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Governor Linda Linda speaking at the 5th Anniversary of the KCC Saturday Farmer's Market. Hawaii's Governor Linda Lingle in her 2009 State of the State address to the people of Hawaii shared her Administration's plan to achieve greater food self-sufficiency . Among the concerns raised (from...

As mentioned in an earlier posting to Sustainable Agriculture , the Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation Kapiolani Community College Saturday Farmer's Market celebrated it's 5th year anniversary on November 8, 2008. To commemorate this special day, Governor Linda Lingle presented a certificate to Hawaii...

From the Hawaii Department of Agriculture - Market Development Branch . The Hawaii Organic Farmers Association (HOFA) is a third party organic certifier . HOFA also has an Organic Products Directory . Guaranteed Organic Certification Agency (GOCA) also certifies organic growers and processors. GOCA Hawaii...

The 2008 Hawaii Agriculture Conference "Growing with Intention" will be held next week at Hawaii Convention Center. Sponsored by the Agricultural Leadership Foundation of Hawaii , the Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation , the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human...

The Honolulu Advertiser is reporting that since May 22, 2008, over 40 feral guinea pigs have been captured by Hawaii Department of Agriculture. Most of the guinea pigs have been found in the Nuuanu area of Oahu. From the Advertiser article: Officials continued to catch some through last week, although...

On April 28, 2008, Governor Linda Lingle signed into law Act 40 Relating to Invasive Species . Under these provisions, the Hawaii Department of Agriculture will be responsible for maintaining a list of restricted plants. The Department may designate certain plant species as noxious weeds and those plants...