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I. CALL TO ORDER

II. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM 1/27/04 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 New Farmer (Real Estate) Loan to Charles A. Gallison.

Action: Approved

B. AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DIVISION

1. Request to Remove Two Members of the Honokaa-Paauilo Irrigation System Water User Advisory Board, Eliminate Those Seats, and Designate a New Representative for the Mauna Kea Soil & Water Conservation District

Action: Approved

2. Request for Authorization to Redefine the Boundaries of the Honokaa-Paauilo Irrigation System, Lower Hamakua Ditch, Island of Hawaii.

C. QUALITY ASSURANCE DIVISION

1. Request that the Board of Agriculture Relax the Minimum Export Requirements for Papayas, for the Period March 18, 2004, through June 15, 2004, to Allow Export of Properly Labeled Papayas that do not Meet the Maturity and Soluble Solids Requirements of Hawaii No. 1 Papayas.

D. PLANT INDUSTRY

Microorganisms

1. Request to: (1) Allow the Importation of Bacteria, Corynebacterium (Clavibacter) michiganensis subsp. insidiosus, on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A), and Unlisted Species of Corynebacterium, Determined to be High-Risk, by Special Permit, for Laboratory Diagnostics; and (2) Establish Permit Conditions for Bacteria, Corynebacterium (Clavibacter) michiganensis subsp. insidiosus, on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A), and Unlisted Species of