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NR14-33 Dec. 23, 2014 HONOLULU — An illegal coconut crab was found in a Salt Lake neighborhood on Sunday by a resident who captured it with a cardboard box and called Plant Quarantine inspectors from the Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA). The crab is dark brown in color, measures about 16 inches from leg-to-leg and ...
Read More Illegal Coconut Crab Found in Salt Lake and Emu Surrendered in Hilo

NR14-32 Dec. 23, 2014 No Pigs Appear To Be Sick HONOLULU — The Animal Disease Control Branch of the Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) reports that it has detected the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv) on four additional Waianae swine farms. Eight farms within a one-mile radius of the originally infected farm were tested.  Although ...
Read More Swine Virus Found on Four Waianae Pig Farms

NR14-31 Dec. 16, 2014 HONOLULU — The Hawaii Board of Agriculture (HBOA) voted today to place coffee grown at Waialua Estate Coffee Farms and coffee roasted at the Old Waialua Sugar Mill under the same quarantine restrictions as coffee grown on Hawaii Island due to the recent detection of coffee berry borer (CBB) infestations at the ...
Read More Coffee Grown in Waialua, Oahu Under Quarantine Restriction

NR14-30 Dec. 10, 2014   HONOLULU — The Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) has confirmed the presence of the coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei) (CBB) on coffee farms owned by Dole Foods in Waialua, Oahu. Personnel from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service – Daniel K. Inouye Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center (USDA-ARS-PBARC) ...
Read More Coffee Pest Detected on Oahu Coffee Farm

Maui residents concerned about the discovery of little fire ants in Nahiku may attend a meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 10th at Helene Hall in Hana. The meeting will include representatives from the Hawaii Department of Agriculture, Hawaii Ant Lab, Maui Invasive Species Committee and the County of Maui. To view and download the meeting flyer, ...
Read More Maui Meeting Scheduled on Little Fire Ants

JOINT NEWS RELEASE STATE OF HAWAII DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR SCOTT ENRIGHT CHAIRPERSON HAWAII BOARD OF AGRICULTURE COUNTY OF KAUAI BERNARD P. CARVALHO, JR. MAYOR NR14-29 Dec. 2, 2014  HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) announced today that noted Honolulu planner and mediator, Peter Adler, PhD, has been selected to facilitate a process ...
Read More Department of Agriculture Secures Consultant to Conduct Joint Fact Finding Process