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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...
Barge shipment delay results in no burgers, pet food
The Garden Island By Sabrina Bodon Burger King ran out of burgers, and Kentucky Fried Chicken ran out of mashed potatoes. These were just some of the effects of a barge shipment delayed due to crew members contracting COVID-19, setting off a small chain reaction on the island. “We are frustrated because we are...
Homesteaders eye dispute between Fevella, Aila
Hawaii Tribune-Herald By JOHN BURNETT “I understand the frustration, because there’s nothing the department has created except controversy.” Keaukaha Community President Patrick Kahawaiolaa was referring to a letter sent Monday by state Sen. Kurt Fevella, the Senate minority leader, to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland requesting a federal investigation...
Ways and Means Committee visits Kaua‘i
The Garden Island BY Dennis Fujimoto Earlier this month, the state Senate’s Ways and Means Committee visited several sites on Kaua‘i, identifying issues, resource needs and potential solutions to address regional and statewide economic development, develop curriculum and career technical education pathways for a local workforce, analyze efficient space utilization of State facilities, and...
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Hawaii Deptment of Agriculture News
- HDOA and County of Hawaii Continue Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Treatments at Kona Airport May 9, 2025May 9, 2025 NR25-11 HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA), with the assistance of the County of Hawai‘i Public Works Department (COH-PWD), began another round of treatment of palm trees at the Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport (KOA) on Tuesday, May 6, in an effort to stop the coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB) from […]Janelle
- Compost Reimbursement Program Releases $427,000 to Assist Agricultural Operations May 6, 2025May 6, 2025 NR25-10 HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) Compost Reimbursement Program for Fiscal Year 2025 has completed disbursements totaling $427,670 to 24 Hawai‘i agricultural operations for the purchase and transport of compost in Hawai‘i. Of the 24 businesses, 14 were farming and 10 were landscaping operations, with an average reimbursement of […]Janelle
- Merrie Monarch Travelers Reminded of ʻŌhiʻa Quarantine Restrictions April 17, 2025April 17, 2025 NR25-09 HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) is reminding travelers attending the Merrie Monarch Festival next week that quarantine restrictions remain on the transport of ʻōhiʻa from Hawai`i Island due to the fungal plant disease, rapid ʻōhiʻa death (ROD), which is devastating to native forests. The Merrie Monarch Festival takes […]Janelle
- Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Treatments Continue in Kona April 15, 2025April 15, 2025 (revised April 17, 2025) NR25-08 HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA), with the assistance of the County of Hawai‘i Public Works Department, have been working collaboratively since January 2025 to combat the coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB) after detections in the Kona area. The HDOA and Hawai‘i County crews completed the […]Janelle
- Local and Mainland Egg Prices Comparable in Latest Data for Honolulu April 1, 2025March 31, 2025 NR25-07 HONOLULU – The price of local and mainland eggs in Honolulu rose significantly in the first quarter of this year. However, the price between local and mainland eggs was comparable, according to latest statistics from the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA), Market Analysis and News Branch (MANB). Since Jan. 1, 2025, […]Janelle
- HDOA Offers Program for Free Treatment of Little Fire Ants for O‘ahu Homeowners March 20, 2025March 20, 2025 NR25-06 HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA) has opened a free treatment program for little fire ant (LFA) infestations on residential properties on O‘ahu. HDOA’s Plant Quarantine Branch (PQB) has contracted with pest control companies to conduct the treatments on properties under the guidance of PQB inspectors. The $1.1 million […]Janelle
