Department of Agriculture

Date:       May 23, 2002, Thursday
Location:  Conference Room
               Keahole-Kona International Airport
               Keahole-Kona, Hawaii

A. Agricultural Loan Division

1. Request for Approval of One (1) Direct Real Estate Loan to Chun’s
Nursery, Inc.
ACTION: Approved.

2. Request for Approval of One (1) Direct Real Estate and One (1) Direct Operating Loan to Richard Ha, Jr. and June D. Ha, Husband and Wife, and Mauna Kea Banana Company, Inc., as co-borrowers.
ACTION: Approved.

3. Request for Approval of One (1) Direct Real Estate and One (1) Direct Operating Loan to Tracy K. Miyake dba TM Farms
ACTION: Approved.

4. Request for Approval of One (1) Direct Capital Improvement and One (1) Direct Operating Loan to High Health Aquaculture, Inc.
ACTION: Approved.

5. Request to Transfer Revolving Fund Monies
ACTION: Approved.

6. Request to Refer One (1) Loan to John Kaholokai Naeole to the Attorney General’s Office for Disposition and/or Collection
ACTION: Approved.

B. Plant Industry Division

1. Request to Allow the Imported Giant Grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus) and Progeny for Culturing in Open Ocean Cages
ACTION: No Action Taken.

2. Request to: (1) Allow the Importation of Bacterium, Corynebacterium michiganensis subsp. insidiosus, on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A), and Unlisted Bacteria, Various Corynebacterium Species Determined to be High-Risk, by Special Permit, for Laboratory Diagnostics; and (2) Establish Permit Conditions for Bacterium, Corynebacterium michiganensis subsp. insidiosus, on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A), and Unlisted Bacteria, Various Corynebacterium Species Determined to be High-Risk, by Special Permit, for Laboratory Diagnostics
ACTION: Approved.

3. Request to: (1) Allow the Importation of Marine Alga, Chroomonas sp. F3C, on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part B), for Cultivation to Feed Fish Larvae and Other Various Zooplanktons; and (2) Establish Permit Conditions for Marine Alga, Chroomonas sp. F3C, on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part B), for Cultivation to Feed Fish Larvae and Other Various Zooplanktons
ACTION: Approved.

4. Request to: (1) Allow the Importation of Marine Alga, Rhodomonas salina, on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part B), for Cultivation to Feed Fish Larvae and Other Various Zooplanktons; and (2) Establish Permit Conditions for Marine Alga, Rhodomonas salina, on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part B), for Cultivation to Feed Fish Larvae and Various Zooplanktons
ACTION: Approved.

5. Request to: (1) Allow the Importation of Cyanobacteria, Various Species of Anabaena and Pseudanabaena, on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A), for Laboratory Research; and (2) Establish Permit Conditions for Cyanobacteria, Various Species of Anabaena and Pseudanabaena, on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A), for Laboratory Research
ACTION: Approved.

C. Agricultural Resource Management Division

1. Request for Approval to Issue New Revocable Permits to Existing
Molokai Agricultural Park Tenants, Lot Nos. 4, 9, 10, 12, 15, and 17
ACTION: Approved.

2. Request for Consent to Assignment of Lease
General Lease No. S-1009, TMK 8-5-034:009
Waianae Agricultural Park, Lot No. 9
ACTION: Approved.

3. Request for Approval to Renew Existing Revocable Permit No. 13, Issued
to Ameron Hawaii
Kalaeloa Agricultural Park, Ewa, Oahu
ACTION: Approved.

4. (1) Submittal of Hearing Officer’s Report on Proposed Repeal of Chapter 4-154, Hawaii Administrative Rules (“HAR”), “Rules Governing Irrigation Water Service to Consumers of the Kekaha Agricultural Park Irrigation System”; and (2) Request for Acceptance of Minutes of Public Hearing
ACTION: Approved.

5. Request for Final Approval to Adopt Repeal of Chapter 4-154, Hawaii
Administrative Rules, Entitled “Rules for Governing Irrigation Water
Service to Consumers of the Kekaha Agricultural Park Irrigation System”
ACTION: Approved.