U.S. Department of Agriculture

Hawaiʻi is approaching four years since its first COVID-19 case, and food insecurity among residents continues to be a lingering problem. Soon after the start of the pandemic in 2020, unemployment in the state spiked to record levels before falling back below the U.S. average.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will replace benefits that were used to purchase food in August for eligible Maui residents.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development has partnered with Hawaiʻi Community Lending to expand its home loan program. The agencies signed an agreement to open financing to the USDA’s Section 502 Direct Loan Program.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture selected the Hawaiʻi Good Food Alliance to lead the Island and Remote Areas Regional Food Business Center, which covers Alaska and other U.S. territories.

Hawaiʻi Children’s Action Network received more than half a million dollars from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to connect more families to a federal food and nutrition program.

Hoʻōla Farms is one of four groups awarded grants for the USDA's 2022 Enhancing Agricultural Opportunities for Military Veterans Program.

A road maintenance group will receive over $200K from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to fix the roads in Hawaiʻi Ocean View Estates — a community in the Kaʻū district of the Big Island.

Starting Oct. 1, families across the country receiving SNAP benefits will see an average increase of $36 per person, per month. But Hawaiʻi residents could see more aid than most, according to a Department of Human Services administrator.

Farm-raised marine animal sales in Hawaii last year reached $83.2 million, breaking a record, a new federal report said.Aquaculture sales quoted in the…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced new rules that help clear the way for commercial cultivation of hemp in the country, Hawaii included.In…