AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoAI Policing in Maui: Maui County approved a $1.7M expansion of AI-assisted surveillance, including cameras and Brinc drones feeding a real-time operations center—raising civil-rights concerns about constant monitoring. Biosecurity for Hawaiʻi Forests: DLNR and the U.S. Forest Service deployed SPLAT® Verb, a beetle repellent, to slow Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death spread in Kōkeʻe State Park by disrupting the ambrosia beetle cycle. Invasive Species at Kāneʻohe Bay: DAR says the coordinated response to an invasive Manjano sea anemone is progressing, using tarps and chemical control with help from multiple state and federal partners. Molokaʻi Ranching Under Quarantine: Ranchers warn a long-running TB quarantine is strangling the island’s cattle industry, calling for wildlife testing and an end to blanket culling. Renewables Policy: Gov. Josh Green issued an executive order preserving Hawaiʻi’s 2026 distributed solar tax credit after Act 24 changes. Forensic DNA Breakthrough: A 25-year Olympic National Park sleeping-bag case was solved with DNA genealogy, identifying Joseph Louis Serrao Jr. Deep-Sea Discovery: Scientists captured goblin sharks alive on camera near Hawaii and the Tonga Trench, expanding what’s known about the “living fossil.” STEM/Local Recognition: Hawaiʻi Sea Grant’s “Voice of the Sea” won 10 Telly Awards, including a Gold for the Papahānaumokuākea Marine Debris Project.
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