After a nearly 25-year gap, Hawaii avocados are being shipped to the Mainland, a new development that some experts say could lead to a boom for the local industry.
Hawaii farmers first started shipping avocados to the Mainland in 1989, but the program was discontinued two years later following concerns over the potential transportation of fruit flies to the U.S. Mainland, according to West Hawaii Today.
Mike Scharf, officer in charge for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in West Hawaii, told…
