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| Oct 30, 2026 | NEWS RELEASE: EMERGENCY FARMER RELIEF GRANTS ANNOUNCED TO HELP IN DISASTER RELIEF AND REBUILD | STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND BIOSECURITY
ʻOIHANA MAHIʻAI A KIAʻI MEAOLA
SHARON HURD
CHAIRPERSON
KA LUNA HOʻOKELE
DEAN M. MATSUKAWA
DEPUTY TO THE CHAIRPERSON
KA ... |
| Oct 1, 2026 | NEWS RELEASE: NEW BIOSECURITY ACADEMY TO TRAIN FRONTLINE INSPECTORS IN FIGHT AGAINST INVASIVE SPECIES | STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND BIOSECURITY
ʻOIHANA MAHIʻAI A KIAʻI MEAOLA
SHARON HURD
CHAIRPERSON
KA LUNA HOʻOKELE
DEAN M. MATSUKAWA
DEPUTY TO THE CHAIRPERSON
KA ... |
| Oct 1, 2026 | NEW BIOSECURITY ACADEMY PROMISES TO TRAIN THE NEXT FRONTLINE INSPECTORS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST INVASIVE PESTS | Posted on Oct 1, 2026 in Featured, Main, News-Releases
HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity (DAB) is looking for a few good biosecurity inspectors in the never-ending fight against invasive species across our sta... |
| Sep 22, 2026 | OPOSSUM CAPTURED AT HONOLULU HARBOR | Posted on Sep 21, 2026 in Main, News-Releases, What's New
STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND BIOSECURITY
ʻOIHANA MAHIʻAI A KIAʻI MEAOLA
SHARON HURD
CHAIRPERSON
K... |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Opossum Caught at Freight Transport Warehouse in Hilo | Posted on Aug 13, 2026 in Main, News-Releases
STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND BIOSECURITY
ʻOIHANA MAHIʻAI A KIAʻI MEAOLA
SHARON HURD
CHAIRPERSON
KA LUNA HOʻOKELE
D... |
| Jul 29, 2026 | Expansion of Designated Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle- Infested Area in West Hawai’i Island | Posted on Jul 28, 2026 in Main
STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND BIOSECURITY
ʻOIHANA MAHIʻAI A KIAʻI MEAOLA
SHARON HURD
CHAIRPERSON
KA LUNA HOʻOKELE
DEAN M. MATSUKAW... |
| Jul 29, 2026 | INTERIM RULE 26-2 RESTRICTING THE TRANSPORTATION OF COCONUT RHINOCEROS BEETLE HOST MATERIALS TO THE ISLANDS OF MAUI AND LĀNAʻI | Posted on Jul 28, 2026 in Main
STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND BIOSECURITY
ʻOIHANA MAHIʻAI A KIAʻI MEAOLA
SHARON HURD
CHAIRPERSON
KA LUNA HOʻOKELE
DEAN M. MATSUKAW... |
| Jul 29, 2026 | News Release 26-16 CRB Quarantine Expansion | STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND BIOSECURITY
ʻOIHANA MAHIʻAI A KIAʻI MEAOLA
SHARON HURD
CHAIRPERSON
KA LUNA HOʻOKELE
DEAN M. MATSUKAWA
DEPUTY TO THE CHAIRPERSON
KA ... |
| Jul 29, 2026 | EXPANSION OF DESIGNATED COCONUT RHINOCEROS BEETLE-INFESTED AREA IN WEST HAWAIʻI ISLAND | Posted on Jul 28, 2026 in Main
STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND BIOSECURITY
ʻOIHANA MAHIʻAI A KIAʻI MEAOLA
SHARON HURD
CHAIRPERSON
KA LUNA HOʻOKELE
DEAN M. MATSUKAW... |
| Jul 8, 2026 | AHI LABELING LAW REQUIRING COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELING TAKES EFFECT JULY 1, 2026 | Posted on Jul 8, 2026 in Main
June 29, 2026
NR26-14
Act 238 brings country-of-origin transparency to raw processed ahi sold at covered retail establishments. Photo courtesy of the Hawaii Longline Association.
HONOLULU — Act 238 (2025), take... |
| Jul 8, 2026 | INTERIM RULE 26-1 RESTRICTING THE TRANSPORTATION OF COCONUT RHINOCEROS BEETLE HOST MATERIALS IN WEST HAWAIʻI ISLAND | Posted on Jul 8, 2026 in Main
July 2, 2026
NR26-15
The Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity (DAB) is reminding all organizations, companies, or any other person who transports, generates, processes, collects, sells, or grows co... |
| Jun 25, 2026 | EXPANSION OF COFFEE BERRY BORER INFESTED AREA TO INCLUDE THE ISLANDS OF LĀNAʻI, AND KAUAʻI | Posted on Jun 24, 2026 in Main
June 24, 2026
NR26-13
HONOLULU —The Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity (board) yesterday approved a request to expand the designated coffee berry borer (CBB), Hypothenemus hampei, infested areas to include t... |
| Jun 25, 2026 | Expansion of Coffee Berry Borer Infested Area to Include the Islands of Lānaʻi, and Kaua’i | Posted on Jun 24, 2026 in Main
June 24, 2026
NR26-13
HONOLULU —The Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity (board) yesterday approved a request to expand the designated coffee berry borer (CBB), Hypothenemus hampei, infested areas to include t... |
| Jun 16, 2026 | Another CRB Detection on Maui | Posted on Jun 15, 2026 in Main
June 12, 2026
NR26-12
KAHULUI, Maui, Hawaiʻi – Three dead adult coconut rhinoceros beetles (CRB) were collected from two detection traps in Waikapū by staff from the Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture and Biose... |
| May 22, 2026 | OPOSSUM CAUGHT AT FREIGHT FORWARDING WAREHOUSE IN HONOLULU | Posted on May 21, 2026 in Main
May 21, 2026
NR26-11
HONOLULU — A live opossum has been captured at a freight forwarding warehouse near Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL).
