#Tropical Agriculture
Movement of Coffee Restricted from Maui and Hawai‘i Island Due to Coffee Leaf Rust
The state is restricting the movement of coffee from Maui and Hawaiʻi Island after infestations of coffee leaf rust were discovered on both islands. An interim rule, established by the Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture, Plant Quarantine Branch went into effect on Friday, Nov. 20, 2020.
Coffee Leaf Rust Pest Tentatively Found on Maui in Ha‘ikū
The coffee leaf rust pest was tentatively identified on coffee plant samples collected on Maui. The Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture received preliminary results from University of Hawaiʻi, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources identifying the fungus on plants collected from managed and wild coffee in the Haʻikū area.
UH College of Tropical Ag Names Maui County Administrator
The University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa College of Tropical Agriculture has named Cynthia Reeves as its new Maui County administrator.
16th Annual Lawn and Garden Fair Opens Saturday
The Maui Association of Landscape Professionals (MALP) will host its 16th Annual Lawn and Garden Fair on Saturday, November 12, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Maui Mall in Kahului this weekend.
Pest Management Expert to Speak to Landscape Association
On September 20, the Maui Association of Landscape Professionals (MALP) is hosting a presentation by University of Hawaii at Hilo Entomologist Arnold H. Hara, Ph.D.
HC&S Makes Renewable Energy Plans
(Posted by Wendy Osher) Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Company will announce plans this week related to renewable energy. The plans involve investments at HC&S concerning Federal Energy Initiatives. In attendance will be U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye, as well as officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the University of Hawaii, College of Tropical Agriculture. […]
