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Old Dec 18, 2021 | 5:37 am
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Originally Posted by mtofell
Great points and I am now really wondering - why do we have to have our bags scanned for agriculture when LEAVING Hawaii? Is the mainland worried that we'll bring in something from the island? It seems the delicate island would be far more exposed with things being brought in than leaving.
The ag situation goes both ways, as Hawaii is so different, in terms of pests, than the mainland. I saw an article a year or so ago, about something that came from Hawaii to the mainland before they started the screening.
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