BOARD OF AGRICULTURE MEETING

Date:       March 21, 2002, Thursday
Time:       9:30 a.m.
Location:  Department of Agriculture, Plant Quarantine Branch
               701 Ilalo Street, Conference Room
               Honolulu, Hawaii

1. PLANT INDUSTRY DIVISION
   1. Request to (1) Allow the Importation of a Fungus, Aspergillus oryzae, on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A), for Food Production; and (2) Establish Permit Conditions for a Fungus, Aspergillus oryzae, on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A), for Food Production
      ACTION: APPROVED
   2. Request to 1) Allow the Importation of a Fungus, Bipolaris sacchari, on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A), for In-Vitro Propagation; and 2) Establish Permit Conditions for a Fungus, Bipolaris sacchari, on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A), for In-Vitro Propagation
      ACTION: APPROVED
   3. Request to 1) Allow the Importation of Various Unlisted Bacteria Determined to be High-Risk and Bacteria on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A) for Laboratory Diagnostics to Meet State and Federal Public Health Requirements; and 2) Establish Permit Conditions for Various Unlisted Bacteria Determined to be High-Risk and for Bacteria on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A) Imported for Laboratory Diagnostics to Meet State and Federal Public Health Requirements
      ACTION: APPROVED
   4. Request to 1) Allow the Importation of Bacteria, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A), for Laboratory Diagnostics to Meet Federal Public Health Requirements; 2) Allow the Importation of Bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A), for Laboratory Research; 3) Establish Permit Conditions for Bacteria, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A), for Laboratory Diagnostics to Meet Federal Public Health Requirements; and 4) Establish Permit Conditions for Bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A), for Laboratory Research
      ACTION: APPROVED
   5. Request to 1) Allow the Importation of Various Fungi on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A) for Laboratory Diagnostics to Meet Federal Public Health Requirements; and 2) Establish Permit Conditions for Various Fungi on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A) Imported for Laboratory Diagnostics to Meet Federal Public Health Requirements
      ACTION: APPROVED
2. ADMINISTRATION
   1. Request for Approval to Fund Research Project “Development of a Monitoring Plan and Identification Materials for the Aster Leafhopper on At-risk Crops” in the Amount of $24,955
      ACTION: APPROVED
   2. Request for Approval to Fund Research Project “Demonstration of Advanced Technologies for Commercial-Scale, Intensive Hatchery Production of Marine Finfish for Aquaculture” in the Amount of $50,000
      ACTION: APPROVED
3. AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DIVISION

   Request for Authorization for the Chairperson to Schedule Public Hearings and Appoint a Hearings Officer for the Repeal of Chapter 4-154, Hawaii Administrative Rules, Entitled “Rules Governing Irrigation Water Service to Consumers of the Kekaha Agricultural Park Irrigation System”
   ACTION: APPROVED

4. AGRICULTURAL LOAN DIVISION

   Request for Approval of One (1) Participating Class E Operating Loan to Hawaiian Candies and Nuts, Limited.
   ACTION: APPROVED

5. PUBLIC

   Community Quarantine Reform Coalition: Request for Modifications to the Hawaii Administration Rules, Title 4, Subtitle 3, Chapter 29, “Dogs, Cats and Other Carnivores”
   ACTION: MOTION DID NOT CARRY