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Growing Kalamungay or Moringa trees in Hawaii
Growing Kalamungay or Moringa trees in Hawaii can offer various benefits, given the favorable climate and conditions in the region. Here are some potential advantages: Nutritional Value: Moringa leaves are rich in essential nutrients, including vitamins A, C, and E, as well as minerals such as calcium, potassium, and iron. Incorporating Moringa into the...
USA JOBS – Agriculture Hawaii Federal Jobs
Contract Specialist Agriculture, Rural Development Department of Agriculture Anywhere in the U.S. (remote job) STRATEGIC ACQUISITIONS BRANCH Starting at $98,496 Per Year (GS 13) Permanent – Full-time Open 10/03/2023 to 12/19/2023 ************ Plant Protection Technician Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Department of Agriculture Multiple Locations Starting at $37,696 Per Year (GS 5) Permanent...
Importance of Mulberry in Hawaii
Wauke Tall skinny wauke plants with green leaves stand closely packed. Wauke (wă’u-ke) Paper Mulberry Broussonetia papyrifera Mulberry (Morus spp.) holds cultural and economic significance in Hawaii for various reasons: Cultural Significance: Traditional Uses: Mulberry has been traditionally used in Hawaii for various purposes. The bark of the mulberry tree was used in making...
Issues Watermelon Growers Experience in Hawaii
Watermelon cultivation in Hawaii, like any agricultural endeavor, comes with its own set of challenges. Some of the issues that watermelon growers in Hawaii face include: Pests and Diseases: Common pests like aphids, whiteflies, and cucumber beetles, as well as diseases such as powdery mildew and Fusarium wilt, can affect watermelon crops. Hawaii’s tropical...
UH wildfire expert: Invasive grasses growing in the abandoned plantations fueled wildfires on Maui and Hawaii Island
Spectrum News BY MICHELLE BRODER VAN DYKE Invasive grasses growing in the abandoned plantations on Maui and Hawaii Island fueled the ongoing wildfires, according to a University of Hawaii at Manoa wildfire expert. Clay Trauernicht, an Assistant Specialist at UH Manoa’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, said land management is necessary to...
Feral Hogs and the Deadly 2023 Hawaii Fire?
City Watch – Politics. Perspectives. Participation. by PHYLLIS M DAUGHERTY CLIMATE CHANGE NOT AN EXCUSE FOR INACTION Climate change is a normal part of evolution but has become the most-recent politically correct term for inaction and to dismiss responsibility but is highly conducive to obtaining grants and/or a bigger budget for more studies. Studies...
Wildfires Are Becoming Increasingly Devastating in Hawaii
More traditional land use and better data dissemination could help to prevent future tragedies By Emma Marris, Nature magazine on August 15, 2023 Wildfires are not new to Hawaii. Although outsiders tend to think of the Pacific archipelago as a place of lush tropical vegetation, each island has a drier leeward side that is...
USAJOBS – Fire Management Specialist (Prescribed Fire and Fuels)
USAJOBS – Fire Management Specialist (Prescribed Fire and Fuels) Duties Individual will be a part of a research team investigating barriers to implementation of the wildfire crisis strategy. Provides program management oversight for a high complexity fire/fuels management program, based on the IFPM complexity analysis rating factors. Provides professional expertise in the development and...
USAJOBS Daily Saved Search Results for Agriculture jobs in Hawaii for 8/17/2021
Supervisory Civil Engineer (Direct Hire) – Department: Department of Agriculture – Agency: Natural Resources Conservation Service – Number of Job Opportunities & Location(s): vacancies – Honolulu, Hawaii Salary: $95,012.00 to $123,516.00 / PA Series and Grade: GS-0810-13 Open Period: 2021-08-17 to 2021-08-23 Position Information: Permanent – Full-time Who May Apply: Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP,...
