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A very warm Mahalo to the estimated 400 people who participated in the first-ever Made with Aloha to Honor our Veterans event this past Saturday.  It was standing-room only at the Plant Quarantine Branch as individuals, families and community groups spend hours sewing lei for veterans interred at the National Cemetery of the Pacific at ...
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May 24, 2013 NR13-08 HONOLULU –  Military personnel at Hickam Air Force Base captured a small snake yesterday afternoon in a maintenance bay near the airfield.  Inspectors from the Hawaii Department of Agriculture were called and took custody of the foot-long snake. The snake was later identified as a juvenile ornate tree snake (Chrysopelea ornate) ...
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A free workshop will be held for Maui farmers on Thursday, June 13, 2013 from 3 p.m. to 6 p;m; at the Community Service Building at UH Maui College, 310 W Kaahumanu Ave. in Kahului. Topics will include: Agricultural Pesticide Use Food Safety Program Spray Calibration and Coverage Spray Calibration Demo Food & Drug Produce Testing ...
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The public is ivited to help sew lei to honor our veterans for the upcoming Memorial Day. HDOA’s Plant Quarantine Branch will open its facility for a huge lei-making event: Saturday, May 25th from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Plant Quarantine Branch, 1849 Auiki Street (Click here for map)Free parking!   HDOA will provide locally ...
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May 21, 2013 – NR13-07 HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Agriculture’s Animal Industry Division today issued a quarantine order that requires testing of all beef and dairy bulls for Bovine Trichomoniasis prior to entry into the state and before movement between herds within the state. Bovine Trichomoniasis (Trichomoniasis) is a serious contagious reproductive disease ...
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Public Invited to Sew Lei for Veterans’ Cemeteries HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) is inviting the public, from keiki to kupuna, to come and sew locally grown flowers to honor those interred at the National Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl and the State Veterans’ Cemetery in Kaneohe. HDOA’s Plant Quarantine Branch ...
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Aquaponics in Hawaii Conference

Posted on May 6, 2013 in Main

If you are interested in aquaponics, don’t miss this Aquaponics in Hawaii Conference on May 25, at Windward Community College.  The conference will feature the most progressive aquaponics entrepreneurs who are finding their niche in the growing sustainable industry.  From backyard to commercial operations, this opportunity to share and exchange information will be valuable to ...
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Hawaii News Now reporter Keoki Kerr asked to see how cargo inspections are conducted with the a crew of HDOA Plant Quarantine inspectors at Honolulu International Airport. Mahalo to inspectors Rex Haraguchi, Carrie Itoman, Nathan Paracuelles and Glenn Sakamoto for helping to inform the public about the important work HDOA does. Here is a link ...
Read More Plant Quarantine Inspectors Featured on Hawaii News Now!