Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Mahalo to our speakers for joining us to talk about invasive species in Hawaiʻi.
- Christy Martin: Program Manager & Information Officer, CGAPS-Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species (a project of the Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit, University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa)
- Dexter Kishida: Food Security and Biosecurity Manager for Department of Transportation.
- Kimeona Kane: Chair of Waimānalo Neighborhood Board #32 and community advocate.

This conversation was moderated by reporter Thomas Heaton. Read his reporting: civilbeat.org/author/thomas-heaton