Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity

Happening today in Hilo! DAB Plant Quarantine staff will be at the career fair at UH-Hilo at the Campus Center Plaza from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Visit our Careers webpage for a list of vacancies: dab.hawaii.gov/careers/ Come grow with us!

DAB has opened the Emergency Farmer Relief Program. Farmers and ranchers impacted by the recent storm systems may apply for a grant of $1,500 to address immediate storm damage needs. For program info, go to: dab.hawaii.gov/emergencyfarme….

The issue has been resolved. The Honolulu Plant Quarantine Branch office is open today, March 19. Mahalo!

The DAB recruitment team will be at the University of Hawaii-Manoa career fair on Wed., March 4th. Come down to the Campus Center Ballroom between 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. and learn about career opportunities at DAB. View open positions: dab.hawaii.gov/careers/

DAB has opened the popular Micro-Grant for Food Security Program to support small-scale gardening, herding and livestock operations. Grants are available for individuals ($5,000) and organizations ($10,000). Info and online application available at: dab.hawaii.gov/add/mgfsp/

Weʻll be here! Check out the career opportunities on our Careers website at: dab.hawaii.gov/careers/ Grow with us!

The DAB has established a biosecurity dashboard to better coordinate and document programs and activities in the battle against invasive species statewide. Link to dashboard: biosecurity.hawaii.gov For more information, view the news release at: dab.hawaii.gov/blog/main/nr25…

The DAB Pesticides Branch continues its statewide Pesticide Disposal Program (PDP) with collection dates in Hilo and Kona on Hawai‘i Island in December 2025. Pre-registration is required. Go to the PDP website for registration info: dab.hawaii.gov/pi/main/pestic…

Preliminary tests indicated possible avian flu in a duck found at UH @ Mānoa. News release: dab.hawaii.gov/.../nr-presump… Not all dead birds should be reported, but multiple dead birds, especially of different species should be reported to DAB at: dabic@hawaii.gov or 808-483-7100.

Reminder that DAB's Rapid Recruitment Job Fair is tomorrow at the Plant Quarantine Branch, 1849 Auki St. from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Apply on-site. For a list of vacancies: dab.hawaii.gov/careers/ Join us and grow your future!

DAB is hiring! A Rapid Recruitment Job Fair will be held on Wed., Aug. 20 at the DAB Plant Quarantine Branch, 1849 Auiki St., near Sand Island from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Various positions under recruitment: dab.hawaii.gov/careers/ Apply onsite!

Apply now in advance of the Hawaii Department of Agriculture Job Fair on Wednesday, August 20. Eligible applicants will be able to set up interviews at the job fair! Recruitment closes at 11:59pm HST, today, August 5! Visit dab.hawaii.gov/careers to apply online!

Those interested in applying for biosecurity inspector positions should submit applications immediately at: dab.hawaii.gov/careers. Recruitments is open online, but will close on Tuesday, August 5 at 11:59pm HST.

We're hiring! Visit booth 514 and learn about the positions that are available with the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity! Visit our Careers webpage at: dab.hawaii.gov/careers/

Hawai‘i has a new labeling law protecting Hawai‘i-grown māmaki by strengthens labeling requirements. If a product is sold as māmaki, all the māmaki in the product must be grown in Hawai‘i. For more information, go to the news release at: hdoa.hawaii.gov/blog/main/nr25… #mamaki

A live skunk was captured by Honolulu police last night at the Kaka‘ako Waterfront Park. HDOA agriculture inspectors were called out at about 10:30 p.m. and arrived to find police had contained the skunk in a plastic trash bin. View more information at: hdoa.hawaii.gov/blog/main/nr25…

The Market Development Branch is accepting applications for the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program until June 20, 2025. Specialty crops are defined as fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops . For info, go to: hdoa.hawaii.gov/add/scbgp/

HDOA and the County of Hawai‘i continue efforts to protect Hawai‘i Island from the coconut rhinoceros beetle. Since April, more than 200 trees have been treated at the Kona airport and 360 trees were treated at the Honokōhau Small Boat Harbor and Marina. hdoa.hawaii.gov/blog/main/nr25…