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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Department of Agriculture Focusing on Eradication NR23-11 June 5, 2023 HONOLULU – Two coconut rhinoceros beetles (CRB) have been found on Kaua‘i, in traps near a green waste transfer station close to the Līhu‘e Airport. These are the first detections of CRB (Oryctes rhinoceros) outside of O‘ahu. On May 31, a survey crew from the ...
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NR23-10 May 16, 2023 HONOLULU – A live snake was captured in Pukalani on Maui yesterday afternoon on the side of the road near the Pukalani Golf Club. A resident called the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture and reported that he saw children playing with a snake at about 3:00 p.m. yesterday. Agricultural inspectors from the ...
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NR23-09 May 15, 2023 HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) is now accepting applications for the popular Micro-Grant for Food Security Program (MGFSP). This is the third year of the grant program which provides support for small-scale gardening, herding and livestock operations to increase the quantity and quality of locally grown food in ...
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