Date:
October 25, 2005 (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 9/27/05 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 Class
“A”
Loan to
Henry M. and Trifona Hattal.
Action: Approved
Disposition: Loan being processed for closing.
2.
Request for Approval of One (1) Direct
Class “A”
Loan and One (1)
Direct Class “C” Loan to
Artemio Sibucao.
Action: Deferred
Disposition: Applicant has been notified
of deferral of board
action.
B.
AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
DIVISION
1. Request
for Consent to Assignment of Lease
General Lease No. S-4834 Keahole Agricultural Park, Phase II,
Lot 19, Island of Hawai’i.
Action: Approved
Disposition: Draft assignment and
consent document has been
approved by Deputy Attorney General. Closing has been
scheduled for November 9, 2005.
2.Request for Consent to Assignment of Lease General
Lease No. S-4628 Pahoa Agricultural Park, Phase I, Lot 25, Island of
Hawai’i.
Action: Deferred
Disposition: Lessee and assignee have been notified of
deferral of board action due to concern over the structure of
the
business taking title to the lease.
3. Request for Approval to Renew Revocable Permit
No. 12,
Issued to the Estate of Harry M. Okumura, Regarding
Waimanalo Irrigation System, Waimanalo, Oahu, Hawaii.
Action: Approved
Disposition: Submitting a request to the Governor for final
approval, along with a copy of the Small Business Statement
after Public Hearing. Copies of the proposed amendments
will be concurrently sent to the Department of Budget and
Finance and Department of Business Economic
Development and Tourism for review.
D.
PLANT INDUSTRY DIVISION
1. Request to: (1) Allow the
Importation of a Virus, Dengue
Virus Serotype 4, on the List of Restricted Microorganisms
(Part A), for Laboratory Research by Hawaii Biotech, Inc.;
and (2) Establish Permit Conditions for the Importation of a
Virus, Dengue Virus Serotype 4, on the List of Restricted
Microorganisms (Part A), for Laboratory Research by Hawaii
Biotech, Inc.
Action:
Approved
Disposition: Permit pending site inspection and
approval.
2. Request to: (1) Allow the Importation of Various
Species of a Fungus, Fusarium, on the List of
Restricted Microorganisms (Part A), for Plant Inoculation
Studies in the Greenhouse by the Hawaii Agriculture
Research Center; and (2) Establish Permit Conditions
for the Importation of Various Species of a Fungus,
Fusarium, on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part
A), for Plant Inoculation Studies in the Greenhouse by the
Hawaii Agriculture Research Center.
Action: Approved
Disposition: Permit pending site inspection an approval.
3.
Executive Session to have Legal Counsel Update
the Board
on Pending Litigation Regarding Mera Pharmaceuticals.
Action: No action needed
E. NEW BUSINESS
V. ADJOURNMENT
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