Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 38, Number 6, 1 June 2021 — CULTURAL IMPACT ASSESMENT: INVASIVE COFFEE BERRY BORER BEETLE [ARTICLE]

CULTURAL IMPACT ASSESMENT: INVASIVE COFFEE BERRY BORER BEETLE

V HO'OLAHA LEHULEHU V ^ PUBLIC NOTICE *

At the request of the University of Hawaii, the Synergistic Hawaii Agriculture Council is preparing a Cultural Impact Assessment for the statewide release of a wasp (Phymastichus coffeea) to control the invasive Coffee Berry Borer beetle. The wasp is harmless to humans. Please contact Suzanne Shriner at 808-365-9041 or suzanne@shachawaii.org to share your mana'o about any cultural or historical resources relating to the lands now in use for coffee growing or any other information you feel is relevant. This could include mo'olelo, history, or knowledge of traditional and customary practices (both past and present). Letters ean be sent to 190 Keawe St, Suite 25, Hilo, 96720. ■