Agriculture

The state will consider a community petition asking for a restriction on imports to Maui or Lānaʻi, in an attempt to keep the islands from being overrun with coconut rhinoceros beetles.

No new coconut rhinoceros beetles have been detected in Hilo since one was found dead in a trap near the airport last week. The Big Island Invasive Species Committee has checked every trap in the surrounding area.

The commission first started fielding charter amendment proposals from the public in August, and received nearly 300 submissions. That was narrowed down to 19 coming into a scheduled meeting on Monday.

Mark Suiso, owner of Makaha Mangoes, shares tips on mango farming and explains why mango season is late this year.

Mark Suiso, of Makaha Mangoes, shares tips on mango farming and explains why mango season is late this year; HPR and Canary Media team up to report on the debate around Liquefied Natural Gas.

The Big Island Invasive Species Committee is ramping up surveillance after detecting a coconut rhinoceros beetle in Hilo. It was found dead in a trap near Hilo International Airport on Monday.

USDA is putting up $18.5 million for conservation and marketing efforts from local farmers and producers across Hawaiʻi.

Pacific Gateway Farms Haleʻiwa on Oʻahu’s North Shore is working to employ refugees, immigrants and survivors of human trafficking while strengthening Hawaiʻi’s food resilience and security.

There’s a renewed interest in managing one of Hawaiʻi’s most ubiquitous pests — fruit flies.

Oʻahu farmers still reeling from the Kona low storms didn’t get the funding assistance they asked for from the Honolulu City Council, so city support for them may be sparse.