Agricultural operations on our islands make up a lot of our landscape, and those who live and work nearby want to know that they are safe from pesticides. The following is a list of resource material involving pesticide laws, regulations, definitions and issues from a number of different state, federal and even international agencies. For more information call Maui County Agricultural Specialist Ken Yamamura at 270-7808.

• National Pesticide Information Retrieval System
• National Pesticide Information Center (a cooperative organization formed by the EPA and Oregon State University)
• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Environmental Protection Center


• Electronic Code of Federal Regulations
• United Nations Environment Program, Pesticides
• United States Department of Agriculture, Pesticide Data Program
• World Health Organization, International Program on Chemical Safety
• Rotterdam Convention


• Licensed Pesticide Listing
• State Department of Ag, Plant Industries Division, Pesticides Branch
• College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, UH Manoa
• Maui County AG Oversight Agreement

WAILUKU, Maui, Hawai`i – Mayor Alan Arakawa signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Monsanto on November 8, 2013, thereby obtaining assurances from the company that they will engage in safe practices involving restricted-use pesticides.

• 2016 Maui County Memorandum of Understanding
• 2013 Maui County Memorandum of Understanding
• 2015 Monsanto Annual Report
• 2014 Monsanto Annual Report
• 2013 Monsanto Annual Report
• 2012 Monsanto Annual Report
• Monsanto - Weight of Evidence on Genetically Modified Crops