Digital Agriculture Form Boosts Compliance Among Travelers

Posted on May 22, 2025 in Main

From left: Department of Agriculture Chairperson Sharon Hurd, Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke, Deputy to the Chair Dean
Matsukawa, DOA IT staff member Jason Azus-Richardson, and Plant Quarantine Manager Jonathan Ho.

Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke announced today that the pilot phase of Hawaiʻi’s new Akamai Arrival digital agriculture form has shown strong results, with an average 74% compliance rate for the state’s mandatory Plants and Animals Declaration—compared to 60% under the previous paper-only system.

View the Lt. Governor’s news release and a link to the news conference recording at: https://ltgov.hawaii.gov/featured/digital-agriculture-form-boosts-compliance-among-travelers/