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State and federal agencies are preparing for the influx of plant or animal products arriving from different regions for the Festival of Pacific Arts and Culture next month. DOA officials are working with festival organizers on possible replacements for invasive plants that can be used during the festival.
The Senate Committees on Commerce and Consumer Protection and Agriculture and Environment quizzed Ag Department leaders on their action - or lack of - regarding the growing Little Fire Ant
The bills were supported by the Hawaii Invasive Species Council, Big Island and Oahu Invasive Species Committees, Sierra Club of Hawaii, and Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, but opposed by the Hawaii Floriculture and Nursery Association.
The new draft of what is known as Chapter 4-72 had been included on an agenda for discussion by the department’s Advisory Committee on Plants and Animals for recommendation to the Board of Agriculture.
It’s against the law to harm the historic palms that line Royal Palm Drive in Wahiawa, as they are protected by the city’s Exceptional Tree Program.