Inspectors let ‘lightly infested’ goods into state. Lawmakers want it to end

Inspectors with the Hawaiʻi Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity have long been charged with inspecting the inward flow of plants and produce that may contain invasive species and restricting those that pose a risk to the islands. But new testimony shows they may not be holding a hard enough line.

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