DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE JOSH GREEN M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG DLNR CHAIRPERSON SHARON HURD HDOA CHAIRPERSON Feb. 8, 2023 (HONOLULU) – The recently appointed leadership teams for the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) and the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) are working to resolve a long-standing issue on ...
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NR23-03 Feb. 8, 2023 HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA), Market Development Branch is currently accepting applications for the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) Fiscal Year 2023. The HDOA will be awarding a total of approximately $450,000 to Hawai‘i proposals that enhance the competitiveness of Hawai‘i specialty crops. Project awards may range ...
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NR23-02 Feb. 7, 2023 HONOLULU, HI – The Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture (HDOA) is accepting applications for the Compost Reimbursement Program for Fiscal Year 2023, which may reimburse agricultural producers for the cost of purchasing compost, including transportation costs. The State Legislature passed Act 302 relating to the reimbursement program during its 2022 session, and ...
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DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR DAWN CHANG DLNR CHAIRPERSON SHARON HURD HDOA CHAIRPERSON NEWS RELEASE Feb. 3, 2023 (HONOLULU) – A recent survey of Hawai‘i residents shows that the vast majority (93%) consider invasive species a serious issue. The State is half-way through the implementation of the ...
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NR23-01 Jan. 12, 2023 HONOLULU, HI – A live ball python was turned in to the Honolulu Zoo yesterday afternoon under the state’s Amnesty Program. The snake was dropped off by a person who requested to remain anonymous and only indicated that the snake was found in Kahalu`u. Honolulu Zoo personnel identified the snake as ...
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NR22-15 Dec. 29, 2022 HONOLULU, HI – The Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture (HDOA) has announced the award of 579 grants, totaling $2,684,350, for small-scale agriculture; including home gardening, herding and livestock operations in areas that are food insecure. More than 7,400 applications were received this fall under the Micro-Grants for Food Security Program (MGFSP). The ...
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JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIAʻĀINA GOVERNOR JOSH GREEN, M.D. ANNOUNCES SEVENTEEN APPOINTMENTS Appointments Critical to the Governor’s Initiatives on Housing, Cost of Living, and Climate Change FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 12, 2022 HONOLULU, HI – Governor Josh Green, M.D. today announced a second round of nominees to serve as Director and/or Deputy Director ...
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The US Small Business Administration is reminding nonfarm businesses affected by the drought in Honolulu, Kalawao and Maui Counties that the deadline to apply for SBA federal disaster loans for economic injury is Jan. 6, 2023. Small nonfarm businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private nonprofit organizations may apply for ...
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Annual Report on Administratively Established Appropriations Act 100, SLH 1999 Annual Report Act 154, SLH 2000-Pesticide Use Revolving Fund Act 159, SLH 2007-Energy Feedstock Program Act 233, SLH 2008- Important Agricultural Lands (IAL ) Tax Credit Program Act 236, SLH 2008-Biosecurity Program Act 304, SLH 2022 Farmer Apprenticeship Program Act 313, SLH 2022 Food Hub ...
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The Identity Presrved International Summit will be held in Waikiki on January 11 – 13, 2023. Food manufacturers; qualified grain and oilseed buyers and sellers; and transportation, equipment, seed and input companies from around the world are invited to experience the U.S. Identity Preserved field crop industry at the inaugural Identity Preserved International Summit to ...
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