Department of Agriculture

Date:       JULY 25, 2002, Thursday
Time:       9:30 a.m.
Location:  Hawaii State Capitol
               Room 423
               415 S. Beretania Street
               Honolulu, Hawaii

A. AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DIVISION

1. REQUEST FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF LEASE
General Lease No. S-4838
Keahole Agricultural Park, Phase II, Lot 25
ACTION: Approved.

2. REQUEST FOR APPROVAL TO ISSUE REVOCABLE PERMIT, PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC., KEKAHA, KAUAI, TMK 4-1-02:01 (portion)
ACTION: Approved.

B. QUALITY ASSURANCE DIVISION

Request for (1) Acceptance of the Minutes of the Public Hearings and (2) Adoption of the Proposed Amendments to Chapters 4-41, 4-42, 4-44, 4-45, 4-46, and 4-48, Hawaii Administrative Rules, Entitled “Standards for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables,” “Standards for Hawaii-Grown Flowers and Foliage,” “Standards for Processed Products,” “Feed,” “Standards for Shell Eggs,” and “Rules Regulating Dealers in Farm Products,” Respectively
ACTION: Approved.

C. PLANT INDUSTRY DIVISION

1. Request to: (1) Allow the Importation of Unlisted Microalga, Scrippsiella trochoidea PERI CCMP 1599, Determined to be Moderate-Risk, by Special Permit, for Cultivation to Feed Fish Larvae and Copepods; and (2) Establish Permit Conditions for Unlisted Microalga, Scrippsiella trochoidea PERI CCMP 1599, Determined to be Moderate-Risk, by Special Permit, for Cultivation to Feed Fish Larvae and Copepods
ACTION: Approved.

2. Request to: (1) Allow the Importation of Various Serotypes of Dengue Virus, on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A), for Laboratory Research; and (2) Establish Permit Conditions for the Importation of Various Serotypes of Dengue Virus, on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A), for Laboratory Research
ACTION: Approved.

3. Request to: (1) Allow the Importation of a Plant Pathogenic Bacterium, Ralstonia (Pseudomonas) solanacearum, on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A), Various Plant Pathogenic Bacteria on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part B), and an Unlisted Plant Pathogenic Bacterium, Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci, Determined to be Moderate-Risk, by Special Permit, for Plant Inoculation Studies in the Laboratory, Growth Chamber and Greenhouse; and (2) Establish Permit Conditions for a Plant Pathogenic Bacterium, Ralstonia (Pseudomonas) solanacearum, on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A), Various Plant Pathogenic Bacteria on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part B), and an Unlisted Plant Pathogenic Bacterium, Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci, Determined to be Moderate-Risk, by Special Permit, for Plant Inoculation Studies in the Laboratory, Growth Chamber and Greenhouse
ACTION: Approved.

D. ANIMAL INDUSTRY DIVISION

Request for (1) Preliminary Approval of Proposed Amendments to Chapter 4-29, Hawaii Administrative Rules, entitled “Dogs, Cats, and Other Carnivores,” Concerning Definitions, Exempt Areas, Pre-Arrival Requirements, Microchips, Post-Arrival Blood Testing, Post-Arrival Confinement, Approved Hospitals, Fees, and Guide and Service Dogs, and (2) Authorization of the Chairperson to Schedule Public Hearings and Appoint a Hearing Officer.
ACTION: Deferred.

E. PUBLIC

Request of Community Quarantine Reform Coalition to Modify Animal Quarantine Rules, Chapter 4-29, Hawaii Administrative Rules, entitled “Dogs, Cats, and Other Carnivores.” (Deferred June 27, 2002)
ACTION: Disapproved.