July 2, 2026 NR26-15 The Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity (DAB) is reminding all organizations, companies, or any other person who transports, generates, processes, collects, sells, or grows coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB) host materials in the designated CRB-infested area in West Hawaiʻi Island, that those activities must be conducted under a valid compliance agreement ...
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June 29, 2026 NR26-14 HONOLULU — Act 238 (2025), takes effect on July 1, 2026 requiring retail establishments selling raw processed ahi products to have country of origin labeling. Local tuna fisheries and associated seafood markets are an important sector of the State’s economy and food production, and identification of foreign imported tuna is critical ...
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June 24, 2026 NR26-13 HONOLULU —The Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity (board) yesterday approved a request to expand the designated coffee berry borer (CBB), Hypothenemus hampei, infested areas to include the islands of Lānaʻi and Kauaʻi. The request for the board’s designation of the islands of Lānaʻi and Kauaʻi as CBB-infested areas follows similar designations ...
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June 12, 2026 NR26-12 KAHULUI, Maui, Hawaiʻi – Three dead adult coconut rhinoceros beetles (CRB) were collected from two detection traps in Waikapū by staff from the Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity (DAB) late Thursday afternoon on June 4, 2026. No other CRB were detected in the remaining traps checked in the area. The ...
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May 21, 2026 NR26-11 HONOLULU — A live opossum has been captured at a freight forwarding warehouse near Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL). At approximately 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, while checking cargo containers, a freight forwarder employee reported to the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity (DAB) Animal Holding Facility at HNL that ...
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May 21, 2026 NR26-10 HONOLULU, Hawaiʻi — The Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity (HDAB) and University of Hawaiʻi (UH) have secured more than $322,000 in federal grant funding through the United States Department of Agriculture’s Plant Protection Act Section 7721 program to strengthen Hawaiʻi’s ability to detect, assess, and respond to emerging plant pathogen ...
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May 21, 2026 NR26-09 HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity (HDAB) has announced that Matson has been selected as the recipient of the Western Plant Board Partnership Award in recognition of the company’s longstanding collaboration and leadership in protecting Hawaiʻi from invasive species and injurious plant pests. The award recognizes organizations demonstrating ...
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April 27, 2026 NR26-08 HONOLULU, Hawai’i – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today awarded $618,260 to Hawai‘i under the 2026 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). With this grant, the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity (DAB) will fund projects that enhance the competitiveness of specialty crop products and create new market opportunities for the ...
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April 10, 2026 NR26-07 KAUNAKAKAI, Molokaʻi, Hawaiʻi – On Wednesday afternoon, April 8, 2026, a second dead coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB) was found in a detection trap approximately 2 miles west of Molokai Airport by staff from the Molokaʻi/Maui Invasive Species Committee (MoMISC). The specimen was sent to the Hawaii Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity’s ...
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On March 24, 2026, the Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity (Board) approved Interim Rule 26-1, restricting the transportation of coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB) host materials including bare root CRB host palms, other live plants of any size if there is any organic material attached to the roots, such as potted plants or sod; and decomposing ...
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