NR18-11 August 8, 2018 HONOLULU – All of the 17 farm lots in the state’s Waianae Agricultural Park suffered damage from this past weekend’s brush fire on the Leeward Coast of Oahu – four of the nine working farms are total losses. The other eight lots are either vacant with leases pending or are currently ...
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August 2, 2018 NR18-10 HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) has entered into a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help Hawaii food producers comply with the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule. Under the agreement, the FDA will release a total of $1.9 million over ...
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NR18-08 June 12, 2018 HONOLULU — A live snake was captured yesterday at Pier 32 at Honolulu Harbor near newly arrived vehicles on the dock. Plant Quarantine inspectors from the Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) picked up the snake at about 11:45 a.m. yesterday after a car dealership employee reported the snake which had already ...
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♦ 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 Feb. 4, 2025 Agenda Draft Minutes Jan. 14, 2025 Agenda Meeting canceled due to lack of quorum Dec. 17, 2024 Agenda Meeting canceled due to lack of quorum Dec. 3, 2024 Agenda Meeting canceled due to lack of quorum Oct. 29, 2024 Agenda Draft Minutes Aug. 12, 2024 Agenda Draft Minutes June ...
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Date Oct. 2, 2024 Agenda Submittals: Proposed amendment to list of state restricted use pesticides to include new active ingredient, Flupyradifurone Flupyradifurone Attachment A Flupyradifurone Attachment B Flupyradifurone Attachment C Flupyradifurone Attachment D Flupyradifurone Attachment E Flupyradifurone Attachment F Proposed amendment to list of state restricted use pesticides to include new active ingredient, Quinclorac ...
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