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Weed risk assessments and Plant Pono program push nurseries to phase out high‑risk species
Summary
HISC's weed risk assessment program and the Plant Pono endorsement ask nurseries to adopt best practices, stop selling identified high‑risk plants and steer consumers to low‑risk or native species; presenters said the approach is mainly voluntary and recommended regulatory updates to noxious weed rules.
Hawaii’s weed risk assessment program and the Plant Pono outreach effort aim to reduce introductions of invasive plants by combining science-based evaluations with voluntary nursery endorsements and public education.
Chuck Camara, HISC’s weed risk assessment specialist, told lawmakers the tool used in Hawaii is a 49-question assessment adapted from Australia and New Zealand that places plants into low, moderate and high risk categories. “The results are also transparent……
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