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 ...
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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 ...
Read More Illegal Coconut Crab Found in Salt Lake and Emu Surrendered in Hilo
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 ...
Read More Coffee Grown in Waialua, Oahu Under Quarantine Restriction
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) ...
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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, ...
Read More Maui Meeting Scheduled on Little Fire Ants
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
Quarantine Order Issued to Stop Movement of Pigs on Oahu NR14-28 Nov. 20, 2014 HONOLULU — The Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) has issued a quarantine order stopping the movement of pigs on Oahu after an outbreak of a serious swine disease, Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv), was confirmed on a farm in Waianae Valley. ...
Read More Swine Disease Found on Waianae Pig Farm
For the third year in a row, HDOA plant quarantine inspectors are traveling to Oregon to observe the harvesting and packing of Christmas trees and wreaths destined for Hawaii this holiday season. Three crews of two inspectors will visit Christmas tree farms over three weeks to see what types of insects and critters may cause ...
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HDOA volunteers from left to right: Becky Azama, Laura Hew, Michael Opgenorth, Keoni Akau, Abel Konan, Ken Kajihara, Denna Macanas, Regina Hidano, Noa Ching, Earl Yamamoto, Linda Murai and Ken Kakesako. HDOA staff put in some backbreaking work this past Saturday, Nov. 1, volunteering their muscle to help the school garden projects at Wilson Elementary School ...
Read More HDOA Aggies Help School Gardens!