Department of Agriculture

Date:       October 30, 2002 (Wednesday)
Time:       10:00 a.m.
Location:  Plant Quarantine Branch, Conference Room
               1849 Auiki Street
               Honolulu, Hawaii

A. AGRICULTURE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DIVISION

1. Request for Approval to Renew Revocable Permit No. 12, Issued to the Estate of Harry M. Okumura, Regarding Waimanalo Irrigation System, Waimanalo, Oahu, Hawaii
ACTION — APPROVED

2. Request for Approval of Base Rental Offset, Hawaii Livestock Cooperative
Kalaeloa Agricultural Park
Tmk (1)9-1-31:25, Kalaeloa, Oahu
ACTION — APPROVED

3. Request for Consent to Assisngment of Lease
General Lease No. S-4826
Pahoa Agricultural Park, Phase I, Lot 26, Island of Hawaii
ACTION — APPROVED

B. AGRICULTURAL LOAN DIVISION

Request for Approval of One (1) Direct Real Estate and One (1) Direct Operating Loan to Frank K. Quintal and Haroldeen V. Quintal and Quintal Farms, Inc. (co-applicants).
ACTION — APPROVED

C. ANIMAL INDUSTRY DIVISION

(1) Request for Preliminary Approval to Adopt Temporary Amendments (effective until January 1, 2004) to Chapter 4-19, Hawaii Administrative Rules, entitled “Poultry and Birds,” relating to West Nile Virus and Concerning Carrier Responsibility, Ports of Entry, Preshipment Requirements and Penalties, and (2) Authorization of the Chairperson to Schedule Public Hearings and Appoint a Hearings Officer.
ACTION — APPROVED

D. PLANT INDUSTRY DIVISION

1. 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
ACTION – WITHDRAWN BY APPLICANT

2. Resubmittal – Request to Allow the Imported Giant Grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus) and Progeny for Culturing in Open Ocean Cages
ACTION – WITHDRAWN BY APPLICANT

3. Request to: (1) Allow the Importation of Various Strains of an Unlisted Virus, West Nile Virus, Determined to be High-Risk, by Special Permit, for Laboratory Research; and (2) Establish Permit Conditions for Various Strains of an Unlisted Virus, West Nile Virus, Determined to be High-Risk, by Special Permit, for Laboratory Research
ACTION — APPROVED

4. Request to: (1) Allow the Importation of Various Unlisted Species of a Bacterium, Burkholderia, Unlisted Bacteriophage, Gamma Phage for Bacillus anthracis, and Various Species of a Bacterium, Brucella, and a Virus, Rabies Virus, on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A), by Emergency Permit for Emergency Preparedness; (2) Establish Permit Conditions for Various Unlisted Species of a Bacterium, Burkholderia, Unlisted Bacteriophage, Gamma Phage for Bacillus anthracis, and Various Species of a Bacterium, Brucella, and a Virus, Rabies Virus, on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A), by Emergency Permit for Emergency Preparedness
ACTION — APPROVED