HDOA Plant Quarantine inspectors had a morning full of students rotating through their display during the Mai`li Elementary School Career Fair on March 15, 2019. Students who chose to learn more about becoming an agricultural inspector met PQ inspectors Jessie Tibayan and education specialist Kent Dumlao who explained what the qualifications are for inspector positions. ...
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Sixty-four 2nd grader students from Palisades Elementary School visited the Plant Quarantine Office near Sand Island on March 7, 2019. Plant Quarantine inspectors educated the eager learners about invasive species and how PQ helps to protect Hawaii. The students enjoyed the live and preserved animal displays. Kailee Lefebvre of the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Response Team ...
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Plant Quarantine Education Specialist Kent Dumlao (right) and inspector Chanlynn Nakamiyo (left) represent HDOA at the University of Hawaii Job Fair on March 5, 2019 at the UH Campus Center Ballroom. We’re always looking for more great plant quarantine inspectors!
Plant Quarantine Education Specialist Kent Dumlao and inspector Shelby Ching hoped to inspire students to pursue careers in agriculture at the Ewa Makai Middle School Career Fair on Feb. 22, 2019. Hopefully, one of these students will become a future plant quarantine inspector with HDOA. Pictured: Inspector Ching talking to students about the invasive species ...
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Plant Quarantine Education Specialist Kent Dumlao took the show on the road to Kamehameha School’s Kapalama Campus where he spoke to 75 sixth graders on February 20th, 2019. A bunch of kindergarteners and first graders also got a look at the display that Kent brought with him. You can just hear the chatter from the ...
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Plant Quarantine inspectors participated in Maker’s Explorium sponsored by the Ben Franklin company. The science-based event was held at Radford High School on February, 16, 2019. Plant Quarantine inspector Bishnu Bhandari talks with a family about invasive species
On February 12, 2019, 40 kindergarteners and 25 teacher/chaperones from Kamehameha Schools visited the Plant Quarantine Branch near Sand Island to learn about invasive species and work that the Plant Quarantine inspectors do to protect Hawaii. Plant Quarantine Education Specialist Kent Dumlao coordinated the presentation, including live and preserved insect and animal displays. In the ...
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On February 7, 2019, HDOA’s Plant Quarantine Branch participated in the annual Ag Awareness Day hosted by the University of Hawaii – College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR). Students from Oahu schools were invited to visit the CTAHR’s Urban Garden Center in Pearl City to preview the event that was open to the ...
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RESTRICTED USE PESTICIDES REPORTING Section 149A-26, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and Section 4-66-62, Hawaii Administrative Rules, require all Certified Applicators of Restricted Use Pesticides (RUP) to submit a report of the RUP that were applied each year. Reports are required to be submitted even if no RUP applications were applied that year. Use Form P-45, Part ...
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Name: Enter Certified Applicator name as it appears on the certification card. Certification #: Enter the number associated with the Certified Applicator certification card. Reporting Year: Current year for which records are being kept. Phone: Phone number which the applicator can be most easily reached in case any questions arise regarding the information submitted. Email: Most up-to-date email associated with ...
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