NR15-13 Nov. 20, 2015 HONOLULU – A Nuuanu resident on Old Pali Road found a large boa constrictor in front of his home last night at about 7:00 p.m. Responding police officers were able to capture the snake and hold it until it was picked up by an inspector from the Hawaii Department of Agriculture ...
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HDOA recently held its Incentive and Service Awards Program (ISAP), which gives us a chance to recognize employees who display excellence in their daily work and for those who have reached milestone years of public service. These special HDOA employees are also in the running for the statewide ISAP awards, which will be announced on Oct. ...
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NEWS RELEASE Aug. 25, 2015 Deadly Disease Threatens Hawaii’s Native Forests HONOLULU — The Hawaii Board of Agriculture today approved an interim rule that imposes a quarantine on the intrastate movement of ohia plants and plant parts, including flowers, leaves, seeds, stems, twigs, cuttings, untreated wood, logs, mulch greenwaste and frass (sawdust from boring beetles) ...
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NR15-12 Sept. 11, 2015 All Existing Brands Must Re-register HONOLULU – Owners of livestock brands in Hawaii have until December 31, 2015 to re-register their brands with the Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) or risk losing their rights to their brands. Hawaii law requires owners of livestock in the state to register their brand to ...
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NR15-11 Sept. 8, 2015 HONOLULU — Honolulu police captured a two-and-a-half-foot-long* snake yesterday in a garage at a Pearl City home. Residents of the Kaweloka St. home called police in the early evening and police called the Honolulu Zoo, which called an agricultural inspector. In the meantime, officers captured the snake, which was identified as ...
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NR15-08 July 16, 2015 HONOLULU — A live juvenile opossum was captured this morning in a secured area behind the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Office at 500 Ala Moana Blvd. Immigration officials called inspectors from the Plant Quarantine Branch of the Hawaii Department of Agriculture shortly after 8 a.m. to report seeing an opossum ...
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Governor Ige today signed SB 376 (Act 213) – Relating to Farm to School Program, establishes the Hawaii farm to school program and funds a farm to school coordinator position. Across the nation, farm to school programs are reconnecting students to a better understanding of the food system and where their food comes from. Farm to ...
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Kualoa Ranch is the site again for this year’s Hawaii State Farm Fair!!! The fair is open on: Saturday, July 11 – 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Sunday July 12 – 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults and free for all students with ID. To download the flyer, click here
A highly virulent disease is spreading through Hawaii’s ohia forests on Hawaii Island. As researchers try to determine how to control the disease, residents on other islands are being asked to look out for any similar symptoms and report it as soon as possible. The fast-spreading fungus is referred to as Ohia wilt (Ceratocystis fimbriata), also referred ...
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Learn more about pollinators on Saturday NR15-07 June 18, 2015 HONOLULU — While bees may scare some people, our community is learning more about how bees are beneficial and critical to us as pollinators of many of our agricultural crops. To celebrate all of our insect pollinators, the Honeybee Project of the University of Hawaii ...
Read More Celebrate Pollinator Day at the Honolulu Zoo on Saturday