Department of Agriculture

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
HONOLULU, HAWAII

Date:       March 22, 2001, Thursday
Time:       9:30 a.m.
Location:  Department of Agriculture, Plant Quarantine Branch
               701 Ilalo Street, Conference Room
               Honolulu, Hawaii

Board Actions

A. ANIMAL INDUSTRY DIVISION

Approved Request for Final Approval of Proposed Amendments to Chapter 4-29, Hawaii Administrative Rules, Entitled “Dogs, Cats, and Other Carnivores”, Concerning Temporary Reduction in Quarantine Fees in Keeping with Appropriation of Monies by Act 278, SLH 2000

B. AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DIVISION

Approved 1. Request for Approval to Issue Revocable Permit to Hawaiian Sunshine Nursery, Inc., Waimanalo Irrigation System, Waimanalo, Hawaii

Approved 2. Certification of Acreage Assessments for Waimanalo Irrigation System, 2001 Calendar Year

Approved 3. Certification of Acreage Assessments for Waimea Irrigation System, 2001 Calendar Year

Approved 4. Certification of Acreage Assessments for Molokai Irrigation System, 2001 Calendar Year

Approved 5. Certification of Acreage Assessments for Kekaha Agricultural Park Irrigation system, 2001 Calendar Year

Approved 6. Certification of Acreage Assessments for Kahuku Agricultural Park Irrigation System, 2001 Calendar Year

Approved 7. Certification of Acreage Assessments for Honokaa-Paauilo Irrigation System, 2001 Calendar Year

Approved 8. Request for Approval to Issue Revocable Permit to Ameron HC & D, Kalaeloa Agricultural Park, Ewa, Oahu

Approved 9. Request for Approval to Delegate the Board of Agriculture’s Authority to the Chairperson of the Board of Agriculture to Negotiate General Lease No. S-3001 at Omaopio, Kula, Maui for the Purposes of Extending the Lease Term and Adding the County of Maui as a Lessee

C. PLANT INDUSTRY DIVISION

Deferred 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

D. QUALITY ASSURANCE DIVISION

Approved Request for (1) Preliminary Approval of Proposed Amendments to Chapter 4-45, Hawaii Administrative Rules, and (2) Authorization for the Chairperson to Schedule Public Hearings and Appoint a Presiding Officer.

E. AGRICULTURAL LOAN DIVISION

Approved Request for Approval of One (1) Emergency Loan to Newman’s Nursery Inc.