Hawaii Deptment of Agriculture News

• Increased Biosecurity Urged to Protect Birds from Avian Influenza January 17, 2025
  Jan. 17, 2025 NR25-02 HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) Animal Industry Division (AID) is again urging commercial poultry operations and backyard bird owners to increase biosecurity measures to protect their flocks from avian influenza. Earlier this week, the Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) reported very low-level detections of H5 influenza in wastewater […]
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• Opossum Trapped at Store in Kona January 8, 2025
  January 7, 2025 NR25-01 HONOLULU – An opossum was caught at a big-box store in Kona over the weekend. The store contacted the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) at about 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 4, and reported that they had trapped an opossum in an animal trap. An agriculture inspector from the Plant Quarantine […]
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• Avian Influenza Information December 23, 2024
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• Opossum Trapped at Store in Iwilei December 19, 2024
  Dec. 18, 2024 NR24-39 HONOLULU – A third opossum has been captured in Honolulu this year. Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) plant quarantine inspectors trapped the opossum overnight at a big-box store in Iwilei. The Plant Quarantine Branch received a report of an opossum on Thursday afternoon, Dec. 12, from a passerby who saw an […]
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• State Agencies Respond to Avian Flu with Voluntary 90-Day Bird Movement Pause December 13, 2024
  Dec. 13, 2024 NR24-38 HONOLULU – In response to the detection of the avian flu virus in Hawai‘i’s wastewater and wild birds, state agencies are urging the public to voluntarily pause the interisland movement of poultry and other bird species for 90 days, effective immediately. This recommendation follows the suggestion of Moloka‘i State Senator and […]
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• $2.6 Million Awarded for Grants to Support Food System Infrastructure Projects December 5, 2024
  Dec. 4, 2024 NR24-37 HONOLULU – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced awards for 17 Hawai‘i projects totaling $2.6 million under the Resilient Food System Infrastructure (RFSI) program. The RFSI program is aimed at strengthening middle-of-the-supply chain operations and local food systems by supporting processing, manufacturing, storing, transportation, wholesaling and distribution of agricultural […]
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• Avian Influenza Confirmed in Wild Duck on North Shore of O‘ahu November 26, 2024
  Nov. 25, 2024 NR24-36 HONOLULU – The National Veterinary Services Laboratories today confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a wild duck on O‘ahu’s North Shore. USDA-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services (USDA-APHIS-WS) reports that the bird, a hybrid duck (part mallard), was among 10 wild bird samples collected from the North Shore. […]
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• DOH Investigates Human Contacts to Infected H5N1 Flocks – No Humans in Hawaiʻi Tested Positive for Avian Influenza November 22, 2024
  Nov. 21, 2024 The Hawaiʻi State Department of Health (DOH) is investigating human contacts to the flock infected with H5N1. No humans in Hawaiʻi have tested positive for avian influenza at this time. To date, 54 individuals have been investigated for potential exposure. Of those, 34 were offered testing because of unprotected exposure (meaning without […]
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• Snake Found in Christmas Tree Shipment in Hilo November 20, 2024
  Nov. 20, 2024 NR24-35 HONOLULU – A live snake was found in a container of Christmas trees as it was being unloaded at a store in Hilo on Saturday morning, Nov. 16. Store staff unloaded about half  the container before they spotted the snake, then closed the container and called the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture […]
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• Hawai‘i Ag Buzz Newsletter November 18, 2024
  The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture  (HDOA) has launched a newsletter, Hawai‘i Ag Buzz. Here is a link to the inaugural publication:  https://mailchi.mp/d01431a1916f/hawaii-dept-of-ag-news-nov-2024?e=94e7a50594 To subscribe, click here:  https://mailchi.mp/4ef1a3824343/go-big-for-agriculture Or use this QR code:
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