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 ...

The scramble to find eggs in Hawaii has begun, as restaurants, bakers and shoppers at local supermarkets find them to be in ...

Hawaii lawmakers grilled state Department of Agriculture officials at a recent legislative hearing about their plans for fighting invasive species.

The top priorities for state lawmakers in key agriculture positions this year are agricultural crimes, biosecurity, and the ...

Lawmakers grilled the state agriculture department for its management of a $10 million fund it received last year for ...

Federal, state and county agencies are urging chicken farmers to take precautionary measures against the potential spread of ...

Once cargo arrives in the islands, the Hawaii Department of Agriculture inspects it for hitchhiking pests. But they can’t check every box, leaf, or plant, and sometimes pests slip past the ...

Draft legislation proposes consolidating programs under a renamed Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity, but critics say ...

Africanized honeybees, like the one shown here from Florida, look nearly identical to a common honeybee — the main difference is in their behavior. Africanized honeybees are not known to be in ...

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 ...