Department of Agriculture

STATE OF HAWAII
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
HONOLULU, HAWAII

Date:       November 16, 2000, Thursday
Time:       9:30 a.m.
Location:  Kalanimoku Bldg., Room 132
               1151 Punchbowl Street
               Honolulu, Hawaii

BOA ACTIONS

A. AGRICULTURAL LOAN DIVISION

Approved 1. Amendment to the Parameters of Department of Agriculture’s Emergency Loan Program to Provide Relief Due to Drought for the Hawaii Cattle Industry

Approved 2. Request for Approval of One (1) Direct Operating Loan to Harvey M. Tomono

Approved 3. Request for Approval of One (1) Direct Real Estate and One (1) Direct Operating Loan to Morton Edward Bassan, Jr. and Keiko Bassan

Approved 4. Request for Approval of One (1) Direct Operating Loan to Triple N Farm, Inc.

Approved 5. Request that One (1) Loan to Bounlop Phanthalasy be referred to the Attorney General’s Office for Disposition and/or Collection

Approved 6. Request for Approval of Parameters for DOA’s Emergency Loan Program to Provide Relief Due to Torrential Rains and Flooding on the Islands of Hawaii and Maui

B. ANIMAL INDUSTRY DIVISION

Approved 1. Request for (1) Preliminary Approval of Proposed Amendments to Chapter 4-29, Hawaii Administrative Rules, Entitled “Dogs, Cats, and Other Carnivores” Concerning Temporary Reduction in Quarantine Fees in Keeping with Appropriation of Monies by Act 278, SLH 2000, (2) Withdrawal of Approval of proposed Amendments to Chapter 4-29, Hawaii Administrative Rules, Entitled “Dogs, Cats, and Other Carnivores” Concerning Temporary Reduction in Quarantine Fees in Keeping with Appropriation of Monies by Act 278, SLH 2000, Approved on August 24, 2000, and (3) Authorization of the Chairperson to Schedule Public Hearings and Appoint a Hearings Officer

Approved 2. Request for Approval of Proposed Application for Satellite Animal Quarantine Station Permit

C. AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DIVISION

Approved 1. Request for Approval to Renew Existing Revocable Permit to Elizabeth Martinez, DBA Olomana Gardens, Waimanalo, Oahu, TMK 4-1-10:69 (portion)

Approved 2. Resubmittal of Request for Preliminary Approval to Repeal Chapter 4-154, Hawaii Administrative Rules, Entitled “Rules Governing Irrigation Water Service to Consumers of the Kekaha Agricultural Park Irrigation System”

Approved 3. Request for Approval to Issue Consent to Mortgage and Subordinate Lessor’s Lien On Improvements, Property, and Rents, General Lease No. S-8500, TMK 9-1-31:25, Kalaeloa Agricultural Park, Oahu, Hawaii

Approved 4. Request for Approval to Consent to Assignment and Assumption of Agreement By and Between the State of Hawaii and Kukui (Molokai), Inc., Regarding Molokai Irrigation System (Proposed Assignee: Kaluakoi Holdings, LLC)

D. PLANT INDUSTRY DIVISION

Approved 1. Request for (1) Preliminary Approval of the Proposed Amendment to Section 4-71-8, Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR), Entitled “Bonding Procedure”, to Exempt Certain Not-For-Profit Organizations from Bonding Requirement, and (2) Authorization for the Chairperson to Appoint a Hearings Officer and to Schedule Public Hearings

Approved 2. Request for: (1) Referral of Contested Case to Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs for Assistance of Office of Administrative Hearings; (2) Conditional Appointment of Hearing Officer for Pesticides Contested Hearing in Docket No. 00-PE-011, Amfac Sugar Kauai and Jeffrey Rivera, Murrayair Ltd. and Ronald Goins

E. QUALITY ASSURANCE DIVISION

Approved Request for: (1) Preliminary Approval of Repeal of Chapter 4-43, Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR); (2) Preliminary Approval of Adoption of Chapter 4-143, HAR; and, (3) Authorization for the Chairperson to Schedule Public Hearings and Appoint a Presiding Officer