Board Actions for 04-25-2006 Meeting

Posted on Apr 25, 2006 in Board Actions

Date:       April 25, 2006 (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 03/28/05 MEETING

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

IV. COMMUNICATIONS FROM DIVISIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

          A. AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DIVISION

                    1. Request for Approval to Construct a Commercial Kitchen
                        with Restroom and Storeroom, Eleven Shadehouses,
                        a Pump House and a Septic System, General Lease No.
                        S-7012  Hamakua Agricultural Park, Lot 11, Phase II,
                        Island of Hawaii

                    Action:  Approved

                    Disposition:  Lessee has been notified of Board approval on
                                               April 26, 2006 of construction subject to several
                                               conditions.                         

                    2. Update on Chapter 166E, HRS

                        Non-Agricultural Park Lands

          B. ANIMAL INDUSTRY DIVISION

                    1. Request for Approval to:  (1) Permit Private Veterinary
                       Contractors to Receive, Inspect, Process and Release
                       Qualified Dogs and Cats; and (2) Delegate the Authority to
                       Approve the Contractor to the Chairperson”  

                    Action:  Approved

                    Disposition:  The division has located and is currently
                                       working with two veterinarians that have
                                       expressed interest in the program.

           C. QUALITY ASSURANCE DIVISION

  1. Request for (1) Preliminary Approval of Proposed Amendments to Section 4-60-9, Hawaii Administrative Rules, entitled “Minimum prices in the Honolulu milk shed,” Pertaining to Increasing the Minimum Price to Milk Producers in the Honolulu Milk Shed, and (2) Authorization for the Chairperson to Schedule a Public Hearing and to Appoint a Hearing Officer in Connection with (1).

                     Action:  Approved

                     Disposition:  Awaiting approval from the Governor for
                                        approval to go to public hearing. 

          D. AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

  1. Request for Approval to Adopt Proposed Rules presented at Public Hearings to Chapter 4-11, Hawaii Administrative Rules, entitled “Aquaculture Development Special Fund.”

                     Action:  Approved

                     Disposition:  Final rules are being prepared for Governor’s
                                          approval.

           E. PLANT INDUSTRY DIVISION

               Microorganisms      

  1. Request to: (1) Allow the Importation of Various Fungi on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A), for Laboratory Diagnostics by Clinical  Laboratories of Hawaii at St. Francis West; and (2) Establish Permit Conditions for the Importation of Various Fungi on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A), for Laboratory Diagnostics by Clinical Laboratories of Hawaii at St. Francis Wes
    Action:  Approve
    Disposition:  Permit No. 06-12-O-M1027 issued on 4/25/06
                                            to Clinical Laboratories of Hawaii at St. Francis
                                            West, with conditions.
  2. Request to: (1) Allow the Importation of a Fungus, Mucor sp.,  on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A), for Laboratory Diagnostics by Kaiser Permanente Medical Center; and (2) Establish Permit Conditions for the Importation of a Fungus, Mucor sp., on the
    List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A), for Laboratory Diagnostics by Kaiser Permanente Medical Cente
    Action:  Approve
    Disposition:  Permit No. 06-12-O-M992 dated 12/30/05 was
                                              amended and issued on 4/25/06 to Kaiser
                                              Permanente Medical Center, with conditions.
  3. Request to:  (1) Allow the Importation of Various Species of a Fungus, Phytophthora, on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A), for Laboratory Studies; and (2) Establish Permit Conditions for the Importation of Various Species of a Fungus, Phytophthora, on the List of Restricted Microorganisms Part A, for Laboratory Studies
    Action:  Approve
    Disposition:  Permit pending site approval.

    Plants

  4. Request to Waive the One-Year Quarantine for Import of Sugarcane Meristem Sections
    Action:  Approved
    Disposition:  Permit No. 07-05-O-P337 issued on 5/2/06 to
                       Hawaii Agricultural Research Center/Susan
                       Schenck, with conditions.
  5. Request to Waive the One-Year Quarantine for Import of Sugarcane in Sterile Tissue Culture
    Action:  Approved
    Disposition:  Permit pending request from applicant.   

V. NEW BUSINESS

VI. ADJOURNMENT