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 Hawai‘i’s ʻōhiʻa forests on Hawai‘i 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 ʻōhiʻa wilt (Ceratocystis fimbriata), ...
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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 ...
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NR15-06 April 17, 2015 HONOLULU — A venomous spider was captured by agents from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in Honolulu on Mon., April 13th. The spider was found in a container of granite and flagstone from Brazil that was being off-loaded in Honolulu. The CBP agents sealed the container and immediately turned ...
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The Hawaii State Senate today confirmed Gov. Ige’s nomination of Scott Enright as chairperson and Phyllis Shimabukuro-Geiser as deputy of the Hawaii Board of Agriculture. Sen. Clarence Nishihara, Deputy Shimabukuro-Geiser, Chair Enright and Gov. Ige From the Floor of the Senate
O‘ahu Important Agricultural Lands The City and County of Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting (DPP) is conducting a mapping project to identify lands on O‘ahu that meet the statutory requirements for consideration as IAL. DPP is seeking input from landowners, farming interests and residents about the type of land to include in O‘ahu’s future ...
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NR15-05 April 1, 2015 RESTRICTED USE PESTICIDES SALES FOR 2014 POSTED HONOLULU — The Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) has posted on its website data on the sales of restricted-use pesticides (RUP) sold in the State of Hawaii for the year 2014. The “Restricted Use” classification restricts a product, or its uses, to use by ...
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NR15-04 March 31, 2015 HONOLULU — The Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) is encouraging Hawaii commercial and backyard poultry and bird owners to be vigilant due to outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5 along the Pacific flyway (migratory bird path). Hawaii bird and poultry owners are encouraged to institute and maintain good biosecurity ...
Read More Increased Vigilance for Bird Flu Encouraged for Hawaii Poultry and Bird Owners
NR15-02 Feb. 24, 2015 HONOLULU — The Hawaii Board of Agriculture (HBOA) voted today to place coffee grown on all areas of Oahu under the same quarantine restrictions as was issued earlier for the Waialua area on Oahu and Hawaii Island to prevent the spread of the coffee berry borer (CBB). On Dec. 17, 2014, ...
Read More Quarantine Restrictions Extended to all Coffee Grown on Oahu