HI HCR95

Requests the University of Hawaii's College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources and College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resource Management to investigate techniques for eliminating mosquitoes from Hawaii.

Directs the university to estimate the cost of establishing a statewide mosquito eradication program and assess the expected environmental impacts of such a program.

Requires the University of Hawaii to submit findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the start of the 2018 Regular Session.

Identifies mosquitoes as an invasive species introduced in the late 1800s that vector diseases affecting humans and wildlife, and notes that avian malaria spread by mosquitoes has decimated native bird populations.

Mentions genetically-engineered mosquitoes as an eradication technique that has been developed and tested in other mosquito-affected regions worldwide.