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The state Department of Agriculture’s focus on fighting recent pest outbreaks in Hawaiʻi includes speedy rule making and more funding for the department. Two of the most concerning pest species in Hawaiʻi are the coconut rhinoceros beetle and the little fire ant.
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The program moves to Maui on Dec. 15, and Friday is the deadline to register. Each participant can anonymously dispose of up to 250 pounds. Adam Williams with the Department of Agriculture urged Maui farmers and businesses to turn over old pesticides, free of charge.
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The state Department of Agriculture is collecting old pesticides to ensure they're disposed of safely; insight on caring for those with Alzheimer’s disease in Hawaiʻi; and a new documentary on the ʻakikiki, or Kauaʻi honeycreeper.
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The move is 20 years in the making. A state law known as Act 90, which passed in 2003, allowed about 100,000 acres of Department of Land and Natural Resources farmland in pasture to move to the Department of Agriculture. But before this year, only 19,000 acres had been transferred. HPR's Mark Ladao has more.
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Coconut rhinoceros beetles have been discovered on Hawaiʻi Island. Earlier this month, five grubs were found in a decaying palm tree stump at a Waikoloa Village residence, and another grub was found a week later.
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For the second straight year, Hawaiʻi has reached new heights in aquaculture — and experts believe its potential has been mostly untapped. Aquaculture is the state's second most valuable agricultural commodity, falling behind seed crop sales but beating coffee, macadamia nuts and cattle. HPR's Mark Ladao has more.
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Golfers on Kauaʻi will have to make way on the green next week as state officials try a new tactic to get rid of an invasive beetle.
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More than $3.5 million will be available for small-scale food production in Hawaiʻi. The money will be distributed through the Micro-Grant for Food Security Program, a federal program meant to increase local food production and improve food production.
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The state Department of Agriculture found two coconut rhinoceros beetles near Līhu‘e Airport on Kauaʻi last week. This is the first time the beetles have been detected outside of Oʻahu.
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A non-venomous female gopher snake was found in Pukalani Monday afternoon. The snake, which is an illegal and invasive animal in Hawaiʻi, was taken away from the scene and euthanized by state Department of Agriculture inspectors later that day.