Changelog

Sunday, October 18, 2026

• Guide titlesThe sections of “How to fight coqui” now have question titles, for example “How to report coqui on Maui”. The links to each section stay the same.
• Find us in searchSearch engines can now list the map, the guide, the history and the updates pages. Lot reports and share links stay out of search.

Saturday, October 17, 2026

• Spot sizeWhen you place a spot on a large lot, drag the white dot on its edge, or use the slider, to make the spot 50 to 300 m across. Use this to cover a patch of trees. Mapping mode spots stay 100 m across.
• Remove a spotOn a large lot, the lot panel lists your spots. Tap Show to see a spot on the map, or Remove to take it off. Organizers can also remove spots in their group.
• Spots on large lotsOn a lot of 5 acres (2 hectares) or more, a report is now a spot, not the whole lot. Pick Yes or No, then tap the map where you heard coqui or listened. Each spot shows as a circle 100 m (330 ft) across, cut to the lot line. In mapping mode, the spot goes where your phone is. Earlier reports on large lots were moved to spots next to the road where coqui were heard. A large lot with an older report and no spot shows a dashed outline.
• Aerial photos beyond the lot mapThe aerial photo now also covers the land west of Māliko Gulch and MISC Zone 3, under the hatch. You can see the forest and gulches next to the lot map. The lot map stays brighter, so the reports there stand out.
• Zone 3 not hatchedMISC Zone 3 is no longer hatched, so its aerial photo shows clearly. The hatch now covers only the land outside the lot map and Zone 3.
• No hatch on the aerial photosThe hatch no longer covers land with an aerial photo. The land west of Māliko Gulch now shows clearly too. The hatch covers only the land with no aerial photo.
• Hatch east of Zone 3The forest east of MISC Zone 3 has no aerial photo. It is hatched again.
• MISC zone linesThe MISC zone edges are now green dash-dot lines, and each zone has a name label. They no longer look like roads with coqui heard.
• Zone 3 lotsThe map now has the lots in MISC Zone 3, from Halehaku to Pāpaʻaʻea: approximately 640 more lots. You can report coqui there, and reports show in the same colours as in Zones 1 and 2. In Zone 3, the lot panel gives the MISC report form and 643-PEST, because MauiCoqui.com does not notify MISC. Zone 3 no longer shows grey buildings, as in Zones 1 and 2. The tagline is now “Coqui kuleana”.

Friday, October 16, 2026

• History and newsA new page lists news reports, MISC releases and public documents about coqui on Maui, from the 1980s to today. Each item has its date and a link to the original source. Open it from the footer or from Legend → More.
• Updates pageRead what the map shows so far. The first update is about homes in MISC Zones 1 and 2: where coqui are heard, where it is quiet, and where nobody has listened yet. Open it from the footer or from Legend → More.
• Roads beyond the lot mapThe map now draws the public roads west of Māliko Gulch (Pāʻia, Kuau, Hāliʻimaile and the Baldwin Avenue side of Makawao) and east of Kealiʻiiki in MISC Zone 3 (Halehaku to Pāpaʻaʻea, with Huelo). “Listen for coqui” works on these roads and the road shading shows what was heard. There are no lots on the map there yet.
• Outside the lot mapLand outside the lot map is hatched. No colour there means no data, not “no coqui”. The coastline is drawn in light blue. Zoom in to see the buildings there in grey. Legend → Layers → “Streams and gulches” now also shows the streams and gulches there.
• MISC Zone 3 and more buildingsLegend → Layers → “MISC zones” now also draws Zone 3 (yellow-green), from Halehaku to Pāpaʻaʻea. Buildings outside the lot map now come from the FEMA structures map as well, so far more homes show.

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

• Road shading by calls per minuteThe red shades on the road now show how much calling a listener hears there: a call now and then (amber), steady calling (red) or a chorus (deep red, 30 or more calls a minute). Before, the shade counted hearings, so a slow walk or a repeated pass looked like a chorus. Walking, driving and passing again now give the same colour for the same frogs. Only clear, nearby calls (within about 50 m) set the colour; a faint call from far off in the trees lights the road amber at most.

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

• Fewer false hearingsA single faint “QUI” no longer drops a pin by itself. A lone call must be clear (13 dB over the background); a fainter one counts when it is heard twice within 12 seconds. Pins from the first evening that turned out false were removed and the road shading rebuilt.
• Roads not yet listened onEvery public road is drawn in thin grey under the red and blue, so the stretches nobody has listened on yet stand out. Private and gated roads are not drawn.
• Streams and gulches layerLegend → Layers → “Streams and gulches” shows the streams (dotted magenta) and the gulch floors and walls from the 2020 lidar terrain (shaded). Possible corridors for coqui, not confirmed routes.
• Every coqui call counts“Listen for coqui” now counts each clear rising “QUI” as a hearing, faint ones too. It does not wait for a second call. Talking near the phone does not count: a voice also fills the low pitches, where a coqui has no sound.

