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COUNTY OF HAWAII <br />STATE OF HAWAII <br />RESOLUTION NO. 8® ®~ <br />A RESOLUTION REQUESTING A BAN ON THE RELEASE OF BIOLOGICAL <br />CONTROL AGENTS ON THE ISLAND OF HAWAII, INCLUDING INSECTS, FUNGI, <br />BACTERIA, VII2USES, OR OTHER PATHOGENS, FOR ANY TREE SPECIES <br />RELATED TO THE `OHI`A (METROSIDEROS POLYMORPHA), INCLUDING ALL <br />SPECIES OF THE FAMII.Y MYRTACEAE, SUCH AS THE STRAWBERRY GUAVA <br />(SPIDHJM CATTLEIANUM). <br />WHEREAS, the `ohi`a (Metrosideros polymorpha) is an environmentally and culturally <br />vital and significant species comprising the majority of the native forests of the Island of <br />Hawaii; and <br />WHEREAS, preservation of `ohi`a forests are a prime goal of environmental <br />management strategies; and <br />WHEREAS, the `ohi`a, an endemic species of the family Myrtaceae, can be attacked by <br />insects, fungi, and other pathogens that attack related species of the family Myrtaceae, for <br />example, Puccinia psidii fungus, is currently attacking `ohi`a , as well as related rose apple, <br />guava, paperbark, and eucalyptus; and <br />WHEREAS, the use of insects, fungi, and other biological control agents are being <br />proposed by various State and Federal agencies for the control ofnon-native species related to <br />the `ohi`a, such as the strawberry guava; and <br />WHEREAS, these biological control agents may adapt and evolve to begin attacking <br />related species, including the `ohi`a; now, therefore, <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the <br />use of biological control agents, including insects, fungi, bacteria, viruses, or other pathogens for <br />the control of any species of the family Myrtaceae be banned from use on the Island of Hawaii; <br />and <br />BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall forward copies of this <br />resolution to the Honorable Mayor William Kenoi; the U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest <br />Service, Pacific Southwest Research Station (c/o Rocky Mountain Research Station, 249 W. <br />Prospect Road, Ft. Collins, CO 80526-2098); USDA Forest Service, Institute of Pacific Islands <br />Forestry (P.O. Box 236, Volcano, HI 96785); Plant Pest Control Branch, Hawaii Department of <br />Agriculture (1428 South King Street, Honolulu, HI 96814-2512); and Plant <br /> <br />