Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity Meeting Minutes
The Board approved a direct operating loan for a nonprofit farm, authorized the transfer of multiple leases and vacant parcels into the Agricultural Enterprise Program, and approved the assignment of a general lease on Molokai. A request to amend a prior board action regarding land parcels containing a high-hazard dam was deferred pending further information. The Board also reviewed proposed amendments to an interim rule regarding Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle regulations and the movement of host materials; however, the motions to amend failed, and the existing rule remained unchanged.
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Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity Meeting Agenda
The meeting agenda includes requests for the approval of amended rules for the Agricultural Loan Division and an emergency loan for OCR Inc. dba Small Kine Farm. Additionally, the board will discuss the conversion of a general lease for the former Kaupakulua School Lot and a request for a right-of-entry for environmental assessment work at the Pana'ewa Agricultural Park and Farm Lots. Discussions regarding the Plant Industry Division cover the importation of Plains Bison by Aloha Bison, LLC, a petition to amend quarantine rules for gravel movement to Molokai, and the proposed adoption of Hawaii Administrative Rules Chapter 4-69 regarding pest designation. Furthermore, the meeting will include an informational briefing regarding biosecurity activities related to Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 150A.
