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| Oct 30, 2026 | DOH REPORTS H5N1 AVIAN FLU DETECTED IN KAUAʻI COUNTY WASTEWATER SAMPLE | Posted on Oct 29, 2026 in Newsroom
HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health (DOH) is reporting that a wastewater sample from Kauaʻi County tested positive for H5N1 avian influenza. The sample was collected at a site in East Kauaʻi ... |
| 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 24, 2025 | FINDINGS FROM DOH BIRD FLU SURVEY FOR BACKYARD FLOCK OWNERS AND BIRD RESCUERS | Posted on Jul 24, 2025 in Newsroom
HONOLULU — A survey by the Hawaiʻi State Department of Health (DOH) finds that while most local residents are aware that the bird flu had been detected in Hawai‘i, roughly two-thirds of flock owners had be... |
| Jun 20, 2025 | News release on skunk captured at Kaka‘ako Waterfront Park | STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
ʻOIHANA MAHIʻAI
SHARON HURD
CHAIRPERSON
KA LUNA HOʻOKELE
DEAN M. MATSUKAWA
DEPUTY TO THE CHAIRPERSON
KA HOPE LUNA HOʻOKELE
SKUNK CAPTUR... |
| May 7, 2025 | DLNR News Release – TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF KA‘IWA RIDGE TRAIL FOR LFA TREATMENT, May 6, 2025 | STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
KA ‘OIHANA KUMUWAIWAI ‘ĀINA
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
DAWN CHANG
CHAIRPERSON
FIRST TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF KA‘IWA RIDGE TRAIL
FOR LITTLE FIRE ANT TREATMENT
FOR I... |
| May 7, 2025 | News release from Dept. of Agriculture on compost reimbursement program | STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
ʻOIHANA MAHIʻAI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
SHARON HURD
CHAIRPERSON
HAWAIʻI BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
DEAN M. MATSUKAWA
DEPUTY TO THE CHAIRPERSON
HAWAIʻI BOARD OF AGRIC... |
| May 7, 2025 | 5/6/25 – FIRST TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF KA‘IWA RIDGE TRAIL FOR LITTLE FIRE ANT TREATMENT | JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG
CHAIRPERSON
FIRST TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF KA‘IWA RIDGE TRAIL FOR LITTLE FIRE ANT TREATMENT
HONOLULU — The Ka‘iwa Ridge Trail, popularly known as the Lanikai Pillbox Trail, will close for Little Fire Ant (LF... |
| May 6, 2025 | 5/6/25 – FIRST TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF KA‘IWA RIDGE TRAIL FOR LITTLE FIRE ANT TREATMENT | JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG
CHAIRPERSON
FIRST TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF KA‘IWA RIDGE TRAIL FOR LITTLE FIRE ANT TREATMENT
HONOLULU — The Ka‘iwa Ridge Trail, popularly known as the Lanikai Pillbox Trail, will close for Little Fire Ant (LF... |
| Mar 1, 2025 | DLNR News Release – TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF MAʻAKUA RIDGE-PAPALI TRAIL, February 28, 2025 | STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
KA ‘OIHANA KUMUWAIWAI ‘ĀINA
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
DAWN CHANG
CHAIRPERSON
TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF MAʻAKUA RIDGE-PAPALI TRAIL
FOR LITTLE FIRE ANT ERADICATION
F... |
| Feb 28, 2025 | 2/28/25 – TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF MAʻAKUA RIDGE-PAPALI TRAIL FOR LITTLE FIRE ANT ERADICATION | JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG
CHAIRPERSON
TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF MAʻAKUA RIDGE-PAPALI TRAIL
FOR LITTLE FIRE ANT ERADICATION
Hauʻula, Oʻahu — Starting today, a portion of the Hauʻula Forest Reserve on Oʻahu, including hunting unit C and... |
| Feb 15, 2025 | HDOA News release on sea snake found ashore | STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
ʻOIHANA MAHIʻAI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
SHARON HURD
CHAIRPERSON
HAWAIʻI BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
DEAN M. MATSUKAWA
DEPUTY TO THE CHAIRPERSON
HAWAIʻI BOARD OF AGRIC... |
| Dec 14, 2024 | News release on state response to avian flu with voluntary 90-day bird movement pause | STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
ʻOIHANA MAHIʻAI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
SHARON HURD
CHAIRPERSON
HAWAIʻI BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
STATE AGENCIES RESPOND TO AVIAN FLU WITH VOLUNTARY
90-DAY BIRD MOV... |
| Dec 6, 2024 | News release on federal funding supporting food manufacturing and food systems | STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
ʻOIHANA MAHIʻAI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
SHARON HURD
CHAIRPERSON
HAWAIʻI BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
DEXTER KISHIDA
DEPUTY TO THE CHAIRPERSON
$2.6 MILLION AWARDED FOR ... |
| Nov 26, 2024 | News release on avian influenza confirmed in wild duck on North Shore of O‘ahu | STATE OF HAWAIʻI
