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Mrs.Nourrie
English 11 Sec C S2
February 19 2020
Interview Questions
1.What is the most serious impact of invasive species to the Hawaii Ecosystem
It Depends on people. For some people, its lifestyle and culture. Like little fire ants in home. For
2.Do you think invasive species is as detrimental to economic as any other natural disaster? Why
or why not?Yes. It is definitely detrimental to economy and we actually have great data on that.
The fire ants are actually causing 200 million dollar damage on big island. They also exist in
other islands. Another example of invasive species like Onita caused 700 thousands dollar a year.
3.In Hawaii, do you think it is particular important to control invasive species compare to other
state? Why or why not?Yes, definitely. Because we have high proportions of invasive species in
Hawaii and we have lots of threatened native species. So we have lots to loss by have invasive
species here.
4.What are some ways that general people like us can help protect native species? Report
invasive species sight to government, using phone number, website, or email. Make sure not
transporting invasive species, clear gear when traveling from island to island or hiking.
5.What are some invasive plants or animals that you think need special focus and public
awareness? Little Fire Ants is really terrifying and easy to move, so we need to be aware of that.
We can test our yards and we have testing kit for free and people can get to test their ants. Onita
Absolutely. The primary concern of human health right now is mosquito. We have no mosquito
but they are introduced in accidents. They cause disease such as yellow fever.
7.How can invasive species affect the ecosystem besides choking out the living space of native
species?They damage ecosystem by outcompeting with native species, change the soil to a place
Erosion, invasive species increase the likelihood for erosion. They can also cause damage to
infrastructure
9. Do invasive plants cause more harm or invasive animal cause more harm to the ecosystem.
It is hard to tell. I would say animal because they are mobile. They can have their impacts in
10. Is there any invasive species extinct in Hawaii because of invasive species?
Yep. We have several native forests disappeared. I can’t recall on top of my head.
Research Log #7
For this spring break week, I haven’t start doing any research work. I scheduled the
interview with Nate Dube of the Honolulu Invasive Species Committee and decides to conduct
the interview during the spring break. However, due to the impact of COVID-19, we switched
amount of economy damage caused in Hawaii, reasons for why invasive species are particularly
important to Hawaii and other valuable information that I can use in my research paper. They are
all professional people who are working on in the invasive species control committee directly in
Hawaii.
Now, my may focus is the research paper. I have finished the outline of the paper on the
essential question of the impact of invasive species to Hawaii islands are ready to fill my