Poison Arrow Frogs & Orchids

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Don't take this personally here, but...

Coqui frogs pests? I don't get it. What harm do they cause? Aren't they more harmless than the Green Poison Dart Frogs (Dendrobates auratus)?

I'm confused. Why doesn't the Hawaiian government just ship them back to places like Puerto Rico where they're reportedly very difficult to find in nature nowadays (I was just there a couple years ago on a stop to the Caribbean islands for work related stuff and heard about their plight there). Why the big extermination deal?

I just pulled up an article about someone thinking of steaming these guys to death from plants ready for export to other countries. And the Hawaiian government seems to be allowing it.

Why isn't the Hawaiian government concerned about Dendrobates auratus?

I mean the Coqui are beloved back in places like Puerto Rico. They sell pins as souvenirs with a sad story about habitat loss and possible extinction there. There's even a local legend about them.

Dude, here Americans are talking about protecting animals, plants, and the environment, but we go around exterminating them while not re-introducing them back to their native lands where they're possibly dwindling in numbers.

I don't get it. Is there some sort of info or reason I'm missing?