KA MOKU ʻĀINA O HAWAIʻI
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
ʻOIHANA MAHIʻAI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIAʻĀINA
SHARON HURD
CHAIRPERSON
HAWAIʻI BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
DEXTER KISHIDA
DEPUTY TO THE CHAIRPERSON
AVIAN INFLUENZA CONFIRMED... |
| Nov 2, 2024 | News release on compost reimbursement program | DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
ʻOIHANA MAHIʻAI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KIAʻĀINA
SHARON HURD
CHAIRPERSON
HAWAIʻI BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NR24-32
Nov. 1, 2024
COMPOST REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
HONOLULU – The... |
| Oct 29, 2024 | News release from Dept of Ag on Anmesty Program Event | DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
ʻOIHANA MAHIʻAI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KIAʻĀINA
SHARON HURD
CHAIRPERSON
HAWAI`I BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NR24-31
October 28, 2024
PLANT QUARANTINE BRANCH HOLDS EVENT
TO ENCOURAGE TURN IN OF ILL... |
| Oct 28, 2024 | News release from Dept of Ag on Anmesty Program Event | DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
ʻOIHANA MAHIʻAI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KIAʻĀINA
SHARON HURD
CHAIRPERSON
HAWAI`I BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NR24-31
October 28, 2024
PLANT QUARANTINE BRANCH HOLDS EVENT
TO ENCOURAGE TURN IN OF ILL... |
| Oct 12, 2024 | News release on new Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle interim rule on movement of host material | DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
ʻOIHANA MAHIʻAI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KIAʻĀINA
SHARON HURD
CHAIRPERSON
HAWAI`I BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NR24-29
October 11, 2024
NEW INTERIM RULE CONTINUES RESTRICTIONS ON THE MOVEMENT OF PALM... |
| Sep 5, 2024 | News release from Dept. of Agriculture on Specialty Crop Grants | DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
ʻOIHANA MAHIʻAI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KIAʻĀINA
SHARON HURD
CHAIRPERSON
HAWAI`I BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NR24-27
September 4, 2024
HAWAI‘I TO RECEIVE $525,000 FOR FEDRAL SPECIALTY CROP GRANTS
H... |
| Aug 3, 2024 | News release on federal funding for brown tree snake interdiction programs | DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
ʻOIHANA MAHIʻAI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KIAʻĀINA
SHARON HURD
CHAIRPERSON
HAWAI`I BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NR24-24
August 2, 2024
HAWAI‘I DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO GET $375,000 FOR
BROWN TREE ... |
| Jul 9, 2024 | News release on pesticide disposal program on LĀNA‘I | DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
ʻOIHANA MAHIʻAI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KIAʻĀINA
SHARON HURD
CHAIRPERSON
HAWAIʻI BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NR24-20
July 9, 2024
HAWAI‘I DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO COLLECT UNWANTED PESTICIDES
FR... |
| Jul 8, 2024 | News release from Dept. of Agriculture on CRB community grants awarded | DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
ʻOIHANA MAHIʻAI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KIAʻĀINA
SHARON HURD
CHAIRPERSON
HAWAI`I BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NR24-19
July 8, 2024
GRANTS AWARDED FOR COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS TO FIGHT COCONUT RHINOC... |
| Jun 3, 2024 | Community Grants Available to Fight Coconut Rhinoceros Beetles | Posted on Jun 3, 2024 in Main
The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) is offering grants to neighborhood organizations to encourage them to join the battle against the invasive coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB). It announced that $400,00... |
| May 10, 2024 | DOA News release on Request for Proposals for Community-Based Projects for Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Control | DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
ʻOIHANA MAHIʻAI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KIAʻĀINA
SHARON HURD
CHAIRPERSON
HAWAI`I BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NR24-16
May 10, 2024
HAWAI‘I DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SEEKS PROPOSALS FOR COMMUNITY-BAS... |
| Apr 27, 2024 | DOA News release on HB2619 relating to biosecurity funding | DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
ʻOIHANA MAHIʻAI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KIAʻĀINA
SHARON HURD
CHAIRPERSON
HAWAI`I BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NR24-15
April 26, 2024
