Department of Agriculture

STATE OF HAWAII
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
HONOLULU, HAWAII

Date:       October 25, 2001, Thursday
Time:       1:30 p.m.
Location:  Lihue District Office
               4398A Pua Loke Street, Conference Room
               Lihue-Kauai, Hawaii

Actions taken by the Board

 

A. AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DIVISION

Approved 1. Request for Approval to Renew Existing Revocable Permit No. 10, Issued to Elizabeth Martinez, dba Olomana Gardens, Waimanalo, Oahu, Hawaii

Approved 2. Request for Approval to Renew Existing Revocable Permit No. 12, Issued to the Estate of Harry M. Okumura, Regarding Waimanalo Irrigation System, Waimanalo, Oahu, Hawaii

Approved 3. Request for Authorization to Negotiate Settlement of Delinquent Waimanalo Irrigation System Account No. Ir-2066 for Non-Payment of Acreage Assessments, Redefine Waimanalo Irrigation System Boundaries, and if Necessary, File Lien Against Real Property

B. AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Approved Agribusiness Development Corporations’ Request for Approval to Request (1) Master Leases from the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) for the Kekaha Agricultural Lands, Kekaha, Waimea, Kauai; (2) Revocable Permit from the DLNR for Water Use and System Management for Irrigation Systems Serving Kekaha Agricultural Lands: and (3) Right-of-Entry from DLNR for Management and Site Control, As Necessary

C. PLANT INDUSTRY DIVISION

1. Resubmittal – 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

Matter was discussed but no Board action was taken.

2. Request (1) for Preliminary Review of the Currently Unlisted Sablefish, aka Alaska Black Cod, Butterfish, (Anoplopoma fimbria), for Future Placement on the List of Restricted Animals (Part B) for Aquaculture Production; (2) to Allow the Importation of the Unlisted Sablefish, aka Alaska Black Cod, Butterfish, by Special Permit for Scientific Research; and (3) to Establish Permit Conditions for the Importation of the Unlisted Sablefish, aka Alaska Black Cod, Butterfish, by Special Permit for Scientific Research

Matter was not taken up by the Board.

Approved 3. (1) Submittal of Hearing Officer’s Report on Proposed Amendments to Chapter 4-71, Hawaii Administrative Rules (“HAR”), “Non-Domestic Animal and Microorganism Import Rules”, and Adoption of HAR, Chapter 4-71A, “Microorganism Import Rules”; and (2) Request for Acceptance of Minutes of Public Hearing

Approved 4. Request for Final Approval of (1) Proposed Amendments to Chapter 4-71, Hawaii Administrative Rules (“HAR”), “Non-Domestic Animal and Microorganism Import Rules”, to Delete References to Microorganisms, Subchapter 3 Pertaining to Microorganisms and the Lists of Microorganisms; and (2) Adoption of HAR, Chapter 4-71A, “Microorganism Import Rules” to Establish Microorganism Import Requirements and Lists of Microorganisms

Approved 5. (1) Submittal of Hearing Officer’s Report on Proposed Amendments to Chapter 4-70, Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR), Plants and Non-Domestic Animal Quarantine Plant Import Rules, to Revise Subchapter 3 Regarding Regulation of the Introduction of Pineapple and Other Bromeliads; (2) Request for Acceptance of Minutes of Public Hearing; and (3) Request for Final Approval of Adoption of Proposed Amendments to Chapter 4-70, HAR, Subchapter 3.

Approved 6. Conditional Request for Exemption from One-Year Quarantine for Pineapple Plants and Plant Parts Pursuant to Section 4-70-15, Subject to Adoption, Approval, and Taking Effect of Proposed Amendments to Chapter 4-70, HAR, Subchapter 3.

D. AGRICULTURAL LOAN DIVISION

Approved 1. Request for Approval of One (1) Emergency Loan to Ulupalakua Ranch, Inc.

Approved 2. Request for Approval of One (1) Direct Real Estate and One (1) Direct Operating Loan to Philip Davies Under the Kauai Loan Program

3. Request for Approval of One (1) Direct Operating Loan to Gay & Robinson, Inc. Under the Kauai Loan Program

Approved subject to Attorney
General’s final review of the Board’s
authority under Act 78(2001)

E. ANIMAL INDUSTRY DIVISION

Approved Request for Approval to Commence Proceedings to Revoke a Permit Issued to Mr. Joseph Kekawa to Occupy a Three-Bedroom Cottage Located at the Animal Industry Complex, Aiea, Hawaii

F. ADMINISTRATION

Request for Reconsideration of Application of Ceatech USA, Inc. for Loan Pursuant to Act 78 (2001)

Approved subject to negotiation of final conditions.