NR23-18 Aug. 14, 2023 HONOLULU – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today awarded $533,251 to Hawai‘i under the 2023 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). With this grant, the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) will fund projects that enhance the competitiveness of specialty crop products and create new market opportunities for the state’s specialty ...
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HDOA to Establish Emergency Agricultural Loan Program for Farmers and Ranchers Impacted by Wildfires
NR23-17 Aug. 10, 2023 HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) will be establishing an emergency agricultural loan program to assist Maui and Hawai‘i Island farmers and ranchers suffering damage from the high winds and wildfires this week. The Emergency Proclamation by Acting Gov. Sylvia Luke on Aug. 8, 2023 allows the Hawai‘i Board ...
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Governor Josh Green has extended an advisory that all state offices on Maui will be closed until Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023, due to the severe wildfires affecting the island. Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture offices on Maui will be closed. However, Plant Quarantine inspections for airport and maritime shipments will still be conducted as usual. For ...
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NR23-15 Aug. 9, 2023 HONOLULU – A raccoon that eluded capture for more than six weeks was caught yesterday in the Kalaeloa area by U.S. Navy personnel. On June 24, 2023, the Navy reported to the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) that a raccoon was spotted by a field camera in an area north of ...
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NR23-15 Aug. 8, 2023 HONOLULU – The Pesticides Branch of the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) is conducting a pesticide disposal program for farms and other commercial users of pesticides to safely dispose of canceled, suspended, unwanted or unlabeled pesticides. This Pesticides Disposal Program (PDP) is only for commercial operations such as farms, licensed pest control ...
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Aug. 8, 2023 The National Weather Service reports that strong and potentially damaging easterly winds, along with very dry conditions will persist into Wednesday as Hurricane Dora passes far to the south of the Hawaiian Islands. Red Flag Warnings, also known as fire weather watches, have been posted for the leeward portions of all Hawaiian ...
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The Hawaii Veterinary Medical Association is working with the Hawaii Department of Agriculture to monitor the current canine influenza situation. Canine influenza virus (CIV) is a cause of respiratory illness in dogs, and the H3N2 strain was recently diagnosed in four dogs on Oahu. Canine influenza viruses are considered to be highly transmissible through respiratory droplets ...
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NR23-14 Aug. 3, 2023 HONOLULU – A live boa constrictor was captured aboard a cargo ship in Honolulu Harbor over the weekend. U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents contacted the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) on Saturday morning, July 29, 2023, and reported that a snake was moving freely on the deck of a cargo ...
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NR23-13 July 26, 2023 HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) is seeking public comments through Aug. 11, 2023, on funding priorities being developed for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI). Hawai‘i has been earmarked for $3.2 million in block grant funding; however, the program requires HDOA to conduct ...
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NR23-12 June 8, 2023 HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) is asking Kaua‘i residents to check their compost bins and green waste for the coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB) and its larvae after two beetles were found on the island. Early detection of CRB populations is key to eradication of this serious pest of ...
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