Department of Agriculture

STATE OF HAWAII
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
HONOLULU, HAWAII

Date:       December 13, 2001, Thursday
Time:       9:00 a.m.
Location:  Department of Agriculture, Plant Quarantine Branch
               701 Ilalo Street, Conference Room
               Honolulu, Hawaii

BOARD OF AGRICULTURE ACTIONS – 12/13/01 MEETING

 

A. AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DIVISION

Approved 1. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL TO REVOKE EXISTING REVOCABLE PERMIT NO. 14 ISSUED TO OHANA ‘IKE AO, Panaewa Agricultural Park, Lot 29, Island of Hawaii

Approved 2. REQUEST FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF LEASE, General Lease No. S-4748, Panaewa Agricultural Park, Lot 1

Approved 3. REQUEST FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF LEASE, General Lease No. S-4758, Panaewa Agricultural Park, Lot 11

Approved 4. REQUEST FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF LEASE, General Lease No. S-4759, Panaewa Agricultural Park, Lot 12

B. PLANT INDUSTRY DIVISION

Approved 1. Request (1) for Preliminary Review of the Currently Unlisted Sablefish, aka Alaska Black Cod, Butterfish, (Anoplopoma fimbria), for Future Placement on the List of Restricted Animals (Part B) for Aquaculture Production; (2) to Allow the Importation of the Unlisted Sablefish, aka Alaska Black Cod, Butterfish, by Special Permit for Scientific Research; and (3) to Establish Permit Conditions for the Importation of the Unlisted Sablefish, aka Alaska Black Cod, Butterfish, by Special Permit for Scientific Research

Withdrawn 2. Resubmittal – (1) Request for Preliminary Review of the Currently Unlisted Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) for Future Placement on the List of Restricted Animals (Part B) for Import for Aquaculture Production. (2) In the Alternative, Preliminary Review of the Currently Unlisted Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) for Future Placement on the List of Restricted Animals (Part A), for Research

C. AGRICULTURAL LOAN DIVISION

Approved 1. Request for Approval of One (1) Capital Improvement and One (1) Operating Loan to Ocean Rider, Inc.

Approved 2. Request for Approval of One (1) New Farmer Loan to Jennifer H. Tamashiro-Bushe

Approved 3. Request for Approval of One (1) Direct Capital Improvement and One (1) Direct Operating Loan to Howard’s Nurseries, Inc.

Approved 4. Request for Approval of One (1) Direct Operating Loan to Randy andKhanthaly Sourivong.

Approved 5. Request for Approval of One (1) Direct Capital Improvement Loan and One (1) Direct Operating Loan to Napoleon J. Marcos.

D. ADMINISTRATION

Approved 1. Request for Approval to Fund Research Project “Large Scale Plantation Trials for Control of the Big-Headed Ants and Fire Ants with Bait Stations” in the Amount of $39,000 (Separate Appropriation Act 197, SLH 2001)

Approved 2. Request for Approval to Fund Research Project “Development and Evaluation Strategies to Manage Closteroviruses, Mealybugs, and Mealybug Wilt of Pineapple” in the Amount of $70,000 (1^st year funding), $70,000 (2^nd year funding), and $71,500 (3^rd year funding)

Approved 3. Request for Approval to Fund Research Project “Evaluation of Systemic Acquired Resistance for Nematode Control in Pineapple” in the Amount of $20,700

Approved 4. Request for Approval to Fund Research Project “Pineapple Nematode Management” in the Amount of $23, 472

Approved 5. Request for Approval to Fund Research Project “Mass Rearing Natural Enemies of Gray Pineapple Mealybug for Augmentative Releases” in the Amount of $8,800 (3^rd year funding)

Approved 6. Request for Approval to Fund Research Project “New Materials for Amending Soils for Pineapple Production” in the Amount of $12,260

Approved 7. Request for Approval to Fund Research Project “Collection of Coffee Germplasm from International Accession for Assessing Resistance to the Kona Coffee Root-Knot Nematode for Potential Use as Rootstocks in Hawaii” in the Amount of $16,000 (2^nd year funding)

Approved 8. Request for Approval to Fund Research Project “Coffee Growth in Meloidogyne konaensis Infested Soil in Response to Root and Stem Pruning” in the Amount of $9,000

Approved 9. Request for Approval to Fund Research Project “Breeding and Selection for Hawaii Coffee with Cupping Quality, Disease Resistance and High Yield” in the Amount of $37,300 (1^st year funding), $37,300 (2^nd year funding), and $37,300 (3^rd year funding)

Approved 10. Request for Approval to Fund Research Project “The Effect of Slow Release Fertilizers and Micronutrients on the Growth and Disease Development of Taro” in the Amount of $20,000

Approved 11. Request for Approval to Fund Research Project “Phosphorus Fertilizer Calibrations on Vegetable Farms” in the Amount of $18,000

Withdrawn 12. Request for Approval to Fund Research Project “Alternative Chemicals and Cultural Practices to Control Burrowing Nematode in Anthurium” in the Amount of $15,000

Approved 13. Request for Approval to Fund Research Project “Anthurium Germplasm Maintenance” in the Amount of $20,000 (1^st year funding), $20,000 (2^nd year funding), and $20,000 (3^rd year funding)

Approved 14. Request for Approval to Fund Research Project “Genetic Resistance to Burrowing Nematode in Anthurium” in the Amount of $40,000 (1^st year funding), $40,000 (2^nd year funding), and $40,000 (3^rd year funding)

Approved 15. Request for Approval to Fund Research Project “Biological Control of Melastomes and Fayatree” in the Amount of $50,000 (5^th year of 5 year project)