HAWAI‘I DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE APPRECIATES LANDMARK SUPPORT
FR... |
| Apr 26, 2024 | DOA News release on Pesticides Disposal Program on Moloka‘i | DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
ʻOIHANA MAHIʻAI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KIAʻĀINA
SHARON HURD
CHAIRPERSON
HAWAI`I BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NR24-14
April 25, 2024
HAWAI‘I DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE TO COLLECT UNWANTED PESTICIDES
... |
| Apr 17, 2024 | News release from Dept. of Ag on snake found in Waipahu | DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
ʻOIHANA MAHIʻAI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KIAʻĀINA
SHARON HURD
CHAIRPERSON
HAWAI`I BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NR24-12
April 16, 2024
LIVE SNAKE FOUND BY HONOLULU POLICE AT A WAIPAHU HOME
HONOLULU – ... |
| Apr 10, 2024 | HDOA News release on on-going efforts against the coconut rhinoceros beetle on Maui | DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
ʻOIHANA MAHIʻAI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KIAʻĀINA
SHARON HURD
CHAIRPERSON
HAWAI`I BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NR24-11
April 10, 2024
DRONE TREATMENTS, INSPECTIONS AND SURVEILLANCE CONTINUE ON MAUI F... |
| Apr 7, 2024 | Interim rule allows quarantine of plants infested with little fire ants | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
COURTESY HAWAII DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE
Little fire ants, or Wasmannia auropunctata, are an invasive species from South America — first found on Hawaii island in 1999 — tha... |
| Apr 6, 2024 | HDOT encourages travelers plan ahead for Merrie Monarch departures | Posted on Apr 5, 2024 in Airports News, Main, News
HILO, Hawaiʻi – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) encourages travelers departing from the Merrie Monarch Hula Festival to plan ahead. HDOT and its partners expect high traffic... |
| Mar 25, 2024 | HDOT Advises Travelers to Plan Ahead for Busy Easter and Merrie Monarch Festival Travel | Posted on Mar 25, 2024 in Airports News, Main, News
HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) reminds travelers to give themselves extra time at airports statewide during the upcoming Easter weekend and the 61st annual Merr... |
| Mar 11, 2024 | Column: Sustainable local food systems vital for economy, security | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
Timothy Wiley
I am a student representing Leeward Community College Waianae Moku as well as our Student Advocates for Environmentalism club, an organization created to v... |
| Feb 6, 2024 | Kokua Line: Can dog skip quarantine for the weekend? | Question: Can a mainland friend skip quarantine for her dog if she just plans to stay the weekend with us on her way to Asia and her dog will be with her the whole time, not around other animals? She didn’t do all the paperwork because she ... |
| Feb 3, 2024 | Little fire ant infestation intercepted prior to Punahou Carnival plant sale | DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
ʻOIHANA MAHIʻAI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KIAʻĀINA
SHARON HURD
CHAIRPERSON
HAWAI`I BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NR24-05
Feb. 2, 2024
PLANTS WITH LITTLE FIRE ANTS INTERCEPTED PRIOR TO
PUNAHOU CARNIVAL ... |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Public hearing on invasive species rules set | Carol Kwan, a Mililani-based arborist, will never forget the day that little fire ants rained down on her while she was on the job.
Kwan was measuring a tree in June 2022 at a proposed construction site in the Punchbowl area when she brush... |
| Jan 10, 2024 | DOA News Release: HDOA Maui Offices closed for maintenance | DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
ʻOIHANA MAHIʻAI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KIAʻĀINA
SHARON HURD
CHAIRPERSON
HAWAI`I BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NR24-03
Jan. 9, 2024
MAUI HDOA OFFICES TEMPORARILY CLOSED FOR BUILDING MAINTENANCE
HONOL... |
| Jan 6, 2024 | HDOA NEWS RELEASE – COMPOST REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS | DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
ʻOIHANA MAHIʻAI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KIAʻĀINA
SHARON HURD
CHAIRPERSON
HAWAI`I BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NR24-01
Jan. 5, 2024
COMPOST REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
HONOLULU – The... |
| Dec 16, 2023 | Agriculture Department to host pesticide collection on Kauai | The Hawaii Department of Agriculture’s Pesticides Branch is running a free pesticide disposal program on Kauai for commercial users of pesticides, the HDOA announced Saturday.
