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Oahu Invasive Species Committee

Oahu Invasive Species Committee (OISC) -- About OISC Contact Information Meetings OISC Target Species Announcements -- Products Meeting details -- Volunteer ?? -- -- What's New -- ?? posting on the HEAR Job Announcements page.end example-@ Volunteer with OISC Join OISC for a Miconia calvescens search. The service trip will be held on 13 August 2005 . For details about how to secure a spot on the survey team, see the OISC volunteer page . -- About OISC About OISC OISC mission statement: The Oahu Invasive Species Committee (OISC) is a voluntary partnership of private, governmental and non-profit organizations such as the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, the Hawaii Community Foundation, the University of Hawaii, the Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii, and the Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit united to prevent new invasive species infestations on the island of Oahu, to eradicate incipient invasive species, and to stop established invasive species from spreading. The group is concerned with all non-native invasive species threatening agriculture, watersheds, native ecosystems, tourism, industry, human health, or the quality of life on Oahu. OISC Target Species: OISC is working to control or prevent the introduction of the plants and animals that pose the greatest threat to Oahu. See photos and general information about OISC Target Species here. You may subscribe to the Oahu Invasive Species Committee (OISC) internet mailing list to be notified via e-mail about information and events regarding priority invasive species on Oahu. Contact Information: Oahu Invasive Species Committee c/o DLNR/DOFAW 2135 Makiki Hgts Dr. Honolulu, HI 96816 General Information/ Public Relations, Rachel Neville Phone: (808) 286-4616 Fax: (808) 973-9781 E-mail: oisc@hawaii.edu OISC coordinator, Ryan Smith Phone: (808) 292-6691 E-mail: smithrya@hawaii.edu Field operations manager, Joshua Fisher Phone: (808) 292-6769 E-mail: joshuafi@hawaii.edu ccory@tnc.org ).-- [ top ] Announcements Announcements Next meeting date -- webmaster@hear.org so the info can get posted on this website! Thanks!) -- meeting details section for more details about previous meetings.-- The next Oahu Invasive Species Committee meeting (a general meeting) will be held on Friday, February 01 , 2006 from 9:00 am-12:00 pm at a location TBA. 1849 Auiki Street , Honolulu; onsite telephone: 808-832-0566).-- Refer to the meeting details section for the meeting agenda. For more information about OISC or this meeting contact Ryan Smith (OISC coordinator) via e-mail ( oisc@hawaii.edu ), phone (808-286-4616), or fax (808-973-9781). 45-680 Luluku Road, Kaneohe .-- OISC will be taking a group of volunteers into the mountains to remove Himalayan Blackberry on 12 June 2004 from 8:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m . If you are interested in participating in this trip please download this June 2004 Service Trip flyer or contact OISC ( oisc@hawaii.edu )-- OISC internet mailing list (to which you may subscribe yourself for free!). Budget/Strategic Planning (contact: Rob Cowie ) Policy ([temporary?] contact: Steve Lohse ) Education (contact: Melissa Dumaran ) Detection (contact: Dan Sailer ) Control (contact: Mindy Wilkinson ) Aquatics (contact: Lu Eldredge ) Restoration (contact: Jennifer Garrison ) -- OISC-L internet mailing list You may subscribe to the OISC internet mailing list for discussions and announcements about information and events regarding invasive species on Oahu. Other ISC websites & mailing lists See the All-ISCs website descriptions of other-island Invasive Species Committees in Hawaii. You may also subscribe to one or more HEAR-sponsored mailing lists , particularly ALLISCS-ANNOUNCE-L , in order to keep abreast of invasive species events and information relevant to Hawaii. [ top ] Products Products OISC Public Relations Products OISC has created public relations products related to OISC's work with a