HIRONO APPLAUDS DISASTER DECLARATION TO HELP HAWAII FARMERS
HONOLULU -- Senator Mazie K. Hirono today applauded the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Secretarial disaster designation for Hawaii County which will allow farmers to access emergency loans in the wake of the destruction caused last month by Tropical Storm Iselle. “Much of East Hawaii’ Read More
HIRONO, GABBARD ANNOUNCE $1 MILLION IN FUNDS TO FIGHT THE COFFEE BERRY BORER
Senator Mazie K. Hirono, Representative Tulsi Gabbard and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced $1 million to help combat the coffee berry borer that has been ravaging Hawaii Island coffee farms for almost four years.The funding will be distributed through the Read More
Hirono Returns to Hawaii, Visits Kona
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WHAT HAWAII RESIDENTS ARE READING TODAY ABOUT HIRONO’S SUCCESSFUL PUSH TO END HAWAII AVOCADO BAN
Here is what folks in Hawaii are saying after Senator Mazie K. Hirono announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will lift its ban on Hawaii Sharwil avocado shipm Read More
Sharwil avocados cleared for export to mainland
Hawaii will again be sharing locally grown avocados with mainland consumers, after an overhaul of federal rules that had restricted the fruits from export to other states for more than two decades.
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HIRONO HAILS USDA LIFTING BAN ON SHIPPING HAWAII AVOCADOS TO MAINLAND
Senator Mazie K. Hirono announced today the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) will lift a ban on Hawaii Sharwil avocado shipments to the mainland. Earli Read More
HIRONO TOURS NEW HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY AQUACULTURE CENTER
Waimanalo, HI - Senator Mazie K. Hirono toured Hawaii Pacific University’s (HPU) new Oceanic Learning Center Annex. This center will help Oceanic Institute, an HPU affiliate research organization, provide workforce training for the development of the aquaculture industry, specifically training of lab Read More
HAWAII COFFEE GROWERS, OFFICIALS PRAISE HIRONO EFFORTS TO FIGHT COFFEE BERRY BORER
After Senator Mazie K. Hirono and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) unveiled the first major federal initiative targeting the coffee berry borer yesterday, coffee growers and agriculture leaders across Hawaii praised the new program and Hirono’s leadership in fighting in the pest. As Read More
Kona Rep. Nichole Lowen Thanks Senator Mazie Hirono for Securing Federal Funds to Fight Coffee Berry Borer
Representative Nicole Lowen (Kailua-Kona, Holualoa, Kalaoa, Honokohau) today praised U.S. Senator Mazie Hirono for successfully securing $1 million from the U.S. Department of Read More
Feds to spend $1M fighting coffee berry borer pest plaguing Hawaii coffee farms
HONOLULU - The U.S. Department of Agriculture will spend $1 million to fight the coffee berry borer, a pest plaguing coffee farms in the Big Island's Kona district, U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono announced Thursday. The pest has affected up to 80 percent of coffee farms, Hirono said, leaving some coffee fi Read More