Department of Agriculture

STATE OF HAWAII
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
HONOLULU, HAWAII

Date:       March 16, 2000, Thursday
Time:       9:30 a.m.
Location:  Conference Room
               1428 S. King Street
               Honolulu, Hawaii

BOA Actions

A. AGRICULTURAL LOAN DIVISION

Approved 1. Request for Approval of One (1) Direct Operating Loan to Captain Cook Honey, Ltd.

Approved 2. Request for Approval of One (1) Direct Real Estate and One (1) Direct Operating Loan to McCall Flower Farm, Inc.

Approved 3. Request that Two (2) Loans to Philip R. and Rebecca L. Bath be Referred to the Attorney General’s Office for Disposition and/or Collection.

B. PLANT INDUSTRY DIVISION

Approved Request to 1) Review and Determine Currently Unlisted Viruses for Future Placement on List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A); 2) Allow the Importation of Currently Unlisted Viruses by Special Permit for Quality Control Tests by Certain Laboratories; and 3) Establish Permit Conditions for the Importation of Bacillus thuringiensis and Unlisted Viruses for Quality Control Tests by Certain Laboratories

C. AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DIVISION

Approved 1. Request for Consent to Assignment of Lease; and to Redetermine Base Annual Lease Rental, General Lease No. S-4853, Keahole Agriculture Park, Phase II, Lot 17

Approved 2. Request for Authorization to Cancel Lease, Issue Cancellation Document, and Dispose of Lot Through Negotiation, General Lease No. S-4776, Panaewa Agricultural Park, Lot 29

Approved 3. Certification of Acreage Assessments for Waimanalo Irrigation System, 2000 Calendar Year

Approved 4. Certification of Acreage Assessments for Kekaha Agricultural Park Irrigation System, 2000 Calendar Year

Approved 5. Certification of Acreage Assessments for Waimea Irrigation System, 2000 Calendar Year

Approved 6. Certification of Acreage Assessments for Molokai Irrigation System, 2000 Calendar Year

Approved 7. Request for: (1) Certification of Services in Lieu of Monetary Rent Payments, (2) Approval for Disposition by Negotiation, and (3) Authorization to Establish Reasonable Criteria for Selection of Potential Lessee.

Approved 8. Request for: (1) Acceptance of Minutes of Public Hearings re Proposed Chapter 4-155, Hawaii Administrative Rules, Entitled “Rules Governing Irrigation Water Service to Consumers of the Kahuku Agricultural Park Irrigation System”; and (2) Final Approval of Proposed Chapter 4-155, Administrative Rules (Entitled as Above)

Approved 9. Request for: (1) Acceptance of Minutes of Public Hearings re Proposed Chapter 4-156, Hawaii Administrative Rules, Entitled “Rules Governing Irrigation Water Service to Consumers of the Honokaa-Paauilo Irrigation System”; and (2) Final Approval for the Adoption of Proposed Chapter 4-156, Hawaii Administrative Rules (Entitled as Above)

D. ADMINISTRATION

Approved 1. Request for Approval to Contract for Services — 2000 State Farm Fair in the Amount of $50,000.

Approved 2. Request for Approval to Fund Research Project “Biological Control of Melastomes and Fayatree” in the Amount of $50,000.

Approved 3. Request for Approval to Fund Research Project “Mechanized Pruning for Sustainable Mechanized Coffee Production, 2000” in the Amount of $19,000.