NR24-08 March 25, 2024 Movement of ‘Ōhi‘a from Hawai‘i Island is Restricted HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) is reminding travelers attending the Merrie Monarch Festival this week that quarantine restrictions remain on the transport of ʻōhiʻa from Hawai`i Island due to the fungal plant disease, rapid ʻōhiʻa death (ROD), which is devastating ...
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NR24-07 Feb. 26, 2024 HONOLULU – The Pesticides Branch of the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) is expanding the free pesticide disposal program to Kona and Hilo on Hawai‘i Island in April. Hawai‘i Island farms and other commercial users of pesticides, may register to safely dispose of canceled, suspended, unwanted or unlabeled pesticides in April 2024. ...
Read More Hawaii Department of Agriculture to Collect Unwanted Pesticides from Farms and Other Commercial Users on Hawaii Island
NR24-06 Feb. 15, 2024 HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA), Market Development Branch (MDB) is currently accepting applications for the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) Fiscal Year 2024. The HDOA will be awarding a total of approximately $523,000 to Hawai‘i proposals that enhance the competitiveness of Hawai‘i specialty crops. Project awards may ...
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NR24-05 Feb. 2, 2024 HONOLULU – Plants containing little fire ants (LFA) were intercepted prior to the plant sale at the Punahou Carnival yesterday. The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) isolated about 400 plants that were donated for the carnival. None of the suspect plants were sold to the public. In an abundance of caution, ...
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NR24-04 Jan. 26, 2024 HONOLULU – The Resilient Food System Infrastructure (RFSI) program, a federally funded grant program, is accepting applications for projects for agriculture infrastructure and equipment. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) RFSI program is aimed at strengthening middle-of-the-supply chain operations and local food systems by supporting processing, manufacturing, storing, transportation, wholesaling, and ...
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JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIAʻĀINA SHARON HURD CHAIRPERSON HAWAI`I BOARD OF AGRICULTURE DAWN CHANG CHAIRPERSON DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES January 18, 2024 HONOLULU – Under the administration of Governor Josh Green, M.D., the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) and the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) are making steady progress in ...
Read More Governor Announces Significant Progress on Ag Land Transfers from DLNR to HDOA
NR24-03 Jan. 9, 2024 HONOLULU – Some Maui offices of the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) will be temporarily closed for building maintenance from Jan. 12 to approximately early summer 2024. Offices located at 635 Mua St. will be closed during construction, including the Plant Quarantine Branch (PQB), Plant Pest Control Branch, Pesticides Branch, Animal ...
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NR24-02 Jan. 8, 2024 HONOLULU – A live snake was found in a shipping container on Moloka‘i this morning while it was being unloaded at a hardware store in Kaunankakai. Maui County Police on Moloka‘i were called to the hardware store shortly after 8 a.m. and arriving officers shot the snake with a pellet gun. ...
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Aug. 27, 2024 – NR 24-27 Hawaii to Receive $525,000 for Federal Specialty Crop Grants Aug. 20, 2024 – NR24-26 Opossum Captured at Kalihi Freight Company Aug. 6, 2024 – NR24-25 EPA Issues Emergency Stop Order on Use of Pesticide Dacthal Aug. 2, 2024 – NR24-24 Hawaii Department of Agriculture to get $375,000 for Brown ...
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NR24-01 Jan. 5, 2024 HONOLULU – The Hawai’i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) Plant Industry Division is accepting applications for the Compost Reimbursement Program for Fiscal Year 2024, which may reimburse agricultural producers for the cost of purchasing compost, including transportation costs. Act 164 was passed by the state Legislature during the 2023 legislative session and ...
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