10. Ensure Federal support of Hawai`i's pest prevention systems.

Additional federal assistance is needed, both to protect our islands and to reduce the risk of foreign pests reaching the mainland after infesting Hawai`i. To achieve this, Hawai`i must receive the same kind of federal attention that California has received in its program to stop fruit fly invasions. A comprehensive package is needed to bring state and federal programs into harmony and maximize the use of available resources to stop pest invasion.