Department of Agriculture

Date:       March 16, 2004 (Tuesday)
Time:       9:00 a.m.
Location:  Department of Agriculture
               Plant Quarantine Conference Room
               1849 Auiki Street
               Honolulu, Hawaii

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM 1/27/04 MEETING

III. COMMENTS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS (ORAL OR WRITTEN)

IV. COMMUNICATIONS FROM DIVISIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

A. AGRICULTURAL LOAN DIVISION

1. Request for Approval of One (1) Direct New Farmer (Real Estate) Loan to Charles A. Gallison.

Action: Approved

B. AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DIVISION

1. Request to Remove Two Members of the Honokaa-Paauilo Irrigation System Water User Advisory Board, Eliminate Those Seats, and Designate a New Representative for the Mauna Kea Soil & Water Conservation District

Action: Approved

2. Request for Authorization to Redefine the Boundaries of the Honokaa-Paauilo Irrigation System, Lower Hamakua Ditch, Island of Hawaii.

C. QUALITY ASSURANCE DIVISION

1. Request that the Board of Agriculture Relax the Minimum Export Requirements for Papayas, for the Period March 18, 2004, through June 15, 2004, to Allow Export of Properly Labeled Papayas that do not Meet the Maturity and Soluble Solids Requirements of Hawaii No. 1 Papayas.

D. PLANT INDUSTRY

Microorganisms

          Insects

3. Request to: (1) Preliminarily Review the Currently Unlisted Parasitic Wasp, Fopiusceratitivorus, for Future Placement on the List of Restricted Animals (Part A); (2) Allow the Importation of the Parasitic Wasp, Fopiusceratitivorus, by Special Permit, for Scientific Research; and (3) Establish Permit Conditions for the Importation of the Parasitic Wasp, Fopiusceratitivorus, for Scientific Research

Action: Approved

V. NEW BUSINESS

VI. ADJOURNMENT