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Nonprofit moves forward with lawsuit to protect Hawaiian honeycreeper
Star Advertiser – By Nina Wu – The Center for Biological Diversity today filed suit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for failing to designate critical habitat and develop a recovery plan for the iiwi, a cherished forest bird in Hawaii. The move comes five months after the national nonprofit filed a formal...
Maui Land narrows loss while it awaits land sale
Star Advertiser – By Andrew Gomes – Maui Land & Pineapple Co. generated less revenue last year amid the coronavirus pandemic but reduced its bottom-line loss from 2019. – The company, which developed Kapalua Resort and once farmed pineapple but now mainly leases former plantation lands to tenants, lost $2.6 million last year, compared...
Hawaii Bill Would Eliminate Agribusiness Development Group
US News and World Report – A bill in the Hawaii Legislature would disband the state’s Agribusiness Development Corporation and transfer its resources to the state Department of Agriculture. The state’s House Finance Committee unanimously advanced the bill Thursday that would abolish the agency. The state created the agency in 1994 to help convert...
USAJOBS Daily Saved Search Results for Agriculture jobs for 3/2/2021
Loan Technician – Department: Department of Agriculture – Agency: Agriculture, Rural Development – Number of Job Opportunities & Location(s): 1 vacancy – Hilo, Hawaii Salary: $40,534.00 to $58,558.00 / PA Series and Grade: GS-1101-6/7 Open Period: 2021-03-02 to 2021-03-08 Position Information: Permanent – Full-Time Who May Apply: Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL), Open to...
Farm development agency may be plowed under by Hawaii lawmakers
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser Andrew Gomes, A state agency with special powers to expand diversified agriculture could be nearing a brink of perhaps its biggest accomplishment in 27 years, or disbandment. The Agribusiness Development Corp. hasn’t been a terribly active agency for most of its existence despite lofty expectations of lawmakers who created the entity...
House Committee Advances Bill to Dissolve the Agribusiness Development Corporation
Hawaii Public Radio – By Ku`uwehi Hiraishi – Hawaiʻi legislators are one step closer to dissolving the state’s Agribusiness Development Corporation (ADC). The 27-year-old entity was initially created to develop economically viable farms to fill the void created by the closure of plantations. But a recent state audit found the ADC has done little...
USDA Invests $42 Million in Distance Learning and Telemedicine Infrastructure to Improve Education and Health Outcome
U.S. Department Of Agriculture – Investments Will Benefit 5 Million Rural Residents – The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it is investing $42.3 million to help rural residents gain access to health care and educational opportunities (PDF, 255 KB). Rural areas are seeing higher infection and death rates related to COVID-19...
USAJOBS Daily Saved Search Results for Agriculture jobs for 2/24/2021
Fish and Wildlife Administrator – Department: Department of the Interior – Agency: Interior, US Fish and Wildlife Service – Number of Job Opportunities & Location(s): 1 vacancy – Honolulu, Hawaii Salary: $132,066.00 to $171,686.00 / PA Series and Grade: GS-0480-15 Open Period: 2021-02-24 to 2021-03-09 Position Information: Permanent – Full-Time Who May Apply: Career...
USAJOBS Daily Saved Search Results for Agriculture jobs for 2/23/2021
Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ) Technician – Department: Department of Agriculture – Agency: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service – Number of Job Opportunities & Location(s): vacancies – Lanai City, Hawaii – Salary: $32,385.60 to $42,099.20 / PH Series and Grade: GS-0421-4 Open Period: 2021-02-23 to 2021-03-01 Position Information: – 28 Hours Per Week...
Bill to Dissolve Agribusiness Development Corporation Passed Out of House Committee
Hawaii Free Press – News Release from House Democratic Caucus, February 19, 2021 – Honolulu, Hawaiʻi – A bill to dissolve the Agribusiness Development Corporation (ADC) and transfer all its resource except the director to the Department of Agriculture was passed unamended by the House Agriculture Committee on February 17. HB 1271 is in...
USAJOBS Daily Saved Search Results for Agriculture jobs for 2/22/2021
Biological Science Technician (Research) – Department: Department of Agriculture – Agency: Forest Service – Number of Job Opportunities & Location(s): 1 vacancy – Hilo, Hawaii – Salary: $32,501.00 to $32,501.00 / PA – Series and Grade: GS-0404-4 Open Period: 2021-02-22 to 2021-02-26 Position Information: – Full-Time Who May Apply: Open to the public Biological...
USAJOBS Daily Saved Search Results for Agriculture jobs for 2/17/2021
Plant Protection Technician (Domestic) – Department: Department of Agriculture – Agency: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service – Number of Job Opportunities & Location(s): 1 vacancy – Kapolei, Hawaii – Salary: $36,363.00 to $47,274.00 / PA Series and Grade: GS-0421-5 Open Period: 2021-02-17 to 2021-02-23 Position Information: Term – Full-Time Who May Apply: Career...
Nearly none of it is use for growing food. Hawaii has a large amount of agricultural farm.
