NR12-13, October 22, 2012 Free Make-and-Take Floral Arrangements Features Spectacular Flowers Plus a Message to Help Protect Hawaii HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) wants to help consumers get into the spirit to Buy Local for the Holidays! This unique floral event will be held on: Sunday, November 4, 20129 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.Pearl ...
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News-Releases
NR12-12, October 1, 2012 HONOLULU – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that Hawaii will receive about $379,074* to fund projects through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. This block grant program, administered through the Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA), aims to strengthen markets and expand economic opportunities for local and regional farmers and ...
Read More Hawaii Receives 9,000 For Specialty Crop Grants
NR12-11, August 16, 2012 HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) and the Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) recommends the following actions be adopted by events and programs where there may be contact between humans and swine. These recommendations are being emphasized due to the recent confirmation of a variant influenza virus H3N2v in a ...
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NR12-10 August 2, 2012 HONOLULU – Two dead snakes have been turned in to the Hawai`i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) in two separate incidents this week On Tuesday (7/31), a Central Oahu farm turned in a dead boa constrictor which measured about six feet in length. Workers harvesting a field early in the morning came upon ...
Read More Two Dead Snakes Turned in This Week
DOH News Release – July 31, 2012 For information on the H3N2 influenza case, go to the Department of Health website at: https://hawaii.gov/health/DIB/Documents/DOHRelease12040.pdf More information for swine operations may be found at: H3N2v Influenza Case
NR12-09 – July 26, 2012 HONOLULU – Workers in the Sand Island industrial area who were attempting to capture feral cats got a surprise yesterday morning when they found an opossum caught in a cat trap. The company called the Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) and inspectors were sent to pick up the animal. It ...
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NR12-08 – May 25, 2012 HONOLULU – The small hive beetle (SHB), a serious pest of honeybees, has been found on Kaua`i. The pest was first detected on Hawaii Island in April 2010 and has since spread to Oahu, Maui and Molokai. On Monday, May 21st, a beekeeper in Lihue noticed unusual beetles on some ...
Read More Beehive Pest Found Kauai
NR12-07 – May 2, 2012 HONOLULU– Competition will blossom as four of Hawaii’s top wedding floral designers compete in the first-ever “Buy Local Bridal Floral Challenge,” sponsored by the Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) at Kahala Mall on Saturday, May 19 at 11:00 a.m. The challenge is a collaborative effort by the Hawaii Floriculture and ...
Read More Hawaii-Grown Flowers Take Stage on Wedding Designs
NR12-06 – April 4, 2012 Tests Negative for Rabies HONOLULU – A live bat was found near the interisland terminal at Honolulu International Airport on Monday afternoon (4/2). Airport security personnel saw a man playing with the bat and tossing it in the air outside of the lobby near Baggage Claim B. The bat was ...
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NR12-05 March 16, 2012 National Program Collecting Bee Data in Hawaii HONOLULU – The public is invited to an informational meeting on the current status of honeybees in Hawaii on Friday, March 23rd at the Maui Community College, Ka Lama 103 at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will feature Michael Andree of the Bee Informed Partnership ...
Read More Bee Information Meeting n Maui on March 23