Department of Agriculture

NR18-06 May 29, 2018 HONOLULU – The Hawaii Board of Agriculture (Board) today approved parameters for emergency low-interest agricultural loans for farmers suffering damage due to the heavy rain and flooding on Kauai and Oahu in April and the current eruption phase at Kilauea volcano on Hawaii Island. The Board approved the emergency loan program ...
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    Date April 8, 2025 Agenda Draft Minutes Feb. 4, 2025 Agenda Draft Minutes Jan. 14, 2025 Agenda Meeting canceled due to lack of quorum Dec. 17, 2024 Agenda Meeting canceled due to lack of quorum Dec. 3, 2024 Agenda Meeting canceled due to lack of quorum Oct. 29, 2024 Agenda Draft Minutes Aug. ...
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Date   Oct. 2, 2024 Agenda Submittals: Proposed amendment to list of state restricted use pesticides to include new active ingredient, Flupyradifurone Flupyradifurone Attachment A Flupyradifurone Attachment B Flupyradifurone Attachment C Flupyradifurone Attachment D Flupyradifurone Attachment E Flupyradifurone Attachment F Proposed amendment to list of state restricted use pesticides to include new active ingredient, Quinclorac  ...
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    October 11, 2024 Advisory Committee on Plants and Animals Meeting Submittals: Request to Import African Black-Footed Penguins Request to Import Monkeypox Virus Attachment 1 Updated Attachment 2 Attachment 3 Attachment 4  Attachment 5 Attachment 6 Request for Interim Rule to Restrict the Inter-Island Movement of Palm Plants Proposed Interim Rule Testimonies Submitted Agenda ...
Read More Plant Quarantine Public Meeting Agendas and Minutes

The County of Kauai suffered severe rain and flooding between April 13 – 20, 2018. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue, issued a Secretarial Disaster Designation allowing for federal disaster aid to help Kauai agricultural operations recover. To view the news release on this designation, click here. Financial Assistance for Kauai Flooding Disaster Hawaii Department ...
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NR18-05 May 14, 2018 HONOLULU – The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Sonny Perdue, has notified Gov. David Ige that a Secretarial Agricultural Disaster Designation has been approved for Kauai County. The designation comes after heavy rain and flooding between April 13 to 20, 2018 caused severe damage to Kaua‘i’s agriculture industry. The U.S. Department of ...
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HDOA staff on Hawaii Island confirmed the presence of American Foulbrood disease (AFB) in a bee colony in Hamakua.  The disease is not new to Hawaii, but it is a recent detection on Hawaii Island.  Beekeepers are encouraged to inspect their colonies and be on the lookout for AFB and other diseases and pests of ...
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If you are traveling interisland from Hawaii Island, please check with HDOA’s friendly agricultural inspectors about the plants restrictions. Inspection Station at Hilo Airport Inspection Station at Kona Airport NR18-03 March 29, 2018 Movement of Ohia from Hawaii Island is Restricted HONOLULU – Travelers attending the Merrie Monarch Festival later this week are being reminded ...
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NR18-02 March 14, 2018 Six-Month Monitoring Levels Meet State & Federal Water Quality Standards HONOLULU –  The Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) and the Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) have announced the release of data collected during an initial six-month period of monitoring for pesticides in surface water on Oahu and Kauai. The U.S. Geological ...
Read More Initial Data Released on Pesticides in Surface Water