The project, known as the Pesticides Disposal Program, will allo... |
| Nov 23, 2023 | DOA News release on CRB on Maui | DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
ʻOIHANA MAHIʻAI
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KIAʻĀINA
SHARON HURD
CHAIRPERSON
HAWAI`I BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NR23-28
Nov. 22, 2023
LIVE COCONUT RHINOCEROS BEETLE LARVAE FOUND IN ON MAUI
HONOLULU – ... |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Agriculture Department to discuss rules for invasive species | COURTESY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Coconut rhinoceros beetle grubs found in Waikoloa.
Concerns over how to control damaging invasive species, including little fire ants, continue to intensify as the state Department of Agriculture discusses... |
| Oct 29, 2023 | I grew up in Hawaii. Here are 9 surprising things about living in the tourist hot spot. | Travel I grew up in Hawaii. Here are 9 surprising things about living in the tourist hot spot.
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| Oct 5, 2023 | Interim rule restricts movement of palms from Oahu | COURTESY HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
The invasive coconut rhinoceros beetle has been found for the first time on Kauai. The beetles had only been detected on Oahu prior to this latest discovery. A new interim rule restricting the inter... |
| Aug 14, 2023 | News release on federal grant for specialty crops | HONOLULU – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today awarded $533,251 to Hawai‘i under the 2023 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). With this grant, the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) will fund projects that enhance ... |
| Jun 9, 2023 | Kauai residents asked to check bins for coconut rhinoceros beetle | COURTESY HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Kauai residents are being asked to check their compost bins and green waste for signs of the invasive coconut rhinoceros beetle and its larvae.
COURTESY HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Kauai reside... |
| Jun 6, 2023 | DOA News release on coconut rhinoceros beetle found on Kauai | HONOLULU – Two coconut rhinoceros beetles (CRB) have been found on Kaua‘I, in traps near a green waste transfer station close to the Līhu‘e Airport. These are the first detections of CRB (Oryctes rhinoceros) outside of O‘ahu.
On May 31, a s... |
| May 16, 2023 | DOA News release on grant program for small-scale farming | HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) is now accepting applications for the popular Micro-Grant for Food Security Program (MGFSP). This is the third year of the grant program which provides support for small-scale gardenin... |
| May 8, 2023 | DOA News release on mongoose captured on Kauai | HONOLULU – A live mongoose was caught this morning at Nawiliwili Harbor in a multi-agency effort to prevent the establishment of mongoose on Kaua`i.
On April 29th, dockworkers reported spotting a mongoose at Nawiliwili Harbor. On May 1st, H... |
| Apr 10, 2023 | DOA News release on Ohia quarantine reminder for Merrie Monarch travelers | HONOLULU – Travelers attending the Merrie Monarch Festival this week are being reminded that quarantine restrictions remain on the transport of ʻōhiʻa from Hawai`i Island due to the fungal plant disease, rapid ʻōhiʻa death (ROD), which is d... |
| Apr 10, 2023 | Merrie Monarch Festival travelers reminded of ohia quarantine | NINA WU / [email protected]
Ohia lehua seen in Volcano on Hawaii island in 2019.
As the 60th Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo gets underway this week, officials are reminding travelers that ohia lehua cannot be transported from Hawaii i... |
| Mar 31, 2023 | DOA New release on grant program for food hubs | HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) has opened a grant program to support the establishment and expansion of food hubs in Hawai‘i. Proposals for the Food Hub Pilot Program are now being accepted for grants between $50,00... |
| Mar 30, 2023 | DOA News release on raccoon captured | HONOLULU – A raccoon was captured today in a shipping container of household goods and furniture. Yesterday, moving crews spotted the raccoon as they were unloading the container at a residence in Iroquois Point, O‘ahu. The movers immediate... |
| Mar 29, 2023 | DOA News release on raccoon captured | HONOLULU – A raccoon was captured today in a shipping container of household goods and furniture. Yesterday, moving crews spotted the raccoon as they were unloading the container at a residence in Iroquois Point, O‘ahu. The movers immediate... |
| Feb 25, 2023 | DOA News Release – on skunk captured in Hilo | HONOLULU, HI – A Hilo resident caught a skunk in a trap yesterday while attempting to catch mongoose on his property in the Keaukaha area. The skunk is believed to be the one that was spotted by stevedores at Hilo Harbor on Dec. 7, 2022 and... |
| Jan 13, 2023 | News release from Dept. of Agriculture – snake turned in | HONOLULU, HI – A live ball python was turned in to the Honolulu Zoo yesterday afternoon under the state’s Amnesty Program. The snake was dropped off by a person who requested to remain anonymous and only indicated that the snake was found i... |
| Dec 30, 2022 | News Release from Dept of Ag on Micro-Grant Awards | HONOLULU, HI – The Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture (HDOA) has announced the award of 579 grants, totaling $2,684,350, for small-scale agriculture; including home gardening, herding and livestock operations in areas that are food insecure.... |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Hawaii households eligible for up to $5,000 in small-scale farming grants | Hawaii households in food-insecure areas now are eligible for grants up to $5,000 for small-scale gardening, herding and livestock operations.
