Department of Agriculture

Date:       June 22, 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 4/29/04 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/Real Estate Loan to Oliver Ignacio Farms, Inc. (Previously Submitted at 4/29/04 Board Meeting).

Action: Approved

2. Request for Approval of One (1) Direct/Real Estate Loan to Eugene A. and Evelyn A. Telles.

Action: Approved

B. AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DIVISION

1. Request for Approval to Renew Revocable Permit No. 15, Hawaiian Sunshine Nursery, Inc.

2. Request for Authorization to Redefine the Boundaries of the Waimanalo Irrigation System, Koolaupoko, Island of Oahu

3. Request to Approve Waiver of Performance Bond, General Lease No. S-4805, Pahoa Agricultural Park, Phase II, Lot 14, Island of Hawaii

4. Request for Authorization to Submit Delinquent Account No. S-4778 to the Department of the Attorney General for Disposition/Collection

5. Certification of Acreage Assessments for Waimanalo Irrigation System, 2004 Fiscal Year

6. Certification of Acreage Assessments for Kahuku Agricultural Park Irrigation System, 2004 Fiscal Year

7. Certification of Acreage Assessments for Waimea Irrigation System, 2004 Fiscal Year

8. Certification of Acreage Assessments for Molokai Irrigation System, 2004 Fiscal Year

Action: Items 1-8 were taken up together. All items were approved.

9. Certification of Acreage Assessments for Honokaa-Paauilo Irrigation System, 2004 Fiscal Year

Action: Approved

C. PLANT INDUSTRY

Land Animals

1. Request to (1) Import Neutered Male Ferrets, Mustela putorius furo, for Medical Training; and (2) Revise Permit Conditions to Allow Removal of the Quarantined Neutered Male Ferrets, Mustela putorius furo, to Tripler Army Medical Center as a Private Veterinary Hospital

Action: Approval to bring in 10 of the ferrets. Remaining 20 will have be brought before the Board again because of new information presented at the meeting.

2. Request to 1) Allow the Importation of the Malaysian Box Turtle (Cuora amboinensis) for Private Use, and 2) Establish Permit Conditions for the Import Under Permit of the Malaysian Box Turtle for Private Use

Action: Approved

3. Request to 1) Allow the Importation of the Bell’s Hinged-back Tortoise (Kinixys belliana) for Private Use, and 2) Establish Permit Conditions for the Import Under Permit of the Bell’s Hinged-back Tortoise for Private Use

Action: Approved

4. Request to 1) Allow the Importation of the Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) for Private Use, and 2) Establish Permit Conditions for the Import Under Permit of the Desert Tortoise for Private Use

Action: Approved

Microorganisms

5. Request to: (1) Allow the Importation of Various Bacterial and Fungal Species on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A) and Various Unlisted Bacteria, Determined to be High-Risk, by Special Permit, for Laboratory Diagnostics; and (2) Establish Permit Conditions for the Importation of Various Bacterial and Fungal Species on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A) and Various Unlisted Bacteria, Determined to be High-Risk, by Special Permit, for Laboratory Diagnostics

Action: Approved

D. QUALITY ASSURANCE DIVISION

1. Request that the Board of Agriculture relax the minimum export requirements for papayas, for the period June 22, 2004, through September 19, 2004, to allow export of properly labeled papayas that do not meet the maturity and soluble solids requirements of Hawaii No. 1 papaya.

C. PLANT INDUSTRY

V. NEW BUSINESS

VI. ADJOURNMENT