NPS releases short film on endangered Hawaiian honeycreepers
Maui News – The National Park Service has released a new short film called “Drawing Connections: Haleakala National Park,” which sheds light on how climate change is impacting the park’s most critically endangered species, Hawaiian honeycreepers. With only 17 species remaining, some with fewer than 500 individuals left, honeycreepers are a unique group of...
$1 trillion infrastructure deal heads to House, Hawaii expected to receive $2.8 billion if passed
KHON2 An estimated $2.8 billion of a $1 trillion infrastructure deal passed by the Senate on Tuesday might be headed to Hawaii sooner than later. The Senate gave approval to the $1 trillion infrastructure plan that will fund the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act after weeks of back and forth talks, paving way to...
USAJOBS Daily Saved Search Results for Agriculture jobs in Hawaii for 8/10/2021
Biological Science Laboratory Technician Department: Department of Agriculture Agency: Agricultural Research Service Number of Job Opportunities & Location(s): 1 vacancy – Hilo, Hawaii Salary: $40,534.00 to $52,694.00 / PA Series and Grade: GS-0404-6 Open Period: 2021-08-10 to 2021-08-19 Position Information: Term – Full-time Who May Apply: Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL), Open to the...
Kualoa Ranch uses oysters to organically clean its fishpond and newspapers with banana and coconut leaves to grow taro with less weeding
Kealakai – By Anna Stephenson – Farmers and researchers are using oysters in a more than 800-year-old loko ia, or fishpond, on Kualoa Ranch, blending Hawaiian heritage and today’s innovation to overcome problems pre-contact Hawaiian farmers did not have to face. The problems include not having enough fish to eat pond algae and a...
USAJOBS Daily Saved Search Results for Agriculture jobs in Hawaii for 8/9/2021
Interdisciplinary Ecologist and Soil Scientist – Department: Department of Agriculture – Agency: Natural Resources Conservation Service – Number of Job Opportunities & Location(s): Many vacancies – Multiple Locations Salary: $64,649.00 to $103,875.00 / PA Series and Grade: GS-0408/0470-11/12 Open Period: 2021-08-09 to 2021-08-13 Position Information: Permanent – Full-time Who May Apply: Internal to an...
Na Wai ‘Eha ruling prioritizes sustainability and culture
Maui News Shane M. Sinenci After over 20 years of legal proceedings, the Hawaii Commission on Water Resources Management issued a decision and order on June 28 prioritizing sustainable water resource management and Hawaiian culture for Na Wai ‘Eha, which encompasses all waters from Waihee, Waiehu, Wailuku and Waikapu. The landmark decision establishes the...
Hirono co-introduces legislation to fund ag research
The Garden Island WASHINGTON — There’s an estimated backlog of $11.5 billion in deferred maintenance and modernization needed at various agricultural-research facilities, including the University of Hawai‘i’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources in Manoa and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service facilities. Earlier this week, U.S. Sens. Mazie K. Hirono...
Spicing up farming in N.C.: Professors work to make ginger a profitable, predictable crop choice
News & Record by Lydian Bernhardt Averitt GREENSBORO — Foodies and health advocates have long known about the benefits of ginger. Now, two researchers in the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at N.C. A&T State University are working to bring North Carolina farmers to the table. Drawing on their knowledge of the public...
Cabinet Kala: Who Gets Campaign Cash From Top State Officials
Civil Beat By Blaze Lovell Gov. David Ige has received $103,000 from his current and former cabinet members, who have also donated more than $86,000 to state and county lawmakers. High-ranking state officials in Gov. David Ige’s cabinet have donated generously to their boss’s campaign and to the campaigns of local officials and state...
Food availability depends on agricultural imports and exports
Agri Live Today Texas A&M agricultural economists look at agricultural trade benefits to consumers, economy Economic activity related to the importation and exportation of agricultural products benefits consumers and helps stimulate both the Texas and U.S. economy, according to experts from the Department of Agricultural Economics in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and...