- State Extends Voluntary Pause on Interisland Transport of Birds March 12, 2025Surveillance for Avian Influenza Continues March 12, 2025 NR25-05 HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA), in consultation with the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Land and […]Janelle
- Akamai Arrival February 25, 2025 Jason Azus-Richardson
- State Leaders Announce Digitization of Plants and Animals Declaration Form February 25, 2025ʻAkamai Arrival’ Pilot Program to Launch on March 1 on Select Domestic Flights February 24, 2025 HONOLULU – State leaders today announced the launch of ʻAkamai Arrival,’ a pilot program that will digitize Hawaiʻi’s Plants and Animals Declaration Form, streamlining the process for travelers arriving in the islands. The initiative, authorized under Act 196 (2024), […]Janelle
- Honolulu Retail Egg Price Data Released January 30, 2025January 30, 2025 NR25-03 HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture (HDOA), Market Analysis and News Branch (MANB) has released data on retail egg prices in Honolulu, comparing prices between December 2021 and 2024. (https://hdoa.hawaii.gov/add/files/2025/01/Honolulu-Egg-Prices-2021-to-2024final.pdf) The data indicates that between 2021 and 2024, the price for a dozen locally produced eggs rose by 28.4% from […]Janelle
Hawaii Agriculture News
- Lonohana Estate Chocolate Is Committed to Ethical Farming and Manufacturing - Hawaii Business MagazineLonohana Estate Chocolate Is Committed to Ethical Farming and Manufacturing Hawaii Business Magazine
- How One Man Built a Wellness-Focused Dream House on Hawaii's Big Island - Mansion GlobalHow One Man Built a Wellness-Focused Dream House on Hawaii's Big Island Mansion Global
- Travel With a Pet | Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service - aphis.usda.govTravel With a Pet | Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service aphis.usda.gov
- Reminder: Transporting ʻōhiʻa from Hawaii Island is illegal - Spectrum NewsReminder: Transporting ʻōhiʻa from Hawaii Island is illegal Spectrum News
- State, county, agencies collaborate to fight CRB on Hawaii Island - Spectrum News NY1State, county, agencies collaborate to fight CRB on Hawaii Island Spectrum News NY1
- State, county, agencies collaborate to fight CRB on Hawaii Island - Spectrum NewsState, county, agencies collaborate to fight CRB on Hawaii Island Spectrum News
- Ahead of Easter weekend, the price of local and organic eggs continues to rise - Spectrum NewsAhead of Easter weekend, the price of local and organic eggs continues to rise Spectrum News
- Staff reduction prompts travel advisory at Honolulu airport - Hawaii News NowStaff reduction prompts travel advisory at Honolulu airport Hawaii News Now
- Travelers departing Honolulu Airport advised to allow extra time for ag inspections - Spectrum NewsTravelers departing Honolulu Airport advised to allow extra time for ag inspections Spectrum News
- You Could Miss Your Next Hawaii Flight Due To Airport Woes - Beat of HawaiiYou Could Miss Your Next Hawaii Flight Due To Airport Woes Beat of Hawaii
- Trump's actions cut a wide swath across Hawaii's economy - The WeekTrump's actions cut a wide swath across Hawaii's economy The Week
- Akamai Arrival: Modernizing Hawaiʻi’s Agriculture Declaration Form - Hawaii.govAkamai Arrival: Modernizing Hawaiʻi’s Agriculture Declaration Form Hawaii.gov
- John White appointed as CEO of Hawai‘i Farm Project to lead agritourism expansion - Maui NowJohn White appointed as CEO of Hawai‘i Farm Project to lead agritourism expansion Maui Now
- In Hawaii, where 90% of food is imported, farmers who offset imbalance now face cuts - NBC NewsIn Hawaii, where 90% of food is imported, farmers who offset imbalance now face cuts NBC News
- Mānoa: Cultivating Resilience: Conference plants seeds for Hawaiʻi’s future - University of Hawaii SystemMānoa: Cultivating Resilience: Conference plants seeds for Hawaiʻi’s future University of Hawaii System
- Local ag leaders are trying to bring back federal funds for farming, food security - Hawaii Public RadioLocal ag leaders are trying to bring back federal funds for farming, food security Hawaii Public Radio
