Honolulu, Hawaiʻi – Senator Jarrett Keohokalole (District 24, Kāne‘ohe, Kailua), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection, issued the following statement regarding the Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture (HDOA)’s initial surveys of Little Fire Ants at Pua Lani Landscape Design:
“It is encouraging to hear that the HDOA and Pua Lani are finally working together,” Senator Keohokalole said. “It should not have taken four months and a Senate investigation to get here.”