Board Actions for 02-20-2003 Meeting
Posted on Feb 20, 2003 in Board ActionsAGENDA – ACTIONS TAKEN
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE MEETING
Date: February 20, 2003 (Thursday)
Time: 9:30 a.m.
Location: Department of Agriculture
Measurement Standards Conference Room
1851 Auiki Street
Honolulu, Hawaii
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM 10/30/02, 11/15/02, 12/13/02 AND 1/16/03 MEETINGS
III. COMMENTS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS (ORAL OR WRITTEN)
IV. COMMUNICATIONS FROM DIVISIONS AND ADMINISTRATION
A. AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT DIVISION
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, 2nd year funding).
ACTION: Approved
B. AGRICULTURAL LOAN DIVISION
Request for Approval of One (1) Real Estate Loan to Kenneth L. and Lisa L. Vinzant.
ACTION: Approved
C. AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT DIVISION
1. Request for Consent to Assignment of Lease General Lease No. S-4777, Panaewa Agricultural Park, Lot 5, Island of Hawaii.
ACTION: Approved
2. Request for Approval to Renew Revocable Permit No. 17,Issued to William and Henrietta Ululani Hanson Pahoa Agricultural Park, Phase II, Lots 7 and 8, Keonepoko, Puna, Hawaii.
ACTION: Approved
3. Request for Consent to Assignment of Lease General Lease No. S-1011, TMK 8-5-034:011 Waianae Agricultural Park, Lot No. 11.
ACTION: Approved
4. Request for Approval to Construct Farm Dwelling and to Extend the Term of General Lease No. S-4924; Lot No. 3, Waimanalo Agricultural Park, Koolaupoko, Waimanalo, Oahu.
ACTION: Approved
D. PLANT INDUSTRY DIVISION
Land Animals
1. Request to Revise Permit Conditions for the Transfer of a Male Orangutan (Pongopygmaeus), “Rusti”, from the Honolulu Zoo to the Orangutan Foundation International’s Planned Facility at Hilo, Hawaii to, instead, the Orangutan Foundation International’s Planned Facility at Kualoa Ranch, Kaneohe, Hawaii to Provide for Temporary Holding.
ACTION: Approved
Plants
2. Request for Exemption from One-Year Quarantine for Pineapple Plants and Plant Parts Pursuant to Section 4-70-15, HAR.
ACTION: Approved
Microorganisms
3. Request to: (1) Allow the Importation of a Bacterium, Erwinia carotovora, on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A), for Laboratory Research; and (2) Establish Permit Conditions for a Bacterium, Erwinia carotovora, on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A), for Laboratory Research.
ACTION: Approved
4. Request to: (1) Allow the Importation of a Virus, Citrus tristeza T-30, on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A), for Greenhouse and Field Research; and (2) Establish Permit Conditions for the Importation of a Virus, Citrus tristeza T-30, on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A), for Greenhouse and Field Research.
ACTION: Approved
5. Request to: (1) Allow the Importation of a Virus, Papaya Ringspot Virus-P Strain, on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A), for Laboratory Research; and (2) Establish Permit Conditions for the Importation of a Virus, Papaya Ringspot Virus-P Strain, on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A), for Laboratory Research.
ACTION: Approved
6. Request to: (1) Allow the Importation of Various Species of Fungi, Aspergillus and Bipolaris, and Bacterium, Mycobacterium bovis, on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A), for Laboratory Diagnostics; and (2) Establish Permit Conditions for Various Species of Fungi, Aspergillus and Bipolaris, and Bacterium, Mycobacterium bovis, on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A), for Laboratory Diagnostics.
ACTION: Approved
7. Request to: (1) Allow the Importation of Unlisted Viruses, West Nile Virus and St. Louis Encephalitis Virus, Determined to be High-Risk, by Special Permit, for Laboratory Diagnostics; and (2) Establish Permit Conditions for Unlisted Viruses, West Nile Virus and St. Louis Encephalitis Virus, Determined to be High-Risk, by Special Permit, for Laboratory Diagnostics.
ACTION: Approved
V. NEW BUSINESS
VI. ADJOURNMENT