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- Live Skunk Found on MauiNR18-13 Sept. 5, 2018 HONOLULU – A live skunk was found in a container at a trucking company on Maui last week Thursday, Aug. 30. Workers at the company in Kahului were unloading a container of ceramic tiles late that afternoon when they smelled an odor and thought they saw a critter in the container. […]
- New Rabies Quarantine Rules ApprovedRevises Requirements for 5 Day or Less Program NR18-12 August 22, 2018 HONOLULU – Gov. David Ige yesterday signed revised rules for the state’s rabies quarantine program which prevents the introduction of the rabies virus into Hawaii. The main changes reduce the waiting periods for those following the 5 Day or Less Rabies Quarantine Program, […]
- Farms in Waianae Agricultural Park Heavily Damaged in Weekend Brush FireNR18-11 August 8, 2018 HONOLULU – All of the 17 farm lots in the state’s Waianae Agricultural Park suffered damage from this past weekend’s brush fire on the Leeward Coast of Oahu – four of the nine working farms are total losses. The other eight lots are either vacant with leases pending or are currently […]
- Hawaii to receive $1.9 million to help farmers with food safety regulationsAugust 2, 2018 NR18-10 HONOLULU – The Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) has entered into a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help Hawaii food producers comply with the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Produce Safety Rule. Under the agreement, the FDA will release a total of $1.9 million over […]
- Honokaa-Paauilo Irrigation System Water Users Advisory Board Agendas & MinutesNo meetings held since 2018
- Small Snake Found at Honolulu HarborNR18-08 June 12, 2018 HONOLULU — A live snake was captured yesterday at Pier 32 at Honolulu Harbor near newly arrived vehicles on the dock. Plant Quarantine inspectors from the Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) picked up the snake at about 11:45 a.m. yesterday after a car dealership employee reported the snake which had already […]
- Rat Lungworm Disease Information ♦ Rat Lungworm PSA HDOA has a public service announcement (PSA) to inform residents about good food safety practices. View the PSA HDOA’s Commodities Branch has also produced PSAs on Food Safety and Good Agricultural Practices (GAP): Farmers and GAP Home Gardening Practices Everyone’s Role in Food Safety * * * * * * […]
- Live Snake Found Near Hilo LandfillNR18-07 June 5, 2018 HONOLULU — A live snake was captured over the weekend in Hilo on the road next to the South Hilo Sanitary Landfill by county workers. Hawaii County Police contacted HDOA’s Plant Quarantine Branch (PQB) in Hilo Monday morning and inspectors picked up the snake, which has been tentatively identified as a […]
- Volcano Ash Fallout InformationVolcanic Eruption at Kilauea A series of volcanic eruptions and strong earthquakes due to activity on Kilauea volcano have struck Hawaii’s Big Island (Hawaii Island) starting around May 3, 2018. There is a risk of lava flows, toxic gas emissions such as sulfur dioxide and other components of “vog.” In addition, ash emissions from the […]
- Hawaii Board of Agriculture Approves Emergency Disaster Loan Program for Floods and Kilauea EruptionNR18-06 May 29, 2018 HONOLULU – The Hawaii Board of Agriculture (Board) today approved parameters for emergency low-interest agricultural loans for farmers suffering damage due to the heavy rain and flooding on Kauai and Oahu in April and the current eruption phase at Kilauea volcano on Hawaii Island. The Board approved the emergency loan program […]