public outreach and education program. This program strives to inform the public about the threats posed by invasive species, what they can do to help, and how OISC is stopping the alien pest invasion. Pest Alert Flyers Miconia (241 kb) Miconia calvescens is Oahu's number one invasive threat. Manuka (306 kb) Also called New Zealand tea tree, this bush is creeping into Oahu's valleys. Himalayan Blackberry (220 kb) Have you tried walking though a Himalayan blackberry thicket? Fountain Grass (238 kb) Fountain grass is fueling fires across Hawaii. Bush Beardgrass (297 kb) This invasive bunchgrass is only found in two areas on Oahu. There is still a chance of removing it! Indian Rhododendron (275 kb) This beautiful plant is on the Hawaii noxious weed list and is a close relative of the dreaded Miconia. Smoke Bush (238 kb) Also known as butterfly bush, this ornamental plant has escaped the garden. Target Plants and Animals By Area Leeward Oahu (202 kb) More targeted plants and animals by area to come! OISC Administrative Products OISC also produces administrative products including annual action plans and funding proposals which are available online. The OISC annual action plan describes the OISC project and details the objectives and methods utilized to combat invasives on Oahu. OISC Strategic Action Plans Annually-produced OISC Strategic Action Plans are now available online.-- OISC 2002-2003 Strategic Action Plan -- OISC 2002 Action Plan (with images, optimized for on-screen viewing) (intermediate file size/download time [376 Kb]) -- OISC 2002 Action Plan (with images, optimized for printing) (largest file size/slowest download [1,171 Kb]) OISC 2002 Action Plan (text only) (for faster downloading [206 Kb]) OISC Product Archives . - - - - - - --- Meeting details Meeting details Below are announcements (and/or minutes) for the Oahu Invasive Species Committee (OISC) meetings. (Some of these documents may be in Adobe Acrobat format [PDF files] .) ( Oops! The webmaster doesn't know when the next OISC meeting is! If you know, please tell me [webmaster@hear.org]!! ) -- 18 January 2006: General OISC meeting Agenda Agenda -- ( Meeting notes will be posted after approval at a subsequent meeting.) Meeting minutes -- 05 October 2005: Prioritization workshop Agenda Prioritization workshop species profiles 2005 OISC Summary of Cost Projections Meeting Minutes Meeting Notes (Full Discussion) 17 August 2005: General OISC meeting Agenda ( Meeting notes will be posted after approval at a subsequent meeting.) Meeting minutes -- 14 March 2005: Education/outreach subcommittee meeting Agenda No meeting notes for this meeting Meeting minutes -- 10 March 2005: Miconia strategy meeting Agenda No meeting notes for this meeting Meeting minutes -- 23 February 2005: General OISC meeting Agenda Meeting minutes 29 September 2004: Prioritization workshop Agenda Background information (on target species) Meeting minutes 04 August 2004: General OISC meeting Agenda Meeting minutes 07 July 2004: Fountain grass working group meeting Agenda -- Meeting minutes 01 June 2004: Coqui frog control strategy meeting Agenda -- Meeting minutes Meeting minutes -- 21 April 2004: General OISC meeting Meeting Announcement Agenda Agenda -- ( Meeting notes will be posted after approval at a subsequent meeting.) Meeting minutes -- 28 January 2004: General OISC meeting Agenda Meeting minutes Documents from historical OISC meetings are also available. This document is in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. If your computer is not already set up to read these files, you can download the FREE Adobe Acrobat reader . You can set up most web browsers to automatically invoke this reader (as a "helper application" or "add-in") upon encountering documents of this type (refer to your browser's documentation for how to do this). [ top ] [ back ] [ ALL ISCs home ] [ HEAR ] This page was created on 02 November 2000 by PT , and was last updated on 23 January 2006 by EMS . Questions or comments about this website? Contact the webmaster ( webmaster@hear.org ).

