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- News Releases 2026May 21, 2026 – NR26-11 Opossum Caught at Freight Forwarding Warehouse in Honolulu May 21, 2026 – NR26-10 HDAB and University of Hawai’i Secure More Than $322,000 in Federal Funding to Advance Plant Pathogen Detection and Biosecurity Innovations May 21, 2026 – NR26-09 HDAB Recognizes Matson with Western Plant Board Partnership Award Apr. 28, 2026 […]
- Opossum Trapped at Store in IwileiDec. 18, 2024 NR24-39 HONOLULU – A third opossum has been captured in Honolulu this year. Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) plant quarantine inspectors trapped the opossum overnight at a big-box store in Iwilei. The Plant Quarantine Branch received a report of an opossum on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 12, from a passerby who saw an […]
- State Agencies Respond to Avian Flu with Voluntary 90-Day Bird Movement PauseDec. 13, 2024 NR24-38 HONOLULU – In response to the detection of the avian flu virus in Hawai‘i’s wastewater and wild birds, state agencies are urging the public to voluntarily pause the interisland movement of poultry and other bird species for 90 days, effective immediately. This recommendation follows the suggestion of Moloka‘i State Senator and […]
- $2.6 Million Awarded for Grants to Support Food System Infrastructure ProjectsDec. 4, 2024 NR24-37 HONOLULU – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced awards for 17 Hawai‘i projects totaling $2.6 million under the Resilient Food System Infrastructure (RFSI) program. The RFSI program is aimed at strengthening middle-of-the-supply chain operations and local food systems by supporting processing, manufacturing, storing, transportation, wholesaling and distribution of agricultural […]
- Avian Influenza Confirmed in Wild Duck on North Shore of O‘ahuNov. 25, 2024 NR24-36 HONOLULU – The National Veterinary Services Laboratories today confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a wild duck on O‘ahu’s North Shore. USDA-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services (USDA-APHIS-WS) reports that the bird, a hybrid duck (part mallard), was among 10 wild bird samples collected from the North Shore. […]
- News Releases 2025Dec. 11, 2025 – Joint News Release from DLNR, DAB and DOH State Agencies Respond to Third Possible Case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Hawaiʻi Dec. 1, 2025 – NR25-35 Biosecurity Website Established Nov. 28, 2025 – NR25-34 Another Skunk Captured Near Hilo Harbor Nov. 25 2025 – NR25-33 Opossum Found at Maui Car […]
- DOH Investigates Human Contacts to Infected H5N1 Flocks – No Humans in Hawaiʻi Tested Positive for Avian InfluenzaNov. 21, 2024 The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health (DOH) is investigating human contacts to the flock infected with H5N1. No humans in Hawaiʻi have tested positive for avian influenza at this time. To date, 54 individuals have been investigated for potential exposure. Of those, 34 were offered testing because of unprotected exposure (meaning without […]
- Snake Found in Christmas Tree Shipment in HiloNov. 20, 2024 NR24-35 HONOLULU – A live snake was found in a container of Christmas trees as it was being unloaded at a store in Hilo on Saturday morning, Nov. 16. Store staff unloaded about half the container before they spotted the snake, then closed the container and called the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture […]
- Hawai‘i Ag Buzz NewsletterThe Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) has launched a newsletter, Hawai‘i Ag Buzz. Here is a link to the inaugural publication: https://mailchi.mp/d01431a1916f/hawaii-dept-of-ag-news-nov-2024?e=94e7a50594 To subscribe, click here: https://mailchi.mp/4ef1a3824343/go-big-for-agriculture Or use this QR code:
- DOH Notifies Public of Potential Exposure to Avian Influenza at Mililani Pet FairInvestigation by the Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) and Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture (HDOA) of confirmed H5N1 avian influenza in a backyard flock of various birds in Central Oʻahu has identified a potential exposure to members of the public who attended the Mililani Pet Fair held on Nov. 2, 2024. The likelihood of spreading H5N1 […]
