Hawaii needs tough and effective biosecurity plan

The Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) has faced budget and staff reductions for years, crippling effective inspection of domestic agricultural and high risk imports, and limiting the agency's ability to respond to pest emergencies. Despite the serious impacts that invasive species have on...

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Published inHonolulu star-advertiser
Main Author Woodside, Ulalia
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Honolulu, Hawaii Oahu Publications Inc 24.04.2016
Subjects
Biosecurity
Natural resources
Nonnative species
Tourism
United States > US
Hawaii
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Summary:The Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA) has faced budget and staff reductions for years, crippling effective inspection of domestic agricultural and high risk imports, and limiting the agency's ability to respond to pest emergencies. Despite the serious impacts that invasive species have on public health, our economy and natural resources, HDOA is given less than one-half percent of the state's budget to conduct invasive species prevention and response work.