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BOARD ACTIONS

 

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:  Staff prepared clarification of present statutes
      and rules for board’s consideration.

C.        QUALITY ASSURANCE DIVISION

   1.      Request for Approval to Adopt Proposed Amendments
            Presented at Public Hearings to Section 4-41-13, Hawaii
           Administrative Rules, entitled “Minimum Export Grades” and
           Section 4-41-52, Hawaii Administrative Rules, entitled
           “Standards for Hawaii-Grown Papaya.”

                     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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