IMPORTANT: Your pesticide’s label may advise you to get additional information (printed bulletins) from local government agencies before using the pesticide in an area that might be inhabited by the endangered wildlife listed on pages 3 - 6. You are legally obligated to obtain this additional information and follow its rules if they apply to you. (This is a result of the Endangered Species Act,.) You should check all of your pesticide labels for endangered species protection statements.

The species of wildlife listed in the table on pages 3 - 6 have been designated as endangered species by the Federal government (U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, part of the U.S. Department of the Interior). In the language of the Endangered Species Act, they are known as listed species. A complete list of Hawaii's endangered species may be viewed via the Internet at the Bishop Museum's webpage, "Hawaii Endangered Species Page":

The purpose of this federal law is to protect rare plants and animals (and their habitats) that are threatened or in danger of becoming extinct. The federal agency which enforces this law is the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (part of the U.S. Department of the Interior).

Section 7 of the law affects all Federal agencies whose actions could "jeopardize" endangered species and their habitats. Since the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is a Federal agency, it must make sure that any action it takes does not jeopardize endangered species. Indirectly, this law affects pesticide applicators because the EPA, by its authority to register pesticides, determines what instructions may be printed on pesticide labels. The Hawaii Department of Agriculture is also affected because it is responsible for ensuring that pesticides are used according to instructions on pesticide labels.

1. PRODUCT BULLETINS

The EPA will take action to gradually change all pesticide labels so that they carry statements about protecting endangered species. The exact wording of the statements has not been developed yet, but new pesticide labels will instruct the pesticide applicator to contact the proper local government agency for specific information about local endangered species. The information will be printed in the form of a pesticide product bulletin (or other type of labeling³).
The pesticide applicator will be legally obligated to heed any warnings or prohibitions listed in the pesticide product bulletin. The product bulletin will be considered as enforceable part of the pesticide’s label.
2. RESTRICTED PESTICIDES

The Hawaii Department of Agriculture may declare a pesticide as restricted if:
• the pesticide product bulletin (or other endangered species labeling) would be too complicated; or,
• the pesticide is likely to be misused.
3. SINGLE-PURCHASE PERMIT⁴

If a local situation calls for the pesticide application site to be evaluated first, the Hawaii Department of Agriculture may require the pesticide buyer to first obtain a single-purchase permit. The single-purchase permit would specify conditions which must be met when the pesticide is applied. When the single-purchase permit is granted, the pesticide application would be monitored by personnel from the Hawaii Department of Agriculture or the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources or both.
4. CANCEL SPECIFIC PESTICIDE USE

If regulatory actions do not eliminate or control the negative effects of a pesticide use on an endangered species (or its habitat), the Hawaii Department of Agriculture may be cancel (ban) certain use(s) of a pesticide in Hawaii.