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Your search found 185 hits- Farm to School Calendar OCTOBER CALENDAR OF EVENTS – NATIONAL & HAWAII F2S MONTH!!! October 1st \(Sun) 10am-3pm: Children & Youth Day at the Capitol’s F2S Zone (on Iolani Palace grounds) 2017 Kalo Pick-up Reservation LINK October 2nd – (3-4:30pm) Malama Kauai’s Free Farmer Workshop on Tractors & Tillers October 2nd – 6th – HIDOE F2S Initiative celebrates […]
- HDOA Runs PSAs on Agricultural Food SafetyNR17-18 Oct. 17, 2017 HONOLULU — The Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) has begun airing a series of three public service announcements (PSAs) promoting agricultural food safety in our community. One PSA encourages farmers to follow good agricultural practices (GAP) and have their farms become GAP certified. GAP certification involves a voluntary audit that verifies […]
- HDOA Opens Seafood Processors Pandemic Block Grant ProgramNR22-02 March 24, 2022 The Hawai`i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) is administering a federal Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and Safety Block Grant Program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) program is designed to provide relief to seafood processors who incurred costs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Like many of Hawai`i’s industries, the seafood industry has had […]
- Coconut Rhinoceros Beetles Detected on KauaiDepartment of Agriculture Focusing on Eradication NR23-11 June 5, 2023 HONOLULU – Two coconut rhinoceros beetles (CRB) have been found on Kaua‘i, in traps near a green waste transfer station close to the Līhu‘e Airport. These are the first detections of CRB (Oryctes rhinoceros) outside of O‘ahu. On May 31, a survey crew from the […]
- Kauai Residents Asked to Check Compost and Green Waste for Coconut Rhinoceros BeetlesNR23-12 June 8, 2023 HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) is asking Kaua‘i residents to check their compost bins and green waste for the coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB) and its larvae after two beetles were found on the island. Early detection of CRB populations is key to eradication of this serious pest of […]
- Drone Treatment of Palm Trees Planned at Kauai Golf Course to Kill Coconut Rhinoceros BeetlesNR23-22 October 2, 2023 HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) and University of Hawai‘i (UH) researchers will be conducting drone-based treatment of palm trees at the Wailua Municipal Golf Course in Līhu‘e, Kaua‘i, between October 9 and 12 (weather permitting), in an effort to eliminate an infestation of the coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB). […]
- Opossum Caught in Cat Trap Near Sand IslandNR12-09 – 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 […]
- Opossum Caught in Cat Trap Near Sand IslandNR12-09 – 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 […]
- Opossum Found in Shipping Container and Sugar Glider Turned InNR 11-16 – August 8, 2011 HONOLULU – A young opossum was found in a shipping container at a retail store at Ward Center this morning at about 7:30 a.m. Workers unloading the container saw the animal and immediately closed the container and called police. Responding officers captured the animal and inspectors from the Hawai`i […]
- State Vet Alerts Travelers to Japan and Korea about Outbreak of Serious Animal DiseaseNR10-05 – May 28, 2010 Foot and Mouth Disease virus may be transported by Humans HONOLULU – The state veterinarian is alerting Hawai`i residents traveling to Korea and Japan to be careful not to bring back the notorious Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD), a highly contagious viral disease of cattle, swine, sheep and other cloven-hoofed animals. Although humans […]