***UPDATE**** See photos from Animal Industry’s Halloween Scream at the bottom of this post. Late, but still spooky! **************** HDOA’s Main Office Complex held a Happy Halloween bash this morning on the lanai. This year’s theme was “Invasive Species vs. Superheroes.” As always, there was an ono potluck including savory and sweet treats, a lantern ...
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Gov. Neil Abercrombie today announced the nominations of Denise Albano, Lloyd Haraguchi, Margarita Hopkins and Yukio Kitagawa to the Board of Directors of the Agribusiness Development Corporation (ADC), effective immediately. All are interim appointments subject to state Senate approval. ADC is an attached agency of the Hawaii Department of Agriculture. For more information, go to ...
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***UPDATE: Bagrada bug detected on Oahu – March 2016 NEW PEST ADVISORY – BAGRADA BUG * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Insect Feeds on Wide Range of Vegetables NR14-27 Oct. 24, 2014 HONOLULU — A new insect pest has been discovered on Maui that threatens a wide ...
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NR14-26 Oct. 23, 2014 HONOLULU — An illegal lizard was captured yesterday under a home on Kihapai St. in Kailua. Agricultural inspectors from the Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) were called out yesterday for what was initially described as an iguana under the home. When inspectors arrived at the home, they discovered that the 16-inch-long ...
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Fourth Buffer Zone Created Around Leilehua Golf Course NR14-25 Oct. 21, 2014 HONOLULU — Another live adult coconut rhinoceros ...
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NR14-24 Oct. 17, 2014 HONOLULU — One live adult coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB) has been found near the Diamond Head Lookout on Oahu’s south shore. The lone CRB was found yesterday by CRB crews checking survey traps. This is the first time that a CRB has been found east of the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam ...
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Oct. 3, 2014 NR14-23 HONOLULU — The Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) has confirmed that stinging little fire ants (LFA) has infested a large forested area in Nahiku on Maui. On September 18th, crews from the Maui Invasive Species Committee (MISC) working in the Nahiku area on eradication of miconia, an invasive plant, reported that ...
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Over the past month, state veterinarians Drs. Jason Moniz and Kim Kozuma have been working on plans to move livestock from the Kaohe-Pahoa area in case the lava flow endangers livestock on ranches and small farms. Knowing that small farms would have trouble transporting their livestock and also locating a temporary home, Drs. Moniz and ...
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EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR: Mary Tashiro, Quarantine Operations Supervisor, Animal Industry Division. Mary Tashiro has been with the Department for only 4 years however her impact has been significant. She holds the challenging position of overseeing all operations dedicated to Animal Care and facility management for the Animal Quarantine Station. She comes with decades of ...
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Please congratulate HDOA’s Incentive and Service Award Program recipients! HDOA EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR & SUSTAINED SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE AWARD DEREK ARAKAKI Noxious Weed Specialist, Plant Pest Control Branch (From left: HDOA Chair Scott Enright, Derek Arakakai, HDOA Deputy Ken Kakesako Derek Arakaki works in the Oahu Chemical-Mechanical Control Section of the Plant Pest Control Branch. ...
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