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MEDIA RELEASE The state Department of Agriculture (HDOA) is accepting applications for a new round of organic certification cost-share assistance to organic farmers, organic livestock operators and organic produce handlers. Renewed federal funding totaling up to $95,000 has been allotted to help Hawaii agribusinesses with the cost of organic certification through two separate cooperative agreements […]

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The following letter was issued Wednesday, April 14: Recent criticism of Gov. Linda Lingle’s record of appointing women is completely off base, misinformed and political. When Lingle appoints an individual, she does not use a quota system as some such as the Hawaii Democratic Women’s Caucus and Democrat legislators appear to be advocating. Instead, she […]

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