Senate infrastructure bill sets stage for massive effort to make broadband more available and affordable
Washington Post By Tony Romm and Cat Zakrzewski Senate Democrats and Republicans are inching closer to adopting more than $14 billion to help Americans who are struggling to pay for high-speed Internet, part of a package of digital initiatives that together amount to the largest one-time investment in broadband in U.S. history. The debate...
Urban agriculture in Honolulu
UH News Hawaiʻi’s heavy reliance on imported goods and the future impact of climate change on food production are just two of the reasons why a UH Mānoa global environmental science senior focused her project on urban agriculture (vertical farming, community gardens, hydroponics and greenhouses) in Honolulu. In this public impact research project, Seraphina...
Agri-Business Workshops for Farmers
Molokai Dispatch UHCTAHR Molokai Extension News Release Whether you are an experienced farmer, an up and coming market gardener, or find yourself anywhere in between, then this is the workshop series for you! There will be four free workshops offered throughout August and September that will focus on the business side of agriculture and...
Nitrogen study could help farmers and protect water, ecosystems
UH News Nitrogen is the unsung hero of food production—an essential nutrient for plant growth and health. Nitrogen is found in the chlorophyll needed for photosynthesis, the amino acids that form proteins, the adenosine triphosphate compounds that release energy, and the DNA that codes all plant life. Yet, because nitrogen leaks from agricultural systems,...
Court Limits A&B East Maui Stream Diversion
Civil Beat By Chad Blair A Hawaii judge has ordered Alexander & Baldwin to significantly reduce the amount of water it diverts from East Maui streams for agricultural, domestic and industrial purposes. Judge Jeffrey Crabtree of Hawaii’s Environmental Courts said in a written order Friday that A&B — a major real estate company in...
Record wildfire burns at least 40,000 acres on Hawaii’s Big Island, sets up mudslide danger
Washington Post By Paulina Firozi A brush fire that scorched at least 40,000 acres on Hawaii’s Big Island is the largest ever on the island, officials said, and the area burned may pose a risk for mudslides if there are heavy downpours in coming months. Mandatory evacuations forced residents in three communities out of...
DLNR News Release: Apply Now For Wildland Mitigation And Landscape Scale Restoration Funding
The DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) is seeking applicants for two new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service competitive grant programs: wildland-urban interface and landscape scale restoration grants. Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) grants provide funds to mitigate risk from wildland fire. Funds are awarded through a competitive process with emphasis on hazard...
Golden opportunity: Beekeepers turn hobby into a honey-maker
West Hawaii Today By Colleen Schrappen St. Louis Post-Dispatch (TNS) DES PERES, Mo. — A vegetable garden was first on Tom Millis’ to-do list when he bought his home in the St. Louis suburb of Des Peres a decade ago. Then he and his now-wife, Elsa Stuart, added native flowers to their 2-acre property....
How This Group Hopes To Change Hawaii’s Agricultural Landscape
Forbes by Esha Chhabra “Hawaii’s food system is broken,” says Constanze Niedermaier of Common Ground, a new platform to find regeneratively grown Hawaiian foods. The islands export 80% of their crop, and import 90% of their food products, despite being a fertile land which has the potential to grow an abundance of its own...
Hemp is legal again. Congress should make it easier to farm
Los Angeles Times By DOUG FINE Climate change got personal for my family in 2013, when a refugee bear fleeing a nearby wildfire scaled my goat-corral fence and killed most of the herd in front of our eyes. Milk providers, yoga partners and friends Natalie Merchant, Bette Midler and Stevie Nicks were lost that...
How To Thank Hawaii’s Immigrant Essential Workers
Civil Beat By Bennette E. Misalucha, Henry J. C. Aquino Give them access to state services, because far too many have not been supported as they should be. Perhaps it took a pandemic, but Hawaii is only just starting to recognize the contributions of its essential immigrant workers: the people who care for us...
