The Obama administration announced Monday it has appointed two new officials to lead Hawaii’s federal agriculture agencies.

Diane Ley has been appointed executive director for the Farm Service Agency and Donna Kiyosaki has been named director for rural development, both in the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Ley is currently the deputy director at the County of Hawaii Department of Research and Development.

Kiyosaki is senior vice president for Waimana Enterprises, a local development company that works on projects involving energy development, water and telecommunications infrastructure.

Source: Pacific Business News