Department of Agriculture

Date:       June 28, 2005 (Tuesday)

Time:       9:00 a.m.

Location:  Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority (NELHA)
               73-4460 Queen Kaahumanu Highway
               Kona, Hawaii

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM 5/24/05 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 Craig G. and Teena M. Rasmussen

Action: Approved

2. Request for Approval of Two (2) Direct Operating Loans to Far West Ag., Inc.

Action: Approved

3. Request for Approval of One (1) Direct Real Estate Loan to Talei T. and Danette M. Vakauta

Action: Approved

4. Request that Two (2) Loans to Morton E. Jr. and Keiko Bassan be Referred to the Attorney General for Disposition and/or Collection

Action: Approved

B. PLANT INDUSTRY DIVISION

1. Request to: (1) Allow the Importation of Seven Genetically Engineered Strains of an Alga,Chlamydomonas reinhardtii 137c+, Determined to be Above Moderate-Risk, for Limited Production in Outdoor Photobioreactors; and (2) Establish Permit Conditions for the Importation of Seven Genetically Engineered Strains of an Alga, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii 137c+, Determined to be Above Moderate-Risk, for Limited Production in Outdoor Photobioreactor

Action: Approved

C. AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DIVISION

1. Request for Approval to Construct an Equipment Storage Warehouse General Lease No. S-1005
Waianae Agricultural Park, Lot 5, Island of Oahu

Action: Approved

2. Request for Consent to Assignment of Lease General Lease No. S-4425 Pahoa Agricultural Park, Phase I, Lot 12, Island of Hawai’i

Action: Approved

3. Certification of Acreage Assessments for Waimea Irrigation System, 2005 Fiscal Year

Action: Approved

4. Certification of Acreage Assessments for Waimanalo Irrigation System, 2005 Fiscal Year

Action: Approved

5. Certification of Acreage Assessments for Molokai Irrigation System, 2005 Fiscal Year

Action: Approved

6. Certification of Acreage Assessments for Kahuku Agricultural Park Irrigation System, 2005 Fiscal Year

Action: Approved

7. Certification and Waiver of Acreage Assessments for Honokaa-Pauailo Irrigation System, 2005 Fiscal Year

Action: Approved

D. AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

1. Submission of Hearing Officers’ Summary of Public Hearing Testimony on Proposed Section 4-7-135 Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR) and staff recommendations and (2) Request for Approval to Adopt Proposed Section 4-7-135, HAR, entitled “Seals of Quality” with minor changes per staff recommendations.

Action: Approved

E. QUALITY ASSURANCE DIVISION

1. Request that the Board of Agriculture relax the minimum export requirements for papayas for the period June 20, 2005 through September 17, 2005, to allow export of properly labeled papayas that do not meet the maturity and soluble solids requirements of Hawaii
No. 1.

Action: Approved

 F. NEW BUSINESS

V. ADJOURNMENT