{"id":899943,"date":"2026-10-30T13:34:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T13:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/899943\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T13:34:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T13:34:19","slug":"compost-reimbursement-program-opens-for-fy-2027-maui-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/899943\/","title":{"rendered":"Compost reimbursement program opens for FY 2027 : Maui Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   October 29, 2026, 11:00 AM HST  <\/p>\n<p>\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"781\" height=\"501\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HOC-hands-hold-dirt.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-499738\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.5588996662820074;width:840px;height:auto\"\/>File PC: Hawai\u02bbi Organics Compost<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\u00a0Hawai\u02bbi\u00a0Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity has opened its compost reimbursement program for fiscal year 2027.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The program is open to eligible farmers and landscaping contractors who purchase eligible compost for use in\u00a0Hawai\u02bbi. The application period runs from Nov. 2, 2026, until May 1, 2027. Applications and requirements can be found\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dab.hawaii.gov\/pi\/main\/compost2027\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eligible participants can get up to 50% reimbursement of the eligible cost, with a maximum of $50,000 per qualified buyer. The program is offered on a first-come, first-served basis until funds are exhausted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reimbursement is for eligible compost only; mulch is not allowed. Reimbursements will be made after purchase and approval of the application.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Any questions can be directed to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mauinow.com\/2026\/10\/29\/compost-reimbursement-program-opens-for-fy-2027\/mailto:dab.compost@hawaii.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">dab.compost@hawaii.gov<\/a>\u00a0or call\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mauinow.com\/2026\/10\/29\/compost-reimbursement-program-opens-for-fy-2027\/tel:(808)%20973-9560\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">808-973-9560<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"October 29, 2026, 11:00 AM HST File PC: Hawai\u02bbi Organics Compost The\u00a0Hawai\u02bbi\u00a0Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity has opened&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":899944,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[69540,377102,192,41099,92209,377103,377104,79],"class_list":["post-899943","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-compost","tag-compost-reimbursement","tag-environment","tag-farmer","tag-hawaii-department-of-agriculture","tag-hawaii-department-of-agriculture-and-biosecurity","tag-landscaping-contractor","tag-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/899943","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=899943"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/899943\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/899944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=899943"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=899943"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=899943"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}