♦ 6th International Scientific Workshop on Angiostrongylus and Angiostrongyliasis (rat lungworm disease) Jan. 5 – 8, 2020 at Hilo Hawaiian Hotel The University of Hawaii at Hilo is sponsoring an international workshop on rat lungworm disease. The public is invited to the free workshop; however, registration is required before Sept. , 2019. For more information ...
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NR18-07 June 5, 2018 HONOLULU — A live snake was captured over the weekend in Hilo on the road next to the South Hilo Sanitary Landfill by county workers. Hawaii County Police contacted HDOA’s Plant Quarantine Branch (PQB) in Hilo Monday morning and inspectors picked up the snake, which has been tentatively identified as a ...
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Volcanic Eruption at Kilauea A series of volcanic eruptions and strong earthquakes due to activity on Kilauea volcano have struck Hawaii’s Big Island (Hawaii Island) starting around May 3, 2018. There is a risk of lava flows, toxic gas emissions such as sulfur dioxide and other components of “vog.” In addition, ash emissions from the ...
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Hawaii Board of Agriculture Approves Emergency Disaster Loan Program for Floods and Kilauea Eruption
NR18-06 May 29, 2018 HONOLULU – The Hawaii Board of Agriculture (Board) today approved parameters for emergency low-interest agricultural loans for farmers suffering damage due to the heavy rain and flooding on Kauai and Oahu in April and the current eruption phase at Kilauea volcano on Hawaii Island. The Board approved the emergency loan program ...
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Date April 10, 2024 Agenda Draft Minutes Feb. 14, 2024 Agenda Draft Minutes Jan. 16, 2024 Agenda Draft Minutes Oct. 9, 2023 Agenda Draft Minutes Sept. 18, 2023 Agenda Meeting was canceled due to technical difficulties. To be rescheduled. August 21, 2023 Agenda Draft Minutes July 27, 2023 Agenda Draft Minutes July 6, ...
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March 11, 2024 Advisory Committee on Plants and Animals Meeting Submittal: Proposed interim rule 24-1 Prohibits the Intraisland Movement of Agricultural Commodities…from any Little Fire Ant Quarantined Area Designated by the Hawaii Department of Agriculture to Non-Quarantined Areas to Prevent the Movement of the Little Fire Ant, Wasmannia auropunctata Agenda Draft Minutes Video Recording ...
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The County of Kauai suffered severe rain and flooding between April 13 – 20, 2018. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue, issued a Secretarial Disaster Designation allowing for federal disaster aid to help Kauai agricultural operations recover. To view the news release on this designation, click here. Financial Assistance for Kauai Flooding Disaster Hawaii Department ...
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NR18-05 May 14, 2018 HONOLULU – The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue, has notified Gov. David Ige that a Secretarial Agricultural Disaster Designation has been approved for Kauai County. The designation comes after heavy rain and flooding between April 13 to 20, 2018 caused severe damage to Kaua‘i’s agriculture industry. The U.S. Department of ...
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