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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Apr. 9, 2026 NR26-06 KAUNAKAKAI, Molokaʻi, Hawaiʻi — A large dead insect suspected to be a coconut rhinoceros beetle was found in a trap by staff from the Molokaʻi/Maui Invasive Species Committee (MoMISC) on Tuesday morning, April 7, 2026, near Kaunakakai Harbor. Based on photographs of the specimen, it is likely a coconut rhinoceros beetle ...
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April 8, 2026 NR26-05 KAHULUI, Hawaiʻi — A single dead adult coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB) was collected by the Maui Invasive Species Committee (MISC) from a detection trap at the Kahului Airport late on the afternoon of April 1, 2026. No other CRB were detected in the other traps checked. The airport traps were previously ...
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