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Governor David Ige today announced the appointment of Phyllis Shimabukuro-Geiser as chairperson and Glenn Muranaka as deputy to the chairperson for the Hawaii Board of Agriculture. View the news release from the Governor’s Office

To support the agricultural community, the State of Hawaii Department of Agriculture looked at expanding the uses at the Kamuela Vacuum Cooling Plant to include additional amenities that would help farmers comply with the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and promote farming. A flyer summarizing the findings can be found here. The Final Master Plan ...
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NR19-04 Feb. 8, 2019 HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) is currently accepting applications for grants to help Hawaii farmers and ranchers with the cost of bringing their operations in compliance with state and federal food safety regulations aimed at preventing foodborne illnesses. During the 2018 session, the state legislature appropriated a total ...
Read More Grants Available to Help Farmers and Ranchers with Costs for Food Safety Certification

HDOA is currently accepting applications for the Food Safety Certification Costs Grant Program which provides grant funds to assist farmers or ranchers in meeting costs of complying with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), FDA regulations and state food safety laws. The deadline for applications is April 15, 2019. To ...
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Live Corn Snake Found in Waipahu

Posted on Feb 5, 2019 in Main

NR19-03 Feb. 4, 2019 HONOLULU – A live snake was spotted in the yard of a residence in Waipahu and was captured by Honolulu police on Friday night. Police officers took the snake to an animal hospital in the area and the snake was retrieved by inspectors from the Plant Quarantine Branch of the Hawaii ...
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