#Plant Quarantine Branch

Reminder: Permanent restrictions remain on the transport of ʻŌhiʻa

The Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture urges visitors to adhere to strict quarantine rules for transporting ʻŌhiʻa plants from Hawaiʻi to protect th fungal plant disease from traveling back overseas.

Highly venomous yellow-bellied sea snake slithers onhore at East Hawai‘i beach

A Hilo resident found the 3-foot reptile pinned under a log Feb. 4 at Honoli‘i Beach, a popular surf spot and beach park about 2 miles northwest of Hilo.

Opossum captured by Kona big-box store

An agriculture inspector from the Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture Plant Quarantine Branch in Kona retrieved the animal early Sunday morning and arranged for it to be transported to Honolulu. This was the second opossum in as many months to be captured in the islands.

2-foot snake slithers into Hilo for the holidays among Christmas tree shipment

The gopher snake was discovered the morning of Nov. 16 by staff at a store that had unloaded about half of the trees from the container before the special delivery holiday hitchhiker was revealed.

Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture receives landmark support from State Legislature

H.B. 2619, which appropriates almost $20 million, awaits a final vote by the Senate and House of Representatives.

3-foot long ball python found in O‘ahu home

The snake was discovered on April 13.

Interim rule restricts movement of plant material in effort to prevent spread of little fire ants on O‘ahu

Little fire ants were first discovered on Hawai‘i Island 25 years ago. The populations have since been detected throughout most of the state.

Snake on a boat: Hitchhiking reptile captured aboard cargo ship in Honolulu Harbor

A live boa constrictor was reported on Saturday slithering on the deck of a cargo ship bound for Honolulu Harbor. The non-native reptile was captured when the boat docked at Pier 31.