ROD sanitation, wound prevention & movement controls

Names and classification

Record type

intervention

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Recorded state

Available, active, proposed or context-dependent

Conservation interventions

Action definition

Slow spread and reduce new infections of Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death

Mechanism of action

Avoid wounding ʻōhiʻa; clean tools/vehicles/boots; restrict movement of infected wood/soil; manage ungulate wounding

Prerequisites

Public/crew compliance; diagnostics; sanitation supplies; quarantine enforcement

Implementation context

ʻŌhiʻa forests, field operations, transport and restoration work

Expected outcomes

Reduced human-assisted spread and infection opportunities

Monitoring design

Compliance; newly positive areas; wound rates; infected-material movement incidents

Unintended consequences

Sanitation burden; cannot cure already infected trees

Implementation limits

Implementation status, cost and efficacy must be tied to a dated place/program record.

Sources and further reading

• https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/hisc/rapid-ohia-death-rod/

Connected Atlas records

• Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death · Threats & Conservation