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Another Skunk Captured Near Hilo Harbor

Posted on Nov 28, 2025 in Main

Nov. 28, 2025 NR25-35 HONOLULU – A second skunk was captured this month in Hilo by agriculture inspectors from the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity (DAB). One of DAB’s Plant Quarantine Branch (PQB) inspectors in Hilo received a second-hand report from a stevedore at Hilo Harbor yesterday that his relative saw a skunk that ...
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Opossum Found at Maui Car Dealership

Posted on Nov 25, 2025 in Main

Nov. 25, 2025 NR25-33 HONOLULU — A live opossum was spotted at a car dealership on Maui yesterday afternoon and was put down by officers with the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR.) The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity (DAB) Maui Plant Quarantine Branch (PQB) received a call at about 2:30 p.m. yesterday ...
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Nov. 14, 2025 NR25-32 HONOLULU – Another live skunk was captured yesterday, this time at Honolulu Harbor. The previous skunk was captured at Hilo Harbor on Nov. 7. On the morning of Nov. 11, U.S. Customs and Border Protection staff at Honolulu Harbor contacted agriculture inspectors at the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity’s Plant ...
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Live Skunk Captured at Hilo Harbor

Posted on Nov 10, 2025 in Main

Nov. 10, 2025 NR25-31 HONOLULU – A live skunk was captured at Hilo Harbor last Friday, Nov. 07, after two separate people from a shipping company reported seeing a skunk around Pier 1 early Thursday morning. Agriculture inspectors from the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity’s Plant Quarantine Branch (PQB) in Hilo were dispatched to ...
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