Department of Agriculture

STATE OF HAWAII
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
HONOLULU, HAWAII

Date:       August 31, 2000, Thursday
Time:       9:30 a.m.
Location:  University of Hawaii Coop. Ext. Svc
               875 Komohana Street
               Hilo, Hawaii

BOARD ACTIONS

A. AGRICULTURAL LOAN DIVISION

Approved 1. Request for Approval of One (1) Direct Operating Loan to Kamuela Dairy, Inc.

Approved 2. Request that One (1) Loan to Steven and Karen Sayre be Referred to the Attorney General’s Office for Disposition and/or Collection.

Approved 3. Request that One (1) Loan to Charles L. Saragosa be Referred to the Attorney General’s Office for Disposition and/or Collection.

B. AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT DIVISION

Approved 1. Request to Approve Additional Appointment to the Honokaa-Paauilo Irrigation System Water User Advisory Board.

Approved 2. Report on Disposition of Lease for Waimanalo Agricultural Park Lot 10 through Negotiation and Request for Approval to Issue a Right-of-Entry and Lease to High Bidder for Lot 10

Approved 3. Report on Disposition of Lease Through Negotiation for Keahole Agricultural Park Lot 4 and Request for Approval to Issue Right-of-Entry and Lease to High Bidder for Keahole Agricultural Park, Lot 4

Approved 4. Request to Cancel Lease, Issue Cancellation Document, Waive Rent Installment, and Dispose of Lot Through Negotiation, General Lease No. S-4621, Pahoa Agricultural Park, Phase I, Lot 13

C. ANIMAL INDUSTRY DIVISION

Approved 1. Request for (1) Preliminary Approval of Proposed Amendments to Chapter 22, Hawaii Administrative Rules, Entitled “Reporting of Animal Diseases” Concerning Division Responsibility, Veterinary Practitioner Responsibility, Penalties and List of Reportable Diseases; and (2) Authorization of the Chairperson to Schedule Public Hearings and Appoint a Hearing Officer

Approved 2. 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, 2000 Legislature, and (2) Authorization of the Chairperson to Schedule Public Hearings and Appoint a Hearing Officer

D. PLANT INDUSTRY DIVISION

Approved 1. Request for Appointment of Hearing Officer for Pesticides Contested Hearing in Docket No. 97-PE-010, Thinh Quang Farm and Thinh Quang

Approved 2. Request for (1) Preliminary Review of the Currently Unlisted Mangrove Clam (Anodontia stearnsiana) for Future Placement on the List of Restricted Animals (Part B); (2) Allow the Importation of the Unlisted Mangrove Clam (Anodontia stearnsiana) by Special Permit for Scientific Research; and (3) Establish Permit Conditions for the Importation of the Unlisted Mangrove Clam by Special Permit for Scientific Research

Approved 3. Request to (1) Review and Determine Currently Unlisted Strains of a Virus, JC Virus, for Future Placement on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A); (2) Allow the Importation of Unlisted Strains of a Virus, JC Virus, by Special Permit for Laboratory Research; and (3) Establish Permit Conditions for the Importation of Unlisted Strains of a Virus, JC Virus, for Laboratory Research