Board Actions for 01-25-11 Meeting

Posted on Jan 25, 2011 in Board Actions

 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE MEETING

 

 Date:               January 25, 2011 (Tuesday)                          

Time:               9:00 a.m.                                                                    

Location:         Department of Agriculture
                        Plant Quarantine Conference Room
                       1849 Auiki Street
                       Honolulu, Hawaii 

 

 I.          CALL TO ORDER

 II.          APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM 11/23/10 MEETING

 III.         COMMENTS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS (ORAL OR WRITTEN)

 IV.         COMMUNICATIONS FROM DIVISIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

              A.    AGRICULTURAL LOAN DIVISION

                     1.    Request for Approval of One (1) Class A Direct Farm Ownership Loan to Jason B. 
                            and Kollette K. Stith.

                            Action:  Approved

              B.     AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DIVISION

                     1.   Request for Consent to Assignment of Lease General Lease Nos. S-9004 
                           and S-9006, Molokai Agricultural Park, Lots 3 and 5, Island of Molokai

                           Action:  Approved

                     2.   Request for Extension of General Lease No. S-4009
                           Lot No. 28, Koolaupoko, Waimanalo, Island of Oahu

                           Action:  Approved

                    3.    Request for Consent to Assignment of Lease 
                          General Lease No. S-6018, Kahuku Agricultural Park, Lot No. 18, 
                          Koolauloa, Kahuku, Island of Oahu

                          Action:  Approved

                    4.   Request for Approval to Install a Photovoltaic System
                          on the Subject Lot, General Lease No. S-6025, Lot No. 25
                          Koolauloa, Kahuku, Oahu

                         Action:  Approved

              C.    ANIMAL INDUSTRY DIVISION

                     1.   Final Board action in the Matter of Frances L. DeCoite and A. DeCoite Ranch, LLC vs. 
                           Mark L. DeCoite, No. 1–AI-01.  Whether to approve and accept the recommended 
                          decision of the hearings officer that A. DeCoite Ranch, LLC is entitled to be the 
                          registrant of the brand “ZD.”

                         Action:  Approved

              D.    PLANT INDUSTRY DIVISION

                     1.   Request to: (1) Allow the Importation of Two Pesticides, Botanigard®ES and 
                           Mycotrol®O, Each Containing Beauveria bassiana GHA,  a Fungus on the List of 
                           Restricted Microorganisms (Part A), Under Emergency Permit, for Field Study to 
                          Control the Coffee Berry Borer, by the Hawaii Department of Agriculture; and (2) 
                          Establish Permit Conditions for Emergency Permit to Allow the Importation of  
                          Two Pesticides, Botanigard®ES and Mycotrol®O, Each Containing Beauveria bassiana 
                          GHA, a Fungus on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A), Under Emergency 
                          Permit, for Field Study to Control the Coffee Berry Borer, by the Hawaii Department 
                          of Agriculture

                          Action:  Approved

  V.         NEW BUSINESS

 Potential Legislation and Budgetary Matters Affecting the Department of Agriculture and Agriculture, Generally.

 VI.        ADJOURNMENT