Department of Agriculture

The links below are to voluntary listings of agribusinesses in Hawaii. A listing here is not an endorsement. Hawaii Agriculture and Food Products Directory (HDOA-Hawaii Export Directory) Farmers’ Market Listing

Agriculture has always had a special place in Hawaii history and continues to be an important industry, generating $2.9 billion to the state’s annual economy and directly and indirectly providing 42,000 jobs. Historically, the ancient Polynesian voyagers traveled to Hawaii, bringing with them plants such as taro, bananas and other staples to sustain themselves. Hawaii ...
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This is a first attempt to assemble a history of agriculture in Hawaii. A history of U.S. agriculture can be found here and we have used their format. A brief history of Hawaii can be found here. We have worked to include what we could find, but we are always looking for more suggestions. Please ...
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Universities College of Agriculture at UH-Hilo College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources-UH-Manoa Nutrition Health & Wellness Animal Sciences Natural Resources and Environmental Management (NREM) Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences (PEPS) Cooperative Extension Service (CES) CTAHR Master Gardener’s / Urban Garden Centers Gardening Help Lines University of Hawaii – West Oahu Sustainable Community Food Systems ...
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U.S. Food & Drug Administration – Food Section – Information on food nutrition, food safety, product recalls, packaging and labeling and food research. USDA Economic Research Service – Food Security Information Food Safety Websites: FDA recall and safety notices USDA  – Food Safety Inspection Service – Recall Notices FoodNet – “The Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network (FoodNet) is the principal ...
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December 20, 2012 The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a final rule establishing general regulations for improving the traceability of U.S. livestock moving interstate. Under the final rule, unless specifically exempted, livestock moved interstate would have to be officially identified and accompanied by an interstate certificate of veterinary inspection or other documentation, such ...
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Hawaii products represent quality and freshness and HDOA spreads the word along with the Aloha here at home and around the world through the Buy Local, It Matters and the Hawaii Seals of Quality programs.

HDOA’s Animal Industry Division inspects incoming livestock animals to prevent diseases and parasites from entering the state.  It also conducts animal disease surveillance to monitor the health of animals in Hawaii.

Hawaii’s farmers and ranchers depend on affordable irrigation water. HDOA’s Agriculture Resource Management Division works hard to keep Hawaii’s aging irrigation systems in service.

NR-13  Jan.3, 2013 HONOLULU – A live raccoon was captured aboard a Matson cargo ship on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012 after the ship arrived from Long Beach, Calif. Matson personnel called the Hawaii Department of Agriculture Monday afternoon after seeing a raccoon scampering on the deck of the ship. Plant quarantine inspectors were dispatched with ...
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