Hawaii is seeing an uptick in the number of opossums stowing away to the Islands. The animals are non-native to the Islands and illegal, and if not caught, they could cause devastating impacts to the ...
Draft legislation proposes consolidating programs under a renamed Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, but critics say ...
Hawaii lawmakers grilled state Department of Agriculture officials Friday about their plans for fighting invasive species.
One little mouse, bird, bug, or seed can topple a whole ecosystem. Nonprofit deploys specialized dogs to protect Hawaiʻi from ...
The Hawai‘i Invasive Species Protection Act seeks to address this issue by requiring inspections not only of domestic travel but also of international shipments, enhancing the state’s ability to ...
Lawmakers grilled the state agriculture department for its management of a $10 million fund it received last year for ...
MAUI, Hawai'i (Island News) -- Tensions rose during a meeting on Friday afternoon with state lawmakers and agriculture officials discussing efforts to manage invasive species. After a presentation ...
High vacancy rates, particularly in key leadership positions, have cast doubt over the department's ability to strengthen ...