Board Actions for 10-25-11 Meeting

Posted on Oct 25, 2011 in Board Actions

BOARD OF AGRICULTURE MEETING

Date:               October 25, 2011 (Tuesday)                          

Time:               9:00 a.m.                                                                    

Location:         PukalaniCommunity Center

                        91 Pukalani St
                        Pukalani, Maui, HI 96768

                  

I.          CALL TO ORDER

 

II.         APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM 8/23/11 MEETING

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

  1. COMMUNICATIONS FROM DIVISIONS AND ADMINISTRATION

 

A.         AGRICULTURAL LOAN DIVISION

1.      Request for Approval of One (1) Direct New Farmer Loan to Justin A.P. Manuel. 

         Action:  Approval
         Disposition:  Loan being processed for closing.

 2.      Request for Approval of One (1) Direct New Farmer Loan to Paige L. Clew-DePonte & TLR, LLC dba Triple L Ranch. 

         Action:  Approval

         Disposition:  Loan being processed for closing.

 

B.         AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DIVISION

1.      Request for Authorization to Terminate General Lease No. S-1016, Issue Cancellation Document, and Dispose of Lot Through Negotiation

Waianae Agricultural Park, Lot 16, Island of Oahu

         Action:  Approval

         Disposition:  Lessee has been notified of Board cancellation action and terms of cancellation.  Lessee’s performance bond has been redeemed as payment towards delinquent rents.  Lease cancellation document is being processed.

 

2.      Request for Approval to Waive the Performance Bond Requirement

         General Lease Nos. S-3766 and S-3771

         TMK (1) 4-1-027:019 and 029, Lot Nos. 26 and 31

         Waimanalo, Koolaupoko, Oahu

         Action:  Approval

                          Disposition:  A notification letter was issued to the

                          lessee of GL S-3766 and S-3771 regarding approval of

                          their request to waive their performance bond.

 

3.      Request for Conversion of General Lease No. S-3774, Lot No. 35

         Koolaupoko, Waimanalo, Island of Oahu

         Action:  Approval

                          Disposition:  Conversion of GL S-3774 is being drafted;

                          awaiting completion of an independent appraisal to 

                          establish the new base annual rental and conversion

                          premium.

 

4.      Request for Conversion of General Lease No. S-3776, Lot No. 37

         Koolaupoko, Waimanalo, Island of Oahu

                     Action:  Approval

                     Disposition:  Conversion of GL S-3776 is being drafted;

                     awaiting completion of an independent appraisal to establish

                     the new base annual rental and conversion premium.

 

C.        ANIMAL INDUSTRY DIVISION

            1.      Request for Approval of an Application for a Satellite Quarantine

                     Station Permit for Maui Police Department

                     Action:  Approval

                     Disposition:  Permit has been signed by the Chairperson, awaiting arrival of a dog shortly.

 

D.        PLANT INDUSTRY DIVISION

1.      Request to: (1) Allow the Importation of a Hawaiian Monk Seal (Monachus schauinslandi) for Exhibition at Waikiki Aquarium; and (2) Establish Permit Conditions for the Importation of a Hawaiian Monk Seal (Monachus schauinslandi) for Exhibition at Waikiki Aquarium

         Action:  Approval

                                 Disposition:  On November 1, 2011, the monk seal KP2 arrived

                                 safely and is now in quarantine at the Waikiki Aquarium.

 

2.      Request for (1) Preliminary Approval of Proposed Amendments to Chapter 4-72, Hawaii Administrative Rules, Entitled “Plants and Non-Domestic Animal Quarantine, Plant Intrastate Rules” to, Among Other Things, Restrict the Movement of Coffee Plants and Plant Parts, Unroasted Coffee Seeds, Used Coffee Bags, and Coffee Harvesting Equipment from the Island of Hawaii, Except by Permit, to Prevent the Spread of Coffee Berry Borer Hypothenemus hampei (Ferrari); and (2) Authorization for the Chairperson to Schedule Public Hearings and to Appoint Hearing Officer.

         Action:  Approval

                                 Disposition:  A request was submitted to the Governor for approval

                                 to proceed to public hearing.  Request was also sent to DBEDT,

                                 B&F, and just recently to the Small Business Regulatory Review

                                 Board for comment.

 

3.      Request to: (1) Allow the Importation of Alternaria brassicicola (ATCC #96836), a Fungus on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A), by Permit, for Laboratory Plant Inoculation Research, by the University of Hawaii at Manoa; and (2) Establish Permit Conditions for the Importation of Alternaria brassicicola (ATCC #96836), a Fungus on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A), for Laboratory Plant Inoculation Research, by the University of Hawaii at Manoa

 

         Action:  Approval

         Disposition:  Permit for Dr. Yangrae Cho, University of Hawaii, to import Alternaria brassicicola ATCC #96836 is pending site inspection and approval.

 

4.      Request to: (1) Allow the Importation of Dengue Serotypes 1, 3, and 4, Various Serotypes of Dengue Virus on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A), by Permit, for Laboratory Research by PanThera Biopharma; (2) Allow the Transfer of Dengue Serotypes 1, 3, and 4, Various Serotypes of Dengue Virus on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A), From Hawaii Biotech to PanThera Biopharma, by Permit, for Laboratory Research by PanThera Biopharma; and (3) Establish Permit Conditions for the Importation and Possession of Dengue Serotypes 1, 3, and 4, Various Serotypes of Dengue Virus on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A), for Laboratory Research by PanThera Biopharma

 

                     Action:  Approval

                                 Disposition:  Permit for Dr. Axel Lehrer, PanThera Biopharma, to

                                 import or possess dengue serotypes 1,3, and 4 is pending site

                                 inspection and approval.

 

E.         ADMINISTRATION

1.     Proposed Board of Agriculture Policy on Renewable Energy Production and Agriculture

         Action:  No action taken.

         Disposition:  Policy to be adopted at the next scheduled board meeting.

 V.        NEW BUSINESS

VI.        ADJOURNMENT OF REGULAR MEETING