The Micro-Grants for Food Security Program is now in its second year and is accepting grant appli... |
| Aug 17, 2022 | DOA News release: Skunk found on Maui | HONOLULU – A skunk was found in a trap by personnel from the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) in the Kanahā Pond State Wildlife Sanctuary on Maui yesterday morning. The traps were usually set to catch feral cats and mongoose ... |
| May 26, 2022 | DOA News Release: Hawai`i Specialty Crop Grant Program Accepting Applications | HONOLULU – The Hawai`i Department of Agriculture (HDOA), Market Development Branch is currently accepting applications for the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) Fiscal Year 2021 – COVID. The HDOA will be awarding $500,000 to Hawai`... |
| May 11, 2022 | DOA News Release: Hawai`i Board of Agriculture Action on Proposal to Add Three Mosquito Species to List of Restricted Animals | HONOLULU – On May 9, 2022, the Hawai`i Board of Agriculture preliminarily approved the addition of the Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus), the yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti), and the southern house mosquito (Culex quinquefasciat... |
| Apr 9, 2022 | DOA News Release: Quarantine Order Issued to Prevent Spread of Bovine Tuberculosis | HONOLULU – The Hawai`i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) issued a quarantine order today to restrict the movement of all ungulates, except horses on Moloka`i due to detections of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) on the island. The quarantine order ... |
| Nov 2, 2021 | Hawaii Survey to Assess Stress on Farms and Ranches | Posted on Nov 1, 2021 in Main
Hawai`i farmers, ranchers and producers are encouraged to participate in a Seeds of Wellbeing Survey (SOW) being conducted by the UH-College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) to gather informa... |
| Mar 23, 2021 | Hawaii Department of Agriculture : Board of Agriculture Expands Coffee Quarantine to O`ahu and Lana`i | Posted on Mar 23, 2021 in Main
NR21-08
March 23, 2021
HONOLULU - The Hawai`i Board of Agriculture (Board) today approved the expansion of coffee quarantine areas to include the islands of O`ahu and Lana`i due to the coffee leaf rust (CLR), ... |
| Oct 25, 2019 | Little fire ants found in additional neighborhoods on Oahu and Kauai | COURTESY HDOA
Little red fire ants are seen on a chopstick.
The Hawaii Department of Agriculture is reminding residents to check for an invasive ant species after the ants have been detected in new areas on Oahu and Kauai.
Little fire ants ... |
| Oct 3, 2019 | California kingsnake turned in under Hawaii’s amnesty program | COURTESY HDOA
At about noon on Tuesday, a nonvenomous black-and-white snake measuring 3.5 feet in length, was handed over to the Honolulu Zoo, which immediately contacted the Hawaii Department of Agriculture.
A live California kingsnake was... |
| Apr 2, 2019 | 2 bills for reducing mosquito numbers in review | ASSOCIATED PRESS / 2016
Bacterial and genetic mosquito controls are under consideration.
The state Legislature is pushing along two bills that would explore potential mosquito control methods in Hawaii.
HB 297 would have the state Departmen... |
| Dec 11, 2018 | Gov. David Ige wants biocontrol center to tackle invasive species | CRAIG T. KOJIMA /DEC. 3
Gov. David Ige Ige emphasized the need for a biocontrol center during his keynote address in Kona on Monday for a workshop of the Western Governors’ Biosecurity and Invasive Species Initiative.
