From what I read, apparently a restoration project on Mokapu island will begin. The US Fish & Wildlife Service along with the Hawaii Dept. of Land & Natural Resources' Division of Forestry & Wildlife are the ones responsible for the project. The project's goal is to eradicate the rat population on the island in order to save the native flora & fauna on the island being threatened by these rats.
Like the tight-knit community the island is known for, there were meetings for the public to inform and address any concerns regarding this process, not to mention a draft Environmental Impact Statement was also done and made available for public comment.
It's good to know that they're doing everything possible to preserve what we have now before things get out of hand, like with the other projects on Molokai such as fishpond restoration. If only we could eradicate all foreign flora & fauna.
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