At approximately 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, while checking ... |
| May 22, 2026 | HDAB and University of Hawai’i Secure More Than $322,000 in Federal Funding to Advance Plant Pathogen Detection and Biosecurity Innovations | Posted on May 21, 2026 in Main
May 21, 2026
NR26-10
HONOLULU, Hawaiʻi — The Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity (HDAB) and University of Hawaiʻi (UH) have secured more than $322,000 in federal grant funding through the United ... |
| May 22, 2026 | HDAB RECOGNIZES MATSON WITH WESTERN PLANT BOARD PARTNERSHIP AWARD | Posted on May 21, 2026 in Main
May 21, 2026
NR26-09
HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity (HDAB) has announced that Matson has been selected as the recipient of the Western Plant Board Partnership Award in recogni... |
| Mar 30, 2026 | News Release on ʻŌhiʻa Restrictions for Merrie Monarch Travelers | STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & BIOSECURITY
ʻOIHANA MAHIʻAI A KIAʻI MEAOLA
SHARON HURD
CHAIRPERSON
KA LUNA HOʻOKELE
DEAN M. MATSUKAWA
DEPUTY TO THE CHAIRPERSON
K... |
| Jan 14, 2026 | 1/13/26 – Avian Influenza Case Confirmed; No Additional Detections in Hawai’i | JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE
ACTING CHAIRPERSON
AVIAN INFLUENZA CASE CONFIRMED; NO ADDITIONAL DETECTIONS IN HAWAIʻI
HONOLULU – A case of avian influenza has now been confirmed in a Koloa Maoli (Hawaiian duck) found sick on Nove... |
| Jan 14, 2026 | 1/13/26 – Avian Influenza Case Confirmed; No Additional Detections in Hawaiʻi | JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR RYAN KANAKAʻOLE
ACTING CHAIRPERSON
AVIAN INFLUENZA CASE CONFIRMED; NO ADDITIONAL DETECTIONS IN HAWAIʻI
HONOLULU – A case of avian influenza has now been confirmed in a Koloa Maoli (Hawaiian duck) found sick on Nove... |
| Oct 24, 2025 | DAB NEWS RELEASE: DAB MARKETING BRANCH AWARDS $465,700 IN SPECIALTY CROP GRANTS | STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & BIOSECURITY
ʻOIHANA MAHIʻAI A KIAʻI MEAOLA
SHARON HURD
CHAIRPERSON
KA LUNA HOʻOKELE
DEAN M. MATSUKAWA
DEPUTY TO THE CHAIRPERSON
K... |
| Oct 23, 2025 | DAB NEWS RELEASE: TWO OPOSSUMS CAUGHT TODAY AT HONOLULU HARBOR, ONE CAUGHT IN SEPTEMBER AT HILO HARBOR | STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & BIOSECURITY
ʻOIHANA MAHIʻAI A KIAʻI MEAOLA
SHARON HURD
CHAIRPERSON
KA LUNA HOʻOKELE
DEAN M. MATSUKAWA
DEPUTY TO THE CHAIRPERSON
K... |
| Oct 22, 2025 | DAB NEWS RELEASE: TWO OPOSSUMS CAUGHT TODAY AT HONOLULU HARBOR, ONE CAUGHT IN SEPTEMBER AT HILO HARBOR | STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & BIOSECURITY
ʻOIHANA MAHIʻAI A KIAʻI MEAOLA
SHARON HURD
CHAIRPERSON
KA LUNA HOʻOKELE
DEAN M. MATSUKAWA
DEPUTY TO THE CHAIRPERSON
K... |
| Oct 18, 2025 | DAB News release on free pesticide disposal program on Hawai‘i Island | STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & BIOSECURITY
ʻOIHANA MAHIʻAI A KIAʻI MEAOLA
SHARON HURD
CHAIRPERSON
KA LUNA HOʻOKELE
DEAN M. MATSUKAWA
DEPUTY TO THE CHAIRPERSON
K... |
| Oct 17, 2025 | DAB NEWS RELEASE: INCREASED BIOSECURITY URGED TO PROTECT BIRDS FROM AVIAN INFLUENZA | STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & BIOSECURITY
ʻOIHANA MAHIʻAI A KIAʻI MEAOLA
SHARON HURD
CHAIRPERSON
KA LUNA HOʻOKELE
DEAN M. MATSUKAWA
DEPUTY TO THE CHAIRPERSON
K... |
| Oct 16, 2025 | DAB NEWS RELEASE: INCREASED BIOSECURITY URGED TO PROTECT BIRDS FROM AVIAN INFLUENZA | STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & BIOSECURITY
ʻOIHANA MAHIʻAI A KIAʻI MEAOLA
SHARON HURD
CHAIRPERSON
KA LUNA HOʻOKELE
DEAN M. MATSUKAWA
DEPUTY TO THE CHAIRPERSON
K... |