Gov. David Ige hopes t... |
| Jul 6, 2018 | Ready, set, grow! Hawaii issues first 3 licenses for industrial hemp growers | ASSOCIATED PRESS
A hemp plant is pollinated at the Unique Botanicals facility in Springfield, Ore., in April. The state of Hawaii has issued its first three licenses to hemp growers in the islands.
The state has issued its first three licen... |
| Jun 16, 2018 | Revving up the EV campaign | JAMM AQUINO / 2016
Alan Oshima, president and CEO of Hawaiian Electric Company, charges his electric vehicle outside HECO’s Ward facilities. Hawaii is moving towards electric transportation for a clean-energy future.
There’s now even a logo... |
| Apr 29, 2018 | State seeks farmers to grow hemp as crop | CRAIG T. KOJIMA / 2015
Longtime industrial-hemp advocate Rep. Cynthia Thielen stands among fast-growing, 8-foot-tall, several-months-old hemp in Windward Oahu.
Hawaii is another step closer to finding out whether industrial hemp could be a ... |
| Apr 18, 2018 | State begins accepting applications for growing industrial hemp | The state’s Industrial Hemp Pilot Program will begin accepting applications for licenses to grow the crop, starting today.
The Hawaii Department of Agriculture will open the program, to be administered by its Quality Assurance Branch, incre... |
| Mar 15, 2018 | Innovations in agriculture can help Hawaii farmers thrive | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
As we come together this month to celebrate the importance of agriculture on National Ag Day, March 20, it is important to take stock of Hawaii’s vital contributions to ... |
| Oct 18, 2016 | Local quality seal marks a decade of distinction | CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / [email protected]
The Hawaii Seal of Quality is surrounded by products from businesses that belong to the program.
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Derek Agader, left, and his father, Milton, display some... |
| Jan 15, 2016 | Chefs flock to Wailea farm for favorite heart of palm | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
COURTESY STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Wailea Agricultural Group Inc. founders Michael Crowell and Lesley Hill, shown on their Big Island farm, display the only heart ... |
| Dec 14, 2015 | Second strain of fungus fingered in rapid ohia death | The bad news just got worse for Hawaii’s indigenous ohia trees.
The trees are under attack by more than one strain of fungus, researchers at the University of Hawaii at Hilo have found.
And humans likely have a large role in spreading the s... |
| Aug 29, 2015 | Hawaii island ohia trees quarantined to contain wilt | COURTESY COLLEGE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN RESOURCES, UH MANOA
Hawaii island ohia trees are now under a quarantine due to an outbreak of ohia wilt, or Ceratocystis fimbriata.
COURTESY COLLEGE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN RESOUR... |
| Dec 24, 2014 | Virus found in Waianae hits 4 more pig farms | AP
FILE - This June
An outbreak of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus appears to have spread on Waianae pig farms.
The state Department of Agriculture detected the virus at four additional farms in Waianae, according to a news release Tuesday... |
| Oct 29, 2014 | Growers establish shop inside Hilo Hattie store | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
COURTESY HAWAII’S LOCAL BUZZ
Hawaii’s Local Buzz offers its full line of Kau-grown coffee, macadamia nuts and honey at its concession inside Hilo Hattie on North Nimitz ... |
| Oct 18, 2014 | Coconut beetle found in Diamond Head area | COURTESY STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
The coconut rhinoceros beetle can cut through the developing leaves of palm trees.
State agricultural officials have widened their search for the coconut rhinoceros beetle after one was found Thursda... |
| Jun 28, 2014 | Little fire ant survey covers Mililani Mauka | COURTESY HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Little fire ants have been found in six homes off Auina Street in Mililani Mauka.
The state Department of Agriculture is surveying a Mililani neighborhood after six homes were confirmed to have lit... |
| Feb 22, 2014 | State might enlist dogs to uncover extent of little fire ants’ presence | COURTESY STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
A bill in the state House would provide $500,000 toward destroying little fire ants.
This story has been corrected. See below.
State invasive species officials are looking at using Australian dogs tr... |
| Hawaii’s biosecurity plan lags in funding and implementation | COURTESY U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
If the invasive brown tree snake, like this one seen in Guam, were to take hold in Hawaii, it could cause as much as $2 billion a year in damages.
More than two years after Gov. David Ige’s administra... |
| New restrictions in place to contain coconut rhinoceros beetle | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story!
New restrictions are in place on the transport of certain palm trees and green waste that may be infested with the coconut rhinoceros beetle. Read more
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| Sixth case of rat lungworm this year confirmed in Hawaii island visitor | Another case of rat lungworm disease has been confirmed in an adult visitor to Hawaii island.
