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NR12-14 – November 23, 2012 HONOLULU – Shipments of Christmas trees from the Pacific Northwest have been found to be widely infested with slugs and other pests that are not found in Hawaii, causing about half of the shipments to be held for treatment by the Plant Quarantine Branch (PQ) of the Hawaii Department of ...
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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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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 ...
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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 ...
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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE MEETING   Date:               September 25, 2012 (Tuesday)                                  Time:               9:00 a.m.                                                                     Location:         Plant Quarantine Conference Room                         1849 Auiki Street                         Honolulu, HI  96819                        I.          CALL TO ORDER   II.         APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM 8/28/12 MEETING   III.         COMMENTS FROM THE GENERAL ...
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BOARD OF AGRICULTURE MEETING   Date:               August 28, 2012 (Tuesday) Time:               9:30 a.m. Location:         US Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Research Services, – Pacific Basin Agricultural ResearchCenter (PBARC) 64 Nowelo Street Hilo, HI  96820 I.          CALL TO ORDER   II.         APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM 7/31/12 MEETING   III.         COMMENTS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON AGENDA ...
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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 ...
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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

BOARD OF AGRICULTURE MEETING   Date:               July 31, 2012 (Tuesday) Time:               9:00 a.m. Location:         Plant Quarantine Conference Room 1849 Auiki Street Honolulu, HI  96819 I.          CALL TO ORDER   II.         APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM 6/26/12 MEETING   III.         COMMENTS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS (ORAL OR WRITTEN)   COMMUNICATIONS FROM DIVISIONS AND ADMINISTRATION ...
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