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Honolulu Retail Egg Price Data Released

Posted on Jan 30, 2025 in Main

January 30, 2025 NR25-03 HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA), Market Analysis and News Branch (MANB) has released data on retail egg prices in Honolulu, comparing prices between December 2021 and 2024. (https://dab.hawaii.gov/add/files/2025/01/Honolulu-Egg-Prices-2021-to-2024final.pdf) The data indicates that between 2021 and 2024, the price for a dozen locally produced eggs rose by 28.4% from ...
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Jan. 17, 2025 NR25-02 HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) Animal Industry Division (AID) is again urging commercial poultry operations and backyard bird owners to increase biosecurity measures to protect their flocks from avian influenza. Earlier this week, the Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) reported very low-level detections of H5 influenza in wastewater ...
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Opossum Trapped at Store in Kona

Posted on Jan 7, 2025 in Main

January 7, 2025 NR25-01 HONOLULU – An opossum was caught at a big-box store in Kona over the weekend. The store contacted the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) at about 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 4, and reported that they had trapped an opossum in an animal trap. An agriculture inspector from the Plant Quarantine ...
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News Releases 2026

Posted on Jan 6, 2025 in Main

Jan. 20, 2026 – NR26-02 DAB Opens $2.2 Million Micro-Grant Program for Small-Scale Agriculture Jan. 2, 2026 – NR26-01 Macadamia Nut Labeling Law Takes Effect