Department of Agriculture

BOARD OF AGRICULTURE MEETING

 

Date:               May 27, 2008 (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 04/22/08 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 Withdrawal of State Lands from Governor’s Executive Order No. 3867 Issued to the Department of Agriculture Setting Aside the Kahuku Agricultural Park, Lot 1168, Map 137 Land Court Application No. 1095, Kahuku, Laie, Koolauloa, Oahu, Tax Map Key:  (1) 5-6-08:006 3867

      Action:  Approved

  B.         PLANT INDUSTRY DIVISION

 1.  Request to (1) Allow the Importation of Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, for Scientific Research by Dr. James P. Szyper of the University of Hawaii at Hilo (UH-Hilo); and (2) Establish Permit Conditions for the Importation of the Nile Tilapia for Scientific Research by UH-Hilo

                 Action:  Approved

  2.  Presentation of the Department of Agriculture’s Biosecurity Program to Prevent and Control the Importation and Spread of Invasive Species

                 Action:  No action needed

 

V.        Possible Executive Session with Legal Counsel regarding the ‘Ohana Pale Decision (re Mera Pharmaceuticals)

 

VI.        NEW BUSINESS

 

VII.       ADJOURNMENT