- Digitized agriculture form disrupts tourism data - Honolulu Star-AdvertiserDigitized agriculture form disrupts tourism data Honolulu Star-Advertiser
- Hawaiʻi agriculture officials advocate for island issues at USDA headquarters - Hawaii Public RadioHawaiʻi agriculture officials advocate for island issues at USDA headquarters Hawaii Public Radio
- The Most Expensive Lettuce In Hawaii? Billionaire Larry Ellison’s $24/Lb Experiment. - Beat of HawaiiThe Most Expensive Lettuce In Hawaii? Billionaire Larry Ellison’s $24/Lb Experiment. Beat of Hawaii
- Hawaii Is Trying to End a Major Frustration for Travelers - Fodors Travel GuideHawaii Is Trying to End a Major Frustration for Travelers Fodors Travel Guide
Hawaii Agriculture Employment
- Assistant Professor (Horticulture/Entomology) (0082684)Ag Jobs. Hawaii, Hilo Salary: $0.00 Semi-MonthlyLocation : Hilo, HIJob Type: Full-Time PermanentJob Number: 2025-00748Department: University of Hawai'i at HiloDivision: College of Agriculture, Forestry & Natural Resource ManagementOpening Date: 03/27/2025Closing Date: ContinuousPosition Number:: 0082684DescriptionTitle:... Salary: $salary. Date posted: 05/16/2025
- Seasonal Agriculture SupportAg Jobs. Hawaii, Kunia Details: Job Title: Seasonal Agriculture SupportLocation: Kunia (Oahu) Hawaii LOCAL CANDIDATES. Relocation not available.Zip Code: 96759Start Date: Right AwayKeywords: #agriculturejobsJOB RESPONSIBILITIES: Assist with harvesting, delivering samples from the field Gathering... Salary: $salary. Date posted: 05/16/2025
- Agronomy Research TechnicianAg Jobs. Hawaii At Corteva Agriscience, you will help us grow what's next. No matter your role, you will be part of a team that is building the future of agriculture - leading... Salary: $salary. Date posted: 05/15/2025
- IPM Associate IIBayer. Hawaii, Kihei 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: 05/14/2025
- Diversified Agriculture Technician - Moli'iAg 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: 05/14/2025
- Botanical Field Biologist / Horticultural Technician Pohakuloa Training Area HIAg Jobs. Hawaii Posting DetailsPosting Detail Information Working Title Botanical Field Biologist / Horticultural Technician Pohakuloa Training Area HI Position Location Pohakuloa Training Area (PTA), Hawaii Work Location Position is fully in-office/in-person Research... Salary: $salary. Date posted: 05/14/2025
- Pest Control Specialist and EHS Food SafetyAg Jobs. Hawaii, Kapolei Position OverviewAs a Warehouse EHS & Pest Control Specialist, you will successfully integrate EHS and Pest Control into the functional operation of the facility by implementing systems, processes, and procedures... Salary: $salary. Date posted: 05/13/2025
- INSTITUTION FARM ACTIVITY LEADER - HAWAII YOUTH CORRECTIONAL FACILITY - KAILUA, OAHUAg Jobs. Hawaii Salary: $4,645.00 MonthlyLocation : Island of OahuJob Type: VariousJob Number: 25-0176Department: Human ServicesOpening Date: 05/10/2025Closing Date: ContinuousMax Number of Applicants: 25 Recruitment Information Recruitment Number: 25-0176The current vacancy is with... Salary: $salary. Date posted: 05/12/2025
- Lecturer, CC (Agriculture)Ag Jobs. Hawaii, Lihue Salary: $0.00 Semi-MonthlyLocation : Lihue, HIJob Type: Part-Time TemporaryJob Number: 2025-00674Department: Kaua'i Community College - (Lecturers) Academic AffairsDivision: Applied Workforce TechnologyOpening Date: 03/22/2025Closing Date: ContinuousPosition Number:: PendingDescription Title: Lecturer, CC... Salary: $salary. Date posted: 05/11/2025
- AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH TECHNICIAN III AND IV - KAMUELA / KOHALA / WAIKOLOA - HAWAII ISLANDAg Jobs. Hawaii Salary: See Position DescriptionLocation : Island of HawaiiJob Type: VariousJob Number: 25-0134Department: University of HawaiiOpening Date: 03/22/2025Closing Date: Continuous Recruitment Information Recruitment Number 25-0134Salary:Level III: $3,484 to $4,409 per month... Salary: $salary. Date posted: 05/11/2025
- IPM Associate IIBayer. 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: 05/10/2025
- Agronomic Research Specialist II (Field Nursery, data/workflow)Bayer. Hawaii, Kihei 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: 05/10/2025