The state Health Department said today that it received notification of the confirmed case from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, th... |
| State reminds Merrie Monarch Festival-goers of ohia quarantine | COURTESY PHOTO
As the 56th Merrie Monarch Festival in Hilo gets underway this week, state officials are once again reminding travelers the transport of ohia from Hawaii island is prohibited to prevent the spread of rapid ohia death, a funga... |
| Editorial: Time to get tough on invasive species | The Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) is under pressure, properly, to strengthen rules preventing damaging pests and invasive species infesting nursery products from spreading, whether within or between islands. HDOA must immediately ... |
| Ag Department reminds Merrie Monarch travelers of ohia quarantine | ASSOCIATED PRESS / MARCH 2007
A blossom of an ohia lehua tree is shown in Limahuli Garden on Kauai. The state is reminding Merrie Monarch travelers attending the festival in Hilo next week that the transport of ohia lehua, popular in lei an... |
| Kokua Line: What about bringing dog back to U.S.? | Question: People should know that if they are traveling with dogs out of the country, there may be additional CDC requirements on their return to the U.S.
Answer: Tuesday’s Kokua Line column (808ne.ws/26kline) directed readers to a U.S. Dep... |
| 3 Hawaii island visitors confirmed to have contracted rat lungworm disease | STAR-ADVERTISER / OCT. 2017
A slug in a jar which was suspected to be infected with rat lungworm parasites. The state Health Department has received confirmation from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of three unrelated ca... |
| Letter: Cat-lover laments isles’ unfriendly skies for pets | “Pet-unfriendly islands,” indeed (Star-Advertiser, June 8).
The state of Hawaii makes it difficult for a resident to travel with a pet to the mainland and back.
To take my 15-year-old indoor cat to the mainland and back, I am required to su... |
| Once on Hawaii’s list of ‘restricted animals,’ Arkansas water buffaloes make Kauai farm their new home | COURTESY DON HEACOCK
“Water buffaloes are the symbols of sustainable agriculture.”
Don Heacock
The Kauai farmer is pictured above with his four water buffaloes — Ku‘uipo, Lani, Pua and Lamalani
COURTESY DON HEACOCK
Ku‘uipo is one of four bu... |
| First Hawaiian extends Aloha for Hawaii Fund | First Hawaiian Bank is extending its donation collection for the Aloha for Hawaii Fund through June 30. All First Hawaiian branches in Hawaii, Guam and Saipan are accepting monetary donations to support the Kilauea Volcano relief efforts on... |
| Hawaii agrees to better pesticide practices | The Hawaii Department of Agriculture has agreed to take specific steps to better enforce the use of pesticides in response to a civil rights complaint filed three years ago with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Under the agreement,... |
| Prolonged papaya shortage expected in wake of volcanic activity | NINA WU / [email protected]
Papayas grown on the Big Island, like these for sale at Down To Earth in Kakaako, will be a rarity as crops are being destroyed by lava.
A week ago chef Eric Leterc at The Pacific Club in Honolulu put up a s... |
| Hawaii Agriculture Department warns of new avocado pest | COURTESY HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Adults and nymphs of the avocado lace bug. Agriculture officials said the bug was first detected in December in Pearl City.
Avocado growers, beware.
The state Department of Agriculture has confirmed... |
| Hawaii seafood processors face deadline to apply for COVID-19 relief money | Eligible seafood processors in Hawaii who were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic have until May 1 to apply for relief funds.
The state Department of Agriculture said in a news release today that it is administering a federal grant program b... |
| Hawaii Department of Agriculture runs PSAs on food safety | COURTESY HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
An image still from the PSA encouraging farmers to follow good agricultural practices.
The Hawaii Department of Agriculture said today it began airing three public service announcements promoting ag... |
| Coconut rhino beetle eradication efforts focused on Pearl City area | COURTESY STATE DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE
Coconut rhinoceros beetle
The battle against the invasive coconut rhinoceros beetle, which destroys palms, remains focused on the Pearl City area of Oahu, according to state agriculture officials.
In the ... |
| State expands grant aid to Hawaii farmers during coronavirus pandemic | CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / [email protected]
Locally grown produce was delivered to the Hawaii Foodbank in April as part of a new initiative with the Hawaii Farm Bureau. The program was created in response to the COVID-19 crisis. Pictu... |