Hawaii Agriculture News
- Young Entrepreneurs Program Empowers Hawaii’s Youth to Innovate in Agriculture - KHON2Young Entrepreneurs Program Empowers Hawaii’s Youth to Innovate in Agriculture KHON2
- Hawaii Joint House Panels Advance Senate-Passed Marijuana Legalization Bill With Amendments Addressing ... - Marijuana MomentHawaii Joint House Panels Advance Senate-Passed Marijuana Legalization Bill With Amendments Addressing ... Marijuana Moment
- Bill targets two-lined spittlebug threat - Spectrum NewsBill targets two-lined spittlebug threat Spectrum News
- Disaster training workshops to help prepare Maui community - Spectrum NewsDisaster training workshops to help prepare Maui community Spectrum News
- Hawaii Police Department gets scales to help combat agriculture theft - News 13 OrlandoHawaii Police Department gets scales to help combat agriculture theft News 13 Orlando
- Hawaii Police Department gets scales to help combat agriculture theft - Spectrum NewsHawaii Police Department gets scales to help combat agriculture theft Spectrum News
- Federal Farm Census Shows Hawaii's Agriculture Is Still In Decline - Honolulu Civil BeatFederal Farm Census Shows Hawaii's Agriculture Is Still In Decline Honolulu Civil Beat
- In wake of rancher’s fatal shooting, calls grow to prevent crimes on agriculture land - Hawaii News NowIn wake of rancher’s fatal shooting, calls grow to prevent crimes on agriculture land Hawaii News Now
- Four bills bolster battle against invasive species - Spectrum NewsFour bills bolster battle against invasive species Spectrum News
- Trying farm-to-table café in Oahu — best things to do in Hawaii - Business InsiderTrying farm-to-table café in Oahu — best things to do in Hawaii Business Insider
- Going bananas for local agriculture | University of Hawaiʻi System News - University of Hawaii SystemGoing bananas for local agriculture | University of Hawaiʻi System News University of Hawaii System
- Maui inferno cost Hawaii farmers $23.1M, USDA says - Honolulu Star-AdvertiserMaui inferno cost Hawaii farmers $23.1M, USDA says Honolulu Star-Advertiser
- Want To Help Hawaii Farmers? Give Them Greater Access To Capital - Honolulu Civil BeatWant To Help Hawaii Farmers? Give Them Greater Access To Capital Honolulu Civil Beat
- Hawaii Ranchers Want More Land Transferred To The State Agriculture Department - Honolulu Civil BeatHawaii Ranchers Want More Land Transferred To The State Agriculture Department Honolulu Civil Beat
- Hawaii News Now at 4:00 p.m. - Hawaii News NowHawaii News Now at 4:00 p.m. Hawaii News Now
- Agriculture losses from Maui fire at $23 million, USDA says - The Center SquareAgriculture losses from Maui fire at $23 million, USDA says The Center Square
- Hawaii Lawmakers Want To Make Fish Farming A Bigger Industry. But How? - Honolulu Civil BeatHawaii Lawmakers Want To Make Fish Farming A Bigger Industry. But How? Honolulu Civil Beat
- Increasing food security, self sufficiency an ongoing pursuit in Hawaii in 2024 - KITV HonoluluIncreasing food security, self sufficiency an ongoing pursuit in Hawaii in 2024 KITV Honolulu
- Innovative sunflower farm offers new hope for Hawaii energy and food security - Hawaii News NowInnovative sunflower farm offers new hope for Hawaii energy and food security Hawaii News Now
- State continues land transfers in effort to protect Hawai‘i’s agriculture, natural resources - Kauai NowState continues land transfers in effort to protect Hawai‘i’s agriculture, natural resources Kauai Now
Hawaii Agriculture Jobs
- Fuel Farm Technician - KOAAg Jobs. Hawaii, Kailua Job DescriptionSignature Aviation is a market leading global aviation services provider with over 220 locations and 6,000 employees worldwide. Eligible team members enjoy a wide array of benefits including health... Salary: $salary. Date posted: 03/19/2024