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Hotspots [This Dynamic Earth, USGS] The vast majority of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur near plateboundaries, but there are some exceptions. For example, the Hawaiian Islands,which are entirely of volcanic origin, have formed in the middle of thePacific Ocean more than 3,200 km from the nearest plate boundary. How dothe Hawaiian Islands and other volcanoes that form in the interior of platesfit into the plate-tectonics picture? Space Shuttle photograph of the Hawaiian Islands, the southernmostpart of the long volcanic trail of the "Hawaiian hotspot" (seetext). Kauai is in the lower right corner (edge) and the Big Island of Hawaiiin the upper left corner. Note the curvature of the Earth (top edge). (Photographcourtesy of NASA.) In 1963, J. Tuzo Wilson, the Canadian geophysicist who discovered transformfaults, came up with an ingenious idea that became known as the "hotspot"theory. Wilson noted that in certain locations around the world, such asHawaii, volcanism has been active for very long periods of time. This couldonly happen, he reasoned, if relatively small, long-lasting, and exceptionallyhot regions -- called hotspots -- existed below the plates that wouldprovide localized sources of high heat energy (thermal plumes) tosustain volcanism. Specifically, Wilson hypothesized that the distinctivelinear shape of the Hawaiian Island-Emperor Seamounts chain resulted fromthe Pacific Plate moving over a deep, stationary hotspot in the mantle,located beneath the present-day position of the Island of Hawaii. Heat fromthis hotspot produced a persistent source of magma by partly melting theoverriding Pacific Plate. The magma, which is lighter than the surroundingsolid rock, then rises through the mantle and crust to erupt onto the seafloor,forming an active seamount. Over time, countless eruptions cause the seamountto grow until it finally emerges above sea level to form an island volcano.Wilson suggested that continuing plate movement eventually carries the islandbeyond the hotspot, cutting it off from the magma source, and volcanismceases. As one island volcano becomes extinct, another develops over thehotspot, and the cycle is repeated. This process of volcano growth and death,over many millions of years, has left a long trail of volcanic islands andseamounts across the Pacific Ocean floor. According to Wilson's hotspot theory, the volcanoes of the Hawaiian chainshould get progressively older and become more eroded the farther they travelbeyond the hotspot. The oldest volcanic rocks on Kauai, the northwesternmostinhabited Hawaiian island, are about 5.5 million years old and are deeplyeroded. By comparison, on the "Big Island" of Hawaii -- southeasternmostin the chain and presumably still positioned over the hotspot -- the oldestexposed rocks are less than 0.7 million years old and new volcanic rockis continually being formed. Above: Artist's conception of the movement of the PacificPlate over the fixed Hawaiian "Hot Spot," illustrating the formationof the Hawaiian Ridge-Emperor Seamount Chain. (Modified from a drawing providedby Maurice Krafft, Centre de Volcanologie, France). Below: J. TuzoWilson's original diagram (slightly modified), published in 1963, to showhis proposed origin of the Hawaiian Islands. (Reproduced with permissionof the Canadian Journal of Physics .) The possibility that the Hawaiian Islands become younger to the southeastwas suspected by the ancient Hawaiians, long before any scientific studieswere done. During their voyages, sea-faring Hawaiians noticed the differencesin erosion, soil formation, and vegetation and recognized that the islandsto the northwest (Niihau and Kauai) were older than those to the southeast(Maui and Hawaii). This idea was handed down from generation to generationin the legends of Pele, the fiery Goddess of Volcanoes. Pele originallylived on Kauai. When her older sister Namakaokahai, the Goddess of the Sea,attacked her, Pele fled to the Island of Oahu. When she was forced by Namakaokahaito flee again, Pele moved southeast to Maui and finally to Hawaii, whereshe now lives in the Halemaumau Crater at the summit of Kilauea Volcano.The mythical flight of Pele from Kauai to Hawaii, which alludes to the eternalstruggle between the growth of volcanic islands from eruptions and theirlater erosion by ocean waves, is consistent with geologic evidence obtainedcenturies later that clearly shows the islands becoming younger from northwestto southeast. Prominentworld hotspots [54 k] Although Hawaii is perhaps the best known hotspot, others are thought toexist beneath the oceans and continents. More than a hundred hotspots beneaththe Earth's crust have