NR23-14 Aug. 3, 2023 HONOLULU – A live boa constrictor was captured aboard a cargo ship in Honolulu Harbor over the weekend. U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents contacted the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) on Saturday morning, July 29, 2023, and reported that a snake was moving freely on the deck of a cargo ...
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NR23-13 July 26, 2023 HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) is seeking public comments through Aug. 11, 2023, on funding priorities being developed for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI). Hawai‘i has been earmarked for $3.2 million in block grant funding; however, the program requires HDOA to conduct ...
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NR23-12 June 8, 2023 HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) is asking Kaua‘i residents to check their compost bins and green waste for the coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB) and its larvae after two beetles were found on the island. Early detection of CRB populations is key to eradication of this serious pest of ...
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Department of Agriculture Focusing on Eradication NR23-11 June 5, 2023 HONOLULU – Two coconut rhinoceros beetles (CRB) have been found on Kaua‘i, in traps near a green waste transfer station close to the Līhu‘e Airport. These are the first detections of CRB (Oryctes rhinoceros) outside of O‘ahu. On May 31, a survey crew from the ...
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NR23-10 May 16, 2023 HONOLULU – A live snake was captured in Pukalani on Maui yesterday afternoon on the side of the road near the Pukalani Golf Club. A resident called the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture and reported that he saw children playing with a snake at about 3:00 p.m. yesterday. Agricultural inspectors from the ...
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NR23-09 May 15, 2023 HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) is now accepting applications for the popular Micro-Grant for Food Security Program (MGFSP). This is the third year of the grant program which provides support for small-scale gardening, herding and livestock operations to increase the quantity and quality of locally grown food in ...
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NR23-08 May 5, 2023 HONOLULU – A live mongoose was caught this morning at Nawiliwili Harbor in a multi-agency effort to prevent the establishment of mongoose on Kaua`i. On April 29th, dockworkers reported spotting a mongoose at Nawiliwili Harbor. On May 1st, Hawai‘i Department of Transportation, Harbors Division, reported that an employee saw a mongoose ...
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NR23-07 April 10, 2023 Movement of ‘Ōhi‘a from Hawai`i Island is Restricted HONOLULU – Travelers attending the Merrie Monarch Festival this week are being reminded 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 to native forests. It is ...
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On March 31, 2023, the Hawai`i State Senate unanimously confirmed Sharon Hurd as Chairperson of the Hawai`i Board of Agriculture, a position which includes heading the Hawai`i Department of Agriculture (HDOA). Chair Hurd truly appreciates the support she has received from the many farmers, ranchers, growers, those in the agriculture-related industries and from the staff ...
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NR23-06 March 31, 2023 Effort to Help Meet Large-Scale Demand for Hawai‘i-Grown Food HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) has opened a grant program to support the establishment and expansion of food hubs in Hawai‘i. Proposals for the Food Hub Pilot Program are now being accepted for grants between $50,000 and ...
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