- Diversified Agriculture TechnicianAg Jobs. Hawaii Join a company that is involved in many diverse operations in one of the most beautiful places in Hawai'i. Kualoa Ranch Hawai'i has enjoyed a proud past and looks forward... Salary: $salary. Date posted: 03/18/2024
- Farm Tour DriverAg Jobs. Hawaii, Kalaheo Calling all Kauai adventurers!We're searching for a passionate, safety-conscious driver to join our ohana and share the magic of Kauai Coffee with the world. This position is part time (Approximately... Salary: $salary. Date posted: 03/18/2024
- Internship in Sustainable Agriculture & Community OutreachAg Jobs. Hawaii, Waimea ABOUT US:The mission of (HPA) is to provide exceptional learning opportunities in a diverse community honoring the traditions of Hawaii. Our work is grounded in HPA's Core Values of Integrity,... Salary: $salary. Date posted: 03/17/2024
- Health, Safety, and Enviromental SpecialistBayer. Hawaii, Kunia At Bayer we’re visionaries, driven to solve the world’s toughest challenges and striving for a world where 'Health for all Hunger for none’ is no longer a dream, but a... Salary: $salary. Date posted: 03/16/2024
- Experienced Fish farm & organic farm worker - Must be currently living in MauiAg Jobs. Hawaii Position available for an Experienced Fish farm Worker and farm worker for Organic Farm on Maui, hard-working and enthusiastic. We are looking for part-time work helping to maintain the farm,... Salary: $salary. Date posted: 03/16/2024
- Landscape & Farm Administrative AssistantAg Jobs. Hawaii, Koloa THE CLUB AT KUKUI`ULAOur name "Kukui`ula" is the place name of our location on Kauai's southern shore, near world-famous Poipu Beach. Kukui`ula comes from two Hawaiian words: kukui, or candlenut... Salary: $salary. Date posted: 03/14/2024
- Junior Extension Agent (Pacific Crops and Master Gardener) (#85418T)Ag Jobs. Hawaii, Hilo Location : Hilo, HIJob Type: Full-Time TemporaryJob Number: 2024-00628Department: University of Hawai'i at Manoa - College of Tropical Agriculture and Human ResourcesDivision: Hawai'i CountyOpening Date: 03/12/2024Closing Date: 4/11/2024 11:59 PM... Salary: $salary. Date posted: 03/14/2024
- FOOD SAFETY SPECIALIST I AND II - KAUNAKAKAI, MOLOKAIAg Jobs. Hawaii Salary: See Position DescriptionLocation : Island of MolokaiJob Type: VariousJob Number: 23-0612Department: HealthOpening Date: 10/14/2023Closing Date: ContinuousMax Number of Applicants: 25Recruitment InformationRecruitment Number 23-0612The Department of Health has ONE (1)... Salary: $salary. Date posted: 03/13/2024
- LIVESTOCK INSPECTOR I - KAUNAKAKAI, MOLOKAIAg Jobs. Hawaii Salary: See Position DescriptionLocation : Island of MolokaiJob Type: VariousJob Number: 23-0607Department: AgricultureOpening Date: 10/14/2023Closing Date: ContinuousRecruitment InformationRecruitment Number 23-0607The Department of Agriculture, Animal Disease Control Branch has ONE (1)... Salary: $salary. Date posted: 03/13/2024
- FOOD SAFETY SPECIALIST III AND IV - KAUNAKAKAI, MOLOKAIAg Jobs. Hawaii Salary: See Position DescriptionLocation : Island of MolokaiJob Type: VariousJob Number: 23-0611Department: HealthOpening Date: 10/14/2023Closing Date: ContinuousMax Number of Applicants: 20Recruitment InformationRecruitment Number 23-0611The Department of Health has ONE (1)... Salary: $salary. Date posted: 03/13/2024
- Farm ForepersonAg Jobs. Hawaii, Koloa THE CLUB AT KUKUI`ULAOur name "Kukui`ula" is the place name of our location on Kauai's southern shore, near world-famous Poipu Beach. Kukui`ula comes from two Hawaiian words: kukui, or candlenut... Salary: $salary. Date posted: 03/11/2024