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NR23-26 Oct. 31, 2023 Doubles SNAP benefits to purchase locally grown food HONOLULU – Governor Josh Green, M.D., has released $500,000 for the DA BUX Double-Up Program (DA BUX), which doubles recipients’ purchasing power for locally grown produce, using their federally funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. DA BUX program launched in 2017 and ...
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NR23-25 Oct. 24, 2023 HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Board of Agriculture (HBOA) today voted to agree to accept the transfer of 99 agricultural parcels, totaling 21,672 acres, from the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA). The HBOA action now goes to the Board of Land and Natural ...
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NR23-24 Oct. 20, 2023 HONOLULU – Coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB) grubs have been found at a residence in Waikoloa Village on Hawai‘i Island. This is the first discovery of the invasive beetle on the island. On Oct. 11, 2023, the resident found five large grubs (larvae) in a decaying palm tree stump on the property ...
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NR23-23 Oct. 4, 2023 HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) today established a new interim rule to help stop the movement of the coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB) from designated CRB-infested areas to non-infested areas in the state.  On Monday afternoon, the Advisory Committee on Plants and Animals recommended approval of an interim rule ...
Read More New Interim Rule Restricts Movement of Palm Plants and Organic Material That May Contain Coconut Rhinoceros Beetles

NR23-22 October 2, 2023 HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) and University of Hawai‘i (UH) researchers will be conducting drone-based treatment of palm trees at the Wailua Municipal Golf Course in Līhu‘e, Kaua‘i, between October 9 and 12 (weather permitting), in an effort to eliminate an infestation of the coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB). ...
Read More Drone Treatment of Palm Trees Planned at Kauai Golf Course to Kill Coconut Rhinoceros Beetles