Fab World Today – by Shubhangi Chavan – The measure of land utilized for cultivating in Hawaii has contracted significantly since the 1930s. – Almost 50% of Hawaii’s territories are assigned for horticulture, however just a negligible portion of the state’s 4.1 million sections of land are utilized for cultivating. Government information shows that...
Embattled Agribusiness Corporation Has Powerful Friends
Civil Beat – by Stewart Yerton – Lawmakers plan to vote next week on a measure to dissolve the Agribusiness Development Corp. – With the future of a state agency in charge of transforming Hawaii’s old plantation lands into working farms in the balance, battle lines formed Friday between Gov. David Ige’s administration and...
USAJOBS Daily Saved Search Results for Agriculture jobs for 2/8/2021
County Program Technician – Department: Department of Agriculture – Agency: Farm Service Agency – Number of Job Opportunities & Location(s): 1 vacancy – Hilo, Hawaii Salary: $32,501.00 to $58,558.00 / PA Series and Grade: CO-1101-4/7 Open Period: 2021-02-08 to 2021-02-22 Position Information: Permanent – Full-Time Who May Apply: Open to the public Some jobs...
State bill would end contested case land use hearings, sending them directly to court
Hawaii Tribune-Herald – By MICHAEL BRESTOVANSKY – In a supposed effort to streamline the state’s contested case hearing process, a controversial new bill in the state Legislature would end those hearings over land use issues entirely. Under provisions proposed in House Bill 344, proceedings like the contested case hearing over the development of the...
State of Hawaii’s Civil Service Job Opportunities Listings for Agriculture
Job Search Results: PLANT INDUSTRY ADMINISTRATOR – DOWNTOWN, OAHU Salary: $9,256 – $15,409 per month (EM-08, Minimum to Maximum) 21-0032 02/06/21 Island of Oahu IRRIGATION SYSTEM SERVICE WORKER I AND II – KAMUELA, HAWAII ISLAND Irrigation System Service Worker I – $4,105 per month (BC-05) Irrigation System Service Worker II – $4,441 per month...
Mahi Pono farmers pivot amid pandemic
Maui News – by Kehaulani Cerizo – New crops go to market; 3,500 acres of plantings slated this year – Wind. Drought. Pests. Farming in Central Maui already holds a unique set of challenges. Add a global pandemic and agriculture operations are tested in a whole new way. So Mahi Pono, the largest agriculture...
Lawmakers Must Fix The Agribusiness Development Corporation
Civil Beat – Two new reports reveal that the government agency has failed miserably in its critical mission to diversify ag. By Civil Beat Editorial Board In 1992 Dole Food ended pineapple production on Lanai. Just two years later, Hilo Coast Processing shuttered its sugar operations for good, as did Hamakua Sugar, both on...
USAJOBS Daily Saved Search Results for Agriculture jobs for 2/5/2021
Plant Protection & Quarantine Technician – Department: Department of Agriculture – Agency: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service – Number of Job Opportunities & Location(s): vacancies – Lihue, Hawaii – Salary: $32,385.60 to $42,099.20 / PH Series and Grade: GS-0421-4 Open Period: 2021-02-05 to 2021-02-11 Position Information: Permanent – 30 Hours per week Who...
USAJOBS Daily Saved Search Results for Agriculture jobs for 2/4/2021
Supervisory Plant Protection and Quarantine Officer Department: Department of Agriculture Agency: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Number of Job Opportunities & Location(s): vacancies – Honolulu, Hawaii Salary: $66,662.00 to $86,665.00 / PA Series and Grade: GS-0401-11 Open Period: 2021-02-04 to 2021-02-10 Position Information: Permanent – Full-Time Who May Apply: Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP,...
Hawaiian Telcom receives FCC grant to expand high-speed internet coverage
West Hawaii Today Hawaiian Telcom received a $24 million grant from the Federal Communications Commission to expand high-speed internet coverage throughout rural areas in the state. Through the FCC’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund, Hawaiian Telcom intends to expand its high-speed internet services to more than 8,000 locations in the state by the end of...
USAJOBS Daily Saved Search Results for Agriculture jobs for 2/3/2021
Fishery Management Specialist, ZP-0401-3 (Direct Hire) – Department: Department of Commerce – Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration – Number of Job Opportunities & Location(s): 1 vacancy – Honolulu, Hawaii Salary: $66,002.00 to $102,847.00 / PA Series and Grade: ZP-0401-3 Open Period: 2021-02-03 to 2021-02-09T00:00:00Z Position Information: Permanent – Full-Time Who May Apply: Career...
USAJOBS Daily Saved Search Results for Agriculture jobs for 2/2/2021
Supervisory Veterinary Medical Officer / Public Health Veterinarian (SVMO/SPHV) – Department: Department of Agriculture – Agency: Food Safety and Inspection Service – Number of Job Opportunities & Location(s): Many vacancies – Multiple Locations Salary: $64,649.00 to $100,739.00 / PA Series and Grade: GS-0701-11/12 Open Period: 2021-02-02 to 2021-02-25 Position Information: Permanent – Full-Time Who...