been active during the past 10 million years. Mostof these are located under plate interiors (for example, the African Plate),but some occur near diverging plate boundaries. Some are concentrated nearthe mid-oceanic ridge system, such as beneath Iceland, the Azores, and theGalapagos Islands. A few hotspots are thought to exist below the North American Plate. Perhapsthe best known is the hotspot presumed to exist under the continental crustin the region of Yellowstone National Park in northwestern Wyoming. Hereare several calderas (large craters formed by the ground collapseaccompanying explosive volcanism) that were produced by three gigantic eruptionsduring the past two million years, the most recent of which occurred about600,000 years ago. Ash deposits from these powerful eruptions have beenmapped as far away as Iowa, Missouri, Texas, and even northern Mexico. Thethermal energy of the presumed Yellowstone hotspot fuels more than 10,000hot pools and springs, geysers (like Old Faithful), and bubbling mudpots (pools of boiling mud). A large body of magma, capped by a hydrothermalsystem (a zone of pressurized steam and hot water), still exists beneaththe caldera. Recent surveys demonstrate that parts of the Yellowstone regionrise and fall by as much as 1 cm each year, indicating the area is stillgeologically restless. However, these measurable ground movements, whichmost likely reflect hydrothermal pressure changes, do not necessarily signalrenewed volcanic activity in the area. Authors' Note: Since this booklet's publication in 1996, vigorous scientific debate has ensued regarding volcanism at "hotspots." New studies suggest that hotspots are neither deep phenomena nor "fixed" in position over geologic time, as assumed in the popular plume model. See http://www.mantleplumes.org/ ." Mauna Loa Volcano [36 k] | J. Tuzo Wilson | Longtrail of Hawaiian hotspot | "Contents" "Some unanswered questions" USGS Home Page Top of this Page URL: http://pubs.usgs.gov/publications/text/hotspots.html Last updated: 05.05.99 Contact: jmwatson@usgs.gov

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How to Find Music for a Hawaiian Wedding - eHow.com Clear Instructions on How To Do (just about) Everything Web eHow.com Home Family & Relationships Center Wedding Bells How to Find Music for a Hawaiian Wedding Hawaiian music has a slow, melodic sound all its own. Capture the feel of the islands by using this traditional music to set the tone of your special day. Steps: 1. Explore your options to learn what Hawaiian musicians are available. Check the yellow pages, do a search online, and ask island hotels and banquet halls for recommendations. 2. Consult with a wedding planner, who can make the arrangements for you if time is short. 3. Ask to listen to the musician play before you make any decisions. 4. Request the Hawaiian wedding song, called "Ke Kali Nei Au." This means, "I'm waiting for thee." 5. Ask to have it played on a guitar or a guitar-ukulele duet. 6. Arrange for a hula dancer to perform to the song. 7. Listen to a demo of Hawaiian music to hear how it sounds. 8. Select other Hawaiian songs you would like to include on your wedding day. Some of the options include the "Maile Swing," "Sophisticated Hula" and "Pretty Red Hibiscus." 9. Expect to pay about $150 an hour for a vocalist/guitarist, and $100 an hour for a hula dancer. But remember that prices can vary quite a bit, depending on the performer's level of experience. Tips: Ask a conch shell, or pu, blower to announce the beginning of your ceremony. This signifies that an important event is about to occur. Please Share Your Tips with Us More Resources: Contribute to eHow: Write an eHow Article Suggest a Topic Give Us Feedback on This Article Related eHows: Appreciate Hawaii's Culture Throw a Luau Plan a Hawaiian Wedding Celebrate a Hawaiian Christmas Hire Musicians Things You'll Need: Hawaiian Music Project Details: Skill Advisory: Moderately Easy New! -- Related eHows: Appreciate Hawaii's Culture Throw a Luau Plan a Hawaiian Wedding Celebrate a Hawaiian Christmas Hire Musicians Check out Thousands of How-To Solutions in eHow's Centers Automotive Careers & Education Computers & Home Electronics Family & Relationships Finance & Business Food & Entertaining Health Hobbies & Games Holidays & Traditions Home & Garden Personal Care & Style Pets Sports & Fitness Travel How to: --? Web eHow.com Home | Site Map | About Us | How To Books | Link to eHow Subscribe to the eHow of the Day Mailing List : Have the eHow of the Day appear on your My Yahoo! Page: Add the eHow of the Day to your RSS reader: © 1999-2005 eHow, Inc. How things get done. Use of this web site constitutes acceptance of the eHow Terms of Use and Privacy .