Mark Ladao

The department’s Advisory Committee on Plants and Animals just approved a rule to stop the movement of all potential CRB breeding material from Oʻahu to other islands.

A virtual marketplace for local produce is now accepting online Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments, giving some low-income households more accessibility.

The Hawaiʻi County Council is considering a bill to amend its affordable rental housing program to help increase the island's housing supply.

Troy Pack, Peter Webster, and a crew of fishers were relaxing on the Itasca, a longline fishing boat, on a recent Monday.

The state Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaiʻi Authority is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and it plans on more research and support for projects to combat climate change, and to meet the state’s energy and food goals.

The state Board of Agriculture has approved a long-awaited set of permanent rules to stop the spread of invasive species in Hawaiʻi.

Several Oʻahu lawmakers are looking to revive a group meant to support agriculture on the island.

To reduce the amount of harmful invasive species in Hawaiʻi's native ecosystem, local agencies are asking the public not to dump aquarium coral, fish and other species into open water sources.

For hours on Tuesday, volunteers Jacob Stone and Jeovanney Gutierrez, along with a yacht club employee, were fishing trash from the water or putting it into a floating trap that was already filled with tree branches and other waste.

The state Department of Agriculture is holding an educational event this weekend about invasive and illegal species, with the hope that more people learn more about its Amnesty Program.