May 16, 2022 HONOLULU – An aerial application to treat an infestation of coqui frogs in a mountainous remote area of Waimanalo has been rescheduled for today between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. The treatment initially scheduled for April 20th and alternatively planned for last week were postponed due to weather conditions. The multi-agency incident ...
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December 16, 2023 HDOA to Collect Unwanted Pesticides from Farms and Commercial Users on Kauai Nov. 22, 2023 – NR23-28 Live Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Larvae Found on Maui Nov, 3, 2023 – NR23-27 HDOA Pesticides Branch to Collect Unwanted Pesticides from Farms and Commercial Users of Pesticides on Maui October 31, 2023 -NR23-26 Gov. Green ...
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NR22-05 May 10, 2022 HONOLULU – On May 9, 2022, the Hawai`i Board of Agriculture preliminarily approved the addition of the Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus), the yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti), and the southern house mosquito (Culex quinquefasciatus) to the List of Restricted Animals (Part A). The rule change will allow for inoculated male ...
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UPDATE: The aerial treatment on April 20, has been postponed due to high-wind forecast conditions. JOINT NEWS RELEASE HAWAI`I DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES April 18, 2022 HONOLULU – A multi-agency effort to eradicate a coqui frog infestation in a remote mountain area of Waimanalo will use aerial application of a ...
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UPDATE: The video recording of the April 18, 2022 meeting on Molokai is available on HDOA’s YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtIvlMCJYJY NR22-03 April 8, 2022 HONOLULU – The Hawai`i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) issued a quarantine order today to restrict the movement of all ungulates, except horses on Moloka`i due to detections of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) ...
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NR22-02 March 24, 2022 The Hawai`i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) is administering a federal Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and Safety Block Grant Program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program is designed to provide relief to seafood processors who incurred costs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Like many of Hawai`i’s industries, the seafood industry has had ...
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NR22-01 March 8, 2022 HONOLULU – The Hawai`i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) has released an update to the 2020 Agricultural Land Use Baseline Study which summarizes agricultural land use in the state. The newly released study adds new agricultural land use data for Maui County and now completes the 2020 baseline report. The first 2020 ...
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State Veterinarian, Dr. Isaac Maeda, comments on COVID-19 in animals in the March 3rd issue of the Department of Health’s COVID-19 Community Bulletin. As of publication, there have been no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Hawaii pets. However, two lions at the Honolulu Zoo did contract the virus and one died. View the community bulletin ...
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CANCELLATION OF PUBLIC NOTICE OF NEGOTIATION FOR LEASE OF VARIOUS NON-AGRICULTURAL PARK LAND ISLAND OF MAUI This public notice published on NOVEMBER 27, 2021, in the Maui News for seven (7) State of Hawaii agricultural parcels for lease, is hereby cancelled, pursuant to the rights reserved by the Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA). By Phyllis Shimabukuro-Geiser, ...
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The Hawaii Department of Agriculture has released the 2020 Update to the Hawaiʻi Statewide Agricultural Land Use Baseline. Both the 2015 Baseline Report and the Update may be found at: https://hdoa.hawaii.gov/salub/