Monday, October 12, 2026

• Welcome video: blue roadsThe welcome video shows quiet roads in blue, as on the map. It also shows that one clear coqui call is enough for a pin.
• Listen hears fainter coqui“Listen for coqui” now measures each call against the quiet between calls in its own pitch range, not against the road noise lower down, so a distant frog stands out more. One clear call is enough for a pin; a faint call still needs a repeat.
• Windows up?If the car is moving and the microphone hears almost nothing, Listen shows “Windows up?”. That stretch of road is not shaded blue, because the phone could not hear outside. Open a window and turn the fan and radio off to survey a road.

Sunday, October 11, 2026

• Welcome video updatedThe welcome video shows the newest changes: blue quiet lots, “How many?” (a few, a chorus, overwhelming), the four buttons in mapping mode, and red and green roads. It shows “Listen for coqui” as open in the evenings.
• Microphone pins stay on the roadA pin dropped by “Listen for coqui” now snaps to the nearest road (up to 60 m, for a wandering GPS) and never marks a property. Only the lots you tap get a report. Road shading also keeps hearings and quiet passes up to 60 m off the road line instead of 15 m.
• Sprayer for hireThe guide’s “Hiring help” section now lists people who spray for hire, starting with the first one. Tell your organizer if you want to be listed.
• Quiet road is blueThe stretches of road a listening phone surveyed and heard nothing on are now light blue instead of green, which was hard to see against the trees. Deeper blue means more evenings.
• Smoother road shadingRed and blue road lines are thinner when zoomed out and thicker when zoomed in, so the overview is no longer blotchy. The three shades of red (heard once, a few times, many) show from zoom 15 in; zoomed out, every heard stretch is plain red.
• Listen for coqui is open to everyone signed inIn mapping mode, “Listen for coqui” works for every signed-in account in the evening coqui hours, from civil dusk to 11:30 PM. The row shows when it opens. Pins where the phone hears coqui, and the road it listened on, go into the road shading.
• Quiet lots are blueA lot reported “No coqui” is now blue, and so is a “No coqui heard” pin. Green is only for road the listening phone surveyed and heard nothing on, so the two are easy to tell apart.
• How many coquiA “Yes” report now asks how many: “A few” (one or two calling now and then), “A chorus” (steady calling back and forth) or “Overwhelming” (a wall of sound you can’t talk over). The lot is shaded light orange, orange or red. The question is optional. Mapping mode’s switch has the three strengths and “Quiet”.
• Noisy passes don’t count as quietA stretch of road is shaded as surveyed only from passes quiet enough to hear a coqui. When the microphone’s noise floor was too high (road or wind noise), the pass is not counted as quiet.
• Road shading by hearingsA red stretch of road is drawn deeper and thicker when the phone heard coqui there more times: once, a few times, or many (sitting in a chorus, or passing again and again). The legend shows the three.
• Noisy warningWhile “Listen for coqui” runs, the row says “Noisy (wind)” or “Noisy (road)” when the microphone’s noise floor is high. Detection carries on; quieter driving helps.
• Surveyed roadsWhile “Listen for coqui” is on, the phone records where it was listening and when. The public map shades in green the stretches of road a listening phone passed in the evening coqui hours (civil dusk to 11:30 PM) and heard nothing. Deeper green means more evenings. Only shaded road is shown, never a route or a name. The start screen says so.
• New welcome videoThe welcome screen has a new video (2 min, music only). It shows each thing you can do on the map: sign up, claim your property, report coqui, say where you stand, use your group’s board, map your property for your sprayer, and mapping mode. “Listen for coqui” is shown as coming soon.
• Listen for coquiIn mapping mode, tap “Listen for coqui”. The phone’s microphone listens for the coqui call. When it hears the call again and again, it drops a “Coqui heard” pin where you are. Sound is checked as it comes in. It is never recorded or sent. Pins follow you like breadcrumbs, about 12 m (40 ft) apart, so the map shows the stretch of road where coqui are heard. Pins show on the map while you listen. Pins must be switched on for your account.
• FlipIn mapping mode, tap “Flip” in the top bar when you hold the phone upside down (microphone pointing ahead). The screen and the map turn round, and the direction arrow is corrected.
• Microphone pins keep exact timingA pin dropped by “Listen for coqui” records the moment of detection on the phone’s clock (to the millisecond), the GPS fix’s own time, speed and course, and the timing of the calls inside the detection. Admin: Settings → “Download microphone pins (JSON)”.
• Simpler legendThe legend shows only the map key: coqui reported, no coqui reported, no report yet, coqui heard along the road. “More” holds the report age, owner marks and stance icons. “Layers” holds the MISC zones, public land and road names switches, each with a “?” note. Lot outlines fade when zoomed out so reported lots stand out.
• Group and zone outlines hiddenThe neighborhood group border, the managed-zone outlines and their names are off the map and the legend for now. They come back when there are more groups.
• Roads shaded where coqui are heardThe public map shades stretches of road where “Listen for coqui” heard them: each hearing lights 50 m of road (10 m pieces, 20 m either side), so a dense stretch fills in. Brighter means heard in the last 14 days. No pins or names are shown. The shading is rebuilt every night (admin: Settings → “Rebuild road shading now”).

