Department of Agriculture

BOARD ACTIONS

BOARD OF AGRICULTURE MEETING

Date:       December 16, 2003 (Tuesday)
Time:       9:00 a.m.
Location:  Department of Agriculture
Plant Quarantine Conference Room
1849 Auiki Street
Honolulu, Hawaii

A. AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DIVISION

1. Report on Disposition of Leases for Pahoa and Panaewa Agricultural Park Lots and Request for Approval to Issue Lease and Rights-of-Entry to Applicants of Pahoa Agricultural Parks Lots and the High Bidder for Panaewa Agricultural Park, Lot 29, Island of Hawaii

Action: Approved

2. Request for Approval to Construct Security Dwelling on Lot 23, General Lease No. S-6023, Kahuku Agricultural Park, Koolauloa, Oahu

Action: Approved

B. AGRICULTURAL LOAN DIVISION

1. Transfer of Reserve Fund Monies

Action: Approved

2. Request for Approval of One (1) Direct Capital Improvement Loan and One (1) Direct Operating Loan to Kula Country Farm, LLC.

Action: Approved

3. Request for Approval of One (1) Food Manufacturer Facility Loan and One (1) Food Manufacturer Operating Loan to Hawaii Livestock Cooperative.

Action: Approved

C. AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

1. Request for Approval to Fund Research Project “Symphylid Damage in Pineapple” in the Amount of $36,509

2. Request for Approval to Fund Research Project “Development of Commercial Hawaiian Banana Varieties Resistant to Banana Bunchy Top Virus” in the Amount of $30,000

Action: Approved

D. ANIMAL INDUSTRY

1. Request for Approval to Repeal to Chapter 4-19, Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR), entitled “Poultry and Birds;” (2) Request for Approval to Adopt Proposed Amendments to Chapter 4-28, HAR, entitled “Poultry and Birds;” (3) Submission of Hearings Officer’s Summary of Public Hearings Testimony on Proposed Repeal of Chapter 4-19 and Adoption of Chapter 4-28, and Hearings Officers Recommendations; and (4) Recommendations for Additional Amendments to Chapter 4-28 by the Animal Industry Division

Action: Approved

2. Request for Approval to Adopt Proposed Amendments to Chapter 4-29, Hawaii Administrative Rules, entitled “Dogs, Cats, and Other Carnivores,” Relating to Rabies Quarantine and Concerning Definitions, Transiting Vessels and Cruise Ships, Other Entry Requirements, Movement of Animals Originating in Hawaii, the State Quarantine Station, Satellite Quarantine Stations, Removal from Animal Quarantine Stations, Users of Guide or Service Dogs, Fees, Penalties, Entry for Service Dogs and Exempted Guide Dogs and Other Language Changes for Clarity; and (2) Submission of Hearings Officers Summary of Public Hearings Testimony on Proposed Amendments to Chapter 4-29, and Hearings Officers Recommendations

Action: Approved

E. QUALITY ASSURANCE DIVISION

1. Request that the Board of Agriculture relax the minimum export requirements for papayas, for the period December 17, 2003, through March 15, 2004, to allow export of properly labeled papayas that do not meet the maturity and soluble solids requirements of Hawaii No. 1.

Action: Approved

F. PLANT INDUSTRY

Land Vertebrates

1. Request for (1) Preliminary Review of the Currently Unlisted Superb Bird of Paradise (Lophorina superba), for Future Placement on the List of Restricted Animals (Part A) for Exhibition; (2) Allow the Importation of the Unlisted Superb Bird of Paradise by Special Permit for Scientific Research; and (3) Establish Permit Conditions for the Importation of the Unlisted Superb Bird of Paradise by Special Permit for Scientific Research

Action: Approved

2. Request for (1) Preliminary Review of the Currently Unlisted Hawaiian Hawk (Buteo solitarius), for Future Placement on the List of Restricted Animals (Part A) for Exhibition; (2) Allow the Importation of the Unlisted Hawaiian Hawk by Special Permit for Scientific Research; and (3) Establish Permit Conditions for the Importation of the Unlisted Hawaiian Hawk by Special Permit for Scientific Research

Action: Approved

Invertebrate and Aquatic Biota

3. Request for (1) Preliminary Review of the Various Currently Unlisted Porcelain Crabs Petrolisthes cabrolloi, P.cinctipes, P. elongatus, P. eriomerus, P. gracilis, P. granulosus, P. japonicus, P. laevigatus, P. manimaculis, P.tuberculatus, P. violaceus) for Future Placement on the List of Restricted Animals (Part A) for Scientific Research; (2) Allow the Importation of the Various Unlisted Porcelain Crabs by Special Permit for Scientific Research; and (3) Establish Permit Conditions for the Importation of the Various Unlisted Porcelain Crabs by Special Permit for Scientific Research

Action: Approved

Microorganisms

4. Request to: (1) Allow the Importation of Various Bacteria on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A) and Unlisted Bacteria, Determined to be High-Risk, by Special Permit, for Laboratory Research; (2) Establish Permit Conditions for the Importation of Various Bacteria on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A) and Unlisted Bacteria, Determined to be High-Risk, by Special Permit, for Laboratory Research; and (3) Preliminarily Review Various Unlisted Bacteria, Determined to be High-Risk, for Future Placement on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A)

Action: Approved

5. Request to Preliminarily Review Various Unlisted Fungi, Rhizopogon Species, for Future Placement on the List of Nonrestricted Microorganisms

Action: Approved

6. Request to: (1) Allow the Importation of Bacteria, Unlisted Species of Corynebacterium, Determined to be High-Risk, by Special Permit, for Laboratory Diagnostics to Meet Federal Public Health Requirements; and (2) Establish Permit Conditions for Bacteria, Unlisted Species of Corynebacterium, Determined to be High-Risk, by Special Permit, for Laboratory Diagnostics to Meet Federal Public Health

Action: Approved

G. PUBLIC

1. Informational briefing on rabies prevention and control by the Community Reform Coalition.

Action: No action, as it was an informational briefing