Jan. 2, 2026 NR26-01 HONOLULU – New labeling requirements for macadamia nuts products sold in Hawai‘i became effective on Jan. 1, 2026. Act 199, passed by the Hawai‘i State Legislature and enacted by Governor Josh Green in 2024, makes changes to §HRS 486-120.5 and strengthens truth-in-labeling laws and provides consumers with clarity on the origin ...
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Joint News Release from Department of Land and Natural Resources, Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity and Department of Health Dec. 11, 2025 HONOLULU – Three state agencies remain on alert after a third presumptive case of avian influenza was found in a wild bird — this time in an endangered native duck on Kauaʻi. Preliminary ...
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Dec. 1, 2025 NR25-35 HONOLULU – Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity (DAB) has established a biosecurity website to better coordinate and document programs and activities in the battle against invasive species statewide. The website also aims to increase transparency among all the involved agencies, including data from the state departments of Land and Natural ...
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Nov. 28, 2025 NR25-34 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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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 ...
Read More Second Live Skunk Captured in the Past Week
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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Oct. 30, 2025 NR25-30 HONOLULU – Hawai‘i agriculture operations are rapidly adopting farm technology according to a report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agriculture Statistics Service (USDA-NASS). The recently released “2025 Hawai‘i Farm Technology Use Report,” indicates significant increases in the use of tablets, video surveillance cameras, GPS livestock tracking devices, field sensors, ...
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Oct. 28, 2025 NR25-29 HONOLULU – The Hawai’i Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity (DAB), Plant Industry Division, is now accepting applications for the Compost Reimbursement Program for fiscal year 2026, The program may reimburse agricultural producers for the cost of purchasing compost, including transportation expenses. During the 2025 legislative session, the legislature and Governor Josh ...
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Oct. 23, 2025 NR25-28 HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity (DAB) Market Development Branch (MDB) has awarded a total of more than $465,700 to seven projects under the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) for fiscal year 2025. Under the program, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) allocates funds to each state ...
Read More DAB Marketing Branch Awards 5,700 in Specialty Crop Grants