Hawaii Invasives

This app helps you identify and then report invasive species so the spread can be tracked. With your reports, resources specialists can better focus efforts to contain and control the spread.

Invasive species destroy the natural habitat and have caused economic damage and the extinction of native species. Help stop the spread of invasive by reporting them so they can be safely removed.

This APP uses both precise location and your smartphone camera to pinpoint where the potential invasive are found. Your data is not shared with any commercial entity and is solely used for relocating and confirming your observation.

The app works both on and offline so you can record the locations of remote findings and then upload when you are connected again.

Invasive species reports can be made for any of the Hawaiian Islands, Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Kauai and the Big Island. The app includes photos of invasives to help in the field identification. It also stores the location of your reports so you can remember if you have already reported an alien species.

There is a known issue with some devices failing to save photographs. If that happens with yours, you may now opt out of providing photographs when you upload. However, you may still take photographs with your phone (after closing the app) and e-mail them to the HISC.