Hawaii State Legislature HB1271 – Agribusiness Development Corporation; Department of Agriculture; Repeal
Measure Status HB1271 – Measure Title: RELATING TO THE AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. – Report Title: Agribusiness Development Corporation; Department of Agriculture; Repeal – Description: Dissolves the agribusiness development corporation and transfers all lands and staff, except for the executive director, to the department of agriculture. Companion: Package: None Current Referral: AGR, FIN Introducer(s): PERRUSO,...
Hawaii Agriculture News
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Hawaii Agriculture Jobs
- Seed Technician - Bayer - Hale‘iwa, HIThe primary responsibilities of this role, Seed Technician, are to: Operate equipment and systems leveraging real-time data/technology according to existing…From Bayer - Fri, 05 Mar 2021 17:14:47 GMT - View all Hale‘iwa, HI jobs
- Research Assistant - Corteva Agriscience - Waimea, HICorteva Agriscience has an exciting opportunity for an Agriculture Farm Worker to join our research station seed tracking/inventory operations team in Waimea,…From Corteva Agriscience - Thu, 04 Mar 2021 11:13:18 GMT - View all Waimea, HI jobs
- Tablet Press Assistant/Harvest Processor Floater (day shift) - Cyanotech Corporation - Kailua-Kona, HIThis is a full-time, non-exempt position. Responsible for all activities related to the compression of the product as per formula instructions.From Cyanotech Corporation - Mon, 01 Mar 2021 03:09:08 GMT - View all Kailua-Kona, HI jobs
- Harvest Processor (day shift) - Cyanotech Corporation - Kailua-Kona, HIThis is a full-time, non-exempt position. Responsible for processing Spirulina and Astaxanthin. Includes operating all processing equipment and packaging the…From Cyanotech Corporation - Mon, 01 Mar 2021 03:09:08 GMT - View all Kailua-Kona, HI jobs
- Research Associate, Seed - Corteva Agriscience - Waimea, HIBachelor of Science in Agriculture, or any Bachelor’s degree with 2 or more years of Corn Research experience is preferable. Who are we, and what do we do?From Corteva Agriscience - Tue, 23 Feb 2021 11:22:44 GMT - View all Waimea, HI jobs
- Farm Attendant - Makena Golf and Beach Club - Kīhei, HIAssist with maintaining the farm. Pruning, seeding, transplanting, weeding, cultivation and harvesting. Feed and clean livestock and chicken coup.From Makena Golf and Beach Club - Wed, 10 Feb 2021 06:05:32 GMT - View all Kīhei, HI jobs
- INSTITUTION FARM ACTIVITY LEADER - HAWAII YOUTH CORRECTIONAL FACILITY - KAILUA, OAHU - State of Hawaii - Oahu Island, HIThe Department of Human Services, Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility Branch has ONE (1) urgent vacancy located in Kailua, Oahu. $4,062 a monthFrom State of Hawaii - Tue, 09 Feb 2021 08:03:56 GMT - View all Oahu Island, HI jobs
- LIVESTOCK INSPECTOR III - SHIFT WORK - OAHU - State of Hawaii - Oahu Island, HIThis position is located within the Department of Agriculture, Animal Disease Control Branch which detects, diagnoses, controls, eradicated and prevents… $3,566 - $4,337 a monthFrom State of Hawaii - Sat, 06 Feb 2021 12:00:25 GMT - View all Oahu Island, HI jobs
- Fuel Farm Technician (Maui) - Signature Flight Support - Kahului, HIReceive/dispatch jet fuel, gasoline, diesel fuel, avgas and glycol via pipeline and/or trucks. Sample and test products for quality control, perform inspections…From Signature Flight Support - Fri, 05 Feb 2021 00:11:51 GMT - View all Kahului, HI jobs
- Farm Operations Irrigation Technician - Hartung Brothers, Inc - Kekaha, HIHartung Brothers offers agriculture contracts for vegetables and seed corn to both farmers and processors. As an agri-business company engaged in agriculture,…From Hartung Brothers, Inc - Sat, 30 Jan 2021 11:11:37 GMT - View all Kekaha, HI jobs
- Fuel Farm Technician (Lihue) - Signature Flight Support - Lihue, HIReceive/dispatch jet fuel, gasoline, diesel fuel, avgas and glycol via pipeline and/or trucks. Sample and test products for quality control, perform inspections…From Signature Flight Support - Fri, 22 Jan 2021 00:16:01 GMT - View all Lihue, HI jobs
- COFFEE FARMHAND COUPLE - Hula Daddy Kona Coffee LLC - Hōlualoa, HISeeking couple to live in 2 bedroom, 2 bath home on the farm. Reliable workers to help on large coffee farm in Holualoa: This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is: $14 - $17 an hourFrom Indeed - Thu, 14 Jan 2021 06:05:02 GMT - View all Hōlualoa, HI jobs