Saturday, October 10, 2026

• Map my propertyOwners can open “Map my property (GPS)” from the account menu. Walk your lot with your phone. Tap “Coqui here” or “Quiet here” to put a pin where you stand. The map turns your lot so the street is at the bottom, and the lot fills the screen.
• Share with your sprayerMake a private link to a map of your lot with your pins from the last 30 days. The person who sprays does not need an account. The link stops after 30 days. You can stop it at any time. The shared map also turns the lot street side down.

Friday, October 9, 2026

• Owner’s stance on the mapThe owner’s stance shows as an icon in the lot badge. All visitors can see it. Only stances saved from today show. To keep your stance off the map, select “Rather not say”.
• Mapping modeSigned-in users can mark coqui from a car. Open it from the account menu or the phone button. Tap a lot near you to mark “Coqui heard” or “Quiet”. You can undo a mark. Marks made with no signal go out when the signal comes back.
• Heading upIn mapping mode, the map can turn to the direction you travel. Use the “Heading up / North up” switch.
• Zone 2 and KaluanuiThe map now includes MISC Zone 2 and the Kaluanui pocket: approximately 1,080 more lots. Outside Zone 1, the lot panel gives the MISC report form and 643-PEST. The legend can show the MISC zone outlines.
• Sign-inThe sign-in forms are now in the page. Password managers can fill them and save your password.
• Sign-outWhen you sign out, all private data goes off the screen.
• SearchThe search box is easier to find. Search finds the current County street numbers and also the old numbers.
• Road namesRoad names show along the roads when you zoom in. You can turn them on or off in the legend.
• VideoThe welcome screen has a short video about the map.
• GuideThe guide has a new section on how to find frogs at night.

Thursday, October 8, 2026

• Owner’s stanceOwners can say where they stand: working on it, needs help, paused, or not treating. Only the confirmed owner can set it.
• GuideNew page: “How to fight coqui”. It gives citric acid, capture, spray, equipment and MISC contact data.
• Welcome screenNew visitors see a short note about the map. You can open it again from the menu.
• Phone app and notificationsYou can add the map to your phone home screen. You can get notifications for board posts, replies, contact requests and new claims. You select which ones.
• Board announcementsOrganizers can pin an announcement at the top of the group board.
• Invite listOrganizers can see the unclaimed lots in their group. They can invite those neighbors by text, email or link.
• ProgressOrganizers can see the quiet and noisy nights for their group, week by week.
• LinksYou can copy a link to a lot or to a map view. Shared links show a preview image.
• Location checkWhen you claim a lot, you can check that you are on it. This only helps the organizer. The site does not keep your location.
• Public landThe lot panel shows government land. The legend can show its outlines.
• PhonesBigger buttons, better contrast, and phone numbers you can tap. Text you type stays when you tap the map. A message shows when the connection is slow.
• LabelsGroup and zone names show only when they fit in their outline.

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

• First versionThe map opens with aerial photos, address search and a panel for each of the 2,253 lots in Zone 1.
• Accounts and claimsYou can sign up, claim your lot and report coqui.
• Neighborhood groupsGroups show as named outlines on the map. Confirmed members see the private details of all lots in their group. They can send contact requests to other members.
• Group boardEach group has a board for members only. Members can post, reply and report a post.
• DirectoryConfirmed members can see the group directory. The owner or an organizer can remove an entry.
• HouseholdsA confirmed owner can add household members.
• ZonesManaged zones show as Controlled, Work in progress or Uncontrolled.
• AddressesLot badges and lot titles show the street address.