Hawai‘i’s land, and they’re fueling an alarming rise in wildfires. Coalitions are fighting back with new urgency and old tools. By Cynthia Wessendorf
Check out our latest edition with fire prevention events hosted by the Division of Forestry and Wildlife (O‘ahu) and the Waikoloa Village Firewise team, as well as climate (La Niña) information, O‘ahu, Kaua‘i and Hawai‘i Island fire news, multi-media and news focused on the indigenous peoples perspective, and so much more.
Dr. Susan Cordell presents the history, the work, the geographic scope and current contributions of the USDA’s Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry (IPIF) based in Hilo, Hawai‘i (10 MINS) Tuesday, October 18,…
The Hawai‘i Wildfire Management Organization presented a new on-going project, the “Western Pacific Needs Assessment and Network” to the Pacific Fire Exchange program’s quarterly steering committee meeting in October, 2022.
Waikōloa Village’s Hulu Holoholo awesome wildfire emergency preparedness event in June, news from the US Forest Service and Hawaiian Electric, highlights from our wildfire planning and grazing academy workshop, and so much more!
The native Hawaiian dryland forests of the Wai`anae Mountains are home to many unique species that are disappearing. Among the many threats facing dryland forests throughout the islands, the one that is perhaps most serious – and most preventable – is wildfire. (Produced by Outside Hawai’i, a program of Mālama Learning Center – 5 min)
Waikōloa Village’s Hulu Holoholo awesome wildfire emergency preparedness event in June, news from the US Forest Service and Hawaiian Electric, highlights from our wildfire planning and grazing academy workshop, and so much more!
Methodology of weed fire risk assessments. University of Hawai’i at Mānoa’s Kevin Faccenda and Curt Daehler developed a screening system focused on wildfire risk by asking land managers to assign a relative fire risk for…
Check out our latest webinar, our PFX fact sheet on fuel breaks, Wildfire and Drought LOOKOUT! campaign info, and a new wildfire community spotlight on wildfire preparedness (called “Hometown Heros”).
As Hawai‘i land managers know all too well, natural and cultural resource stewardship can be a daunting undertaking involving many stakeholders from different backgrounds taking into account complex social, cultural, and ecological considerations. In this webinar, UH Mānoa Masters student Rachael Cleveland demonstrates the utility of a decision support tool called Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping (FCM) which enables all stakeholders to create a “mental map” that can capture and compute the impacts of various decision-making scenarios on important resources. Land managers will learn how the FCM software works and its application to a wildfire group in Wai`anae, Hawai‘i whom she interviewed as part of her research.