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HDOA updates board on biosecurity bills, coconut rhinoceros beetle and little fire ant response
Summary
HDOA staff updated the Board of Agriculture on three pending legislative measures affecting biosecurity, progress on coconut rhinoceros beetle response on Hawaii Island and a wide little fire ant response on Oahu and other islands funded under recent appropriations.
Hawaii Department of Agriculture staff provided the Board of Agriculture with a legislative and operational update on biosecurity and invasive species, reporting on pending bills, coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB) activity on Hawaii Island, and progress under contracts for little fire ant (LFA) surveys and treatments.
Jonathan Hough, plant pest control branch manager, told the board three measures were awaiting the governor’s signature: SB 140 (rules for importation of firewood), SB 330 (authorizes the department to enforce federal quarantines) and HB 427 (renames the department to add biosecurity, creates a deputy position focused on biosecurity, authorizes a biosecurity emergency declaration, establishes a dashboard…
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