July 1, 2025 NR25-16 HONOLULU –Governor Josh Green, M.D., has signed into law Act 242, which strengthens labeling requirements for māmaki tea grown in Hawai‘i. Signed on June 27, 2025, the law became effective today and prohibits the use of certain words and misleading Hawaiian imagery, place names and motifs on the label of a ...
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News Release from Mayor C. Kimo Alameda, PhD, County of Hawaiʻi June 27, 2025 Hawaiʻi County, HDOA Ask Residents to Help Stop the Spread The County of Hawaiʻi, in coordination with the Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture (HDOA), is issuing a three-month voluntary compliance order for parts of West Hawaiʻi to stop the movement of host ...
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From the Office of the Governor June 27, 2025 HONOLULU – Governor Josh Green, M.D., signed five bills into law today, affirming the commitment to strengthening Hawai‘i’s agricultural and economic sectors for the benefit of the ‘āina, its people, and local businesses. “The health and resiliency of our agricultural lands and producers are not just vital ...
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Date July 30, 2025 Public Hearing Notice Proposed Adoption to Title 4, Subtitle 8, Chapter 159, Hawaiʻi Administrative Rules, Entitled “Agricultural Enterprises Lands Program Rules” Proposed rule amendments available at: https://dab.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Ramsayer-HAR-CH-4-159-Agricultural-Enterprises-Lands-Program-Rules.pdf
NR25-15 June 19, 2025 HONOLULU – A live skunk was captured last night at Kaka‘ako Waterfront Park by Honolulu police after they responded to a call reporting that a skunk was running around the park near Keawe St. Police contacted the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture and three agriculture inspectors were dispatched at about 10:30 p.m. ...
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June 3, 2025 NR25-14 HONOLULU – A live snake was captured in the backyard of a Kaimukī residence by agriculture inspectors from the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) on Sunday night. The homeowner said he saw the snake in the afternoon and initially thought it was a child’s toy. Later in the evening, he noticed ...
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Statistics Released on May Egg Prices, Farm Labor, Farm Expenses and Land with Irrigation May 30, 2025 NR25-13 HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA), Market News and Analysis Branch (MANB) has issued four statistical reports this week containing data on egg prices, farm labor, farm production expenses by industry type, and land ...
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Grant Funding Totals More than $500,000 NR25-12 May 29, 2025 HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA), Market Development Branch (MDB), is accepting applications for the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP) for Fiscal Year 2025. The funding for this year’s program totals $512,663 and seeks project proposals that increase the competitiveness of Hawai‘i’s ...
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From left: Department of Agriculture Chairperson Sharon Hurd, Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke, Deputy to the Chair Dean Matsukawa, DOA IT staff member Jason Azus-Richardson, and Plant Quarantine Manager Jonathan Ho. Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke announced today that the pilot phase of Hawaiʻi’s new Akamai Arrival digital agriculture form has shown strong results, with an average ...
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May 9, 2025 NR25-11 HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA), with the assistance of the County of Hawai‘i Public Works Department (COH-PWD), began another round of treatment of palm trees at the Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport (KOA) on Tuesday, May 6, in an effort to stop the coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB) from ...
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