Eradication Program Showing Early Signs of Success NR15-02 Feb. 19, 2015 HONOLULU — The eradication program for the little fire ant (LFA) infestation in a Mililani Mauka neighborhood is showing early signs of success. After completing five of the eight planned treatments in the six-acre infestation zone, spot surveys have not detected LFA. “While we ...
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Oahu Residents Asked to Check Mulch and Green Waste NR15-01 Feb. 18, 2015 HONOLULU — The Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) is renewing its request for Oahu residents to check their mulch piles for possible breeding populations of the coconut rhinoceros beetles (CRB). HDOA has been concentrating efforts on detecting and destroying (CRB) infestations on ...
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Foodland Super Markets kicks off its “Buy Local Tuesdays” marketing campaign, which asks shoppers to commit to eating locally grown foods at least once a week. Incentives include featured local foods and double awards points on Eat Local Tuesdays. Through a “Buy Local, It Matters” grant from HDOA’s Market Development Branch, Foodland is also featuring on Tuesdays from ...
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Gov. David Ige reappointed Scott Enright as the chairperson of the Hawaii Board of Agriculture and appointed long-time egg farmer Phyllis Shimabukuro-Geiser as deputy to the chairperson. Chairperson Scott Enright Deputy Phyllis Shimabukuro-Geiser Chairperson Enright has held the position since Jan. 1, 2014. Formerly, the deputy to BOA Chair Russell Kokubun, he was the administrator ...
Read More Gov. Ige Reappoints Enright as HDOA Chair and Shimabukuro-Geiser as Deputy
NR14-33 Dec. 23, 2014 HONOLULU — An illegal coconut crab was found in a Salt Lake neighborhood on Sunday by a resident who captured it with a cardboard box and called Plant Quarantine inspectors from the Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA). The crab is dark brown in color, measures about 16 inches from leg-to-leg and ...
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NR14-32 Dec. 23, 2014 No Pigs Appear To Be Sick HONOLULU — The Animal Disease Control Branch of the Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) reports that it has detected the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv) on four additional Waianae swine farms. Eight farms within a one-mile radius of the originally infected farm were tested. Although ...
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NR14-31 Dec. 16, 2014 HONOLULU — The Hawaii Board of Agriculture (HBOA) voted today to place coffee grown at Waialua Estate Coffee Farms and coffee roasted at the Old Waialua Sugar Mill under the same quarantine restrictions as coffee grown on Hawaii Island due to the recent detection of coffee berry borer (CBB) infestations at the ...
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NR14-30 Dec. 10, 2014 HONOLULU — The Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) has confirmed the presence of the coffee berry borer (Hypothenemus hampei) (CBB) on coffee farms owned by Dole Foods in Waialua, Oahu. Personnel from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service – Daniel K. Inouye Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center (USDA-ARS-PBARC) ...
Read More Coffee Pest Detected on Oahu Coffee Farm
Maui residents concerned about the discovery of little fire ants in Nahiku may attend a meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 10th at Helene Hall in Hana. The meeting will include representatives from the Hawaii Department of Agriculture, Hawaii Ant Lab, Maui Invasive Species Committee and the County of Maui. To view and download the meeting flyer, ...
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JOINT NEWS RELEASE STATE OF HAWAII DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR SCOTT ENRIGHT CHAIRPERSON HAWAII BOARD OF AGRICULTURE COUNTY OF KAUAI BERNARD P. CARVALHO, JR. MAYOR NR14-29 Dec. 2, 2014 HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) announced today that noted Honolulu planner and mediator, Peter Adler, PhD, has been selected to facilitate a process ...
Read More Department of Agriculture Secures Consultant to Conduct Joint Fact Finding Process