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NR16-3 March 29, 2016 HONOLULU – The Hawaii Board of Agriculture today approved permit conditions for the movement of all soil from Hawaii Island, which were added to the current interisland quarantine to prevent the spread of rapid ohia death (ROD), unique strains of the fungus, Ceratocystis fimbriata. The restriction on soil may affect those ...
Read More Board of Agriculture Approves Permit Conditions for Transport of Soil from Hawaii Island

 Movement of Ohia from Hawaii Island Restricted                                                                                NR16-2 March 23, 2016 HONOLULU – Travelers attending the ...
Read More Merrie Monarch Travelers Alerted to Ohia Quarantine

A draft study on “Pesticide Use by Large Agribusinesses on Kauai” by the Joint Fact Finding Study Group is available for public comment.  The draft report is posted at the Accord3.0 Network website at: https://www.accord3.com/pg1000.cfm Public comments are being accepted from March 10, 2016 to April 8, 2016 through that website. The study was funded jointly ...
Read More Draft Study on Pesticide Use on Kauai Available for Public Comment