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Kaua‘i Community Beetle-Mapping Project May Be A Model For Hawai‘i
The map uses 700-plus data points to show feeding, breeding and trap sites, and organizers say it can guide targeted responses.
- On April 11, 2026, the nonprofit E Ola Kkou Hawaii presented its new public map for tracking coconut rhinoceros beetle damage during a community workday at Prince KkhiM Park in Kaua'i.
- Limited resources at the Hawaii Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity have hindered official CRB responses; Jonathan Ho, manager of HDAB's plant quarantine branch, said it's "picking between bad or worse."
- Between December and March, project leaders contributed over 700 data points to the map, while workdays in Wailua and Anahola yielded 2,539 larvae, 114 adults, and trees displaying V-shaped cuts.
- Funded by a $30,000 county innovation grant, the project empowers residents to document infested sites, which Ana Espanola, sustainability coordinator with Kaua'i's Office of Economic Development, said helps reach community members who might distrust government.
- As CRB spreads to Moloka'i and Maui, project supporters plan to share this community-led mapping model with other islands to assist in managing the invasive pest across the state.
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Kaua‘i Community Beetle-Mapping Project May Be A Model For Hawai‘i
It only took a few seconds and a tug on a monofilament net for Kaua‘i farmer Fletcher Parker to find a dozen adult coconut rhinoceros beetles in a square foot of mulch on the island’s South Shore.
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It only took a few seconds and a tug in a monofilament net for Fletcher Parker, a Kauai farmer, to find a dozen adult coconut rhino beetles in an area of 30 by 30 centimeters (1 square foot) of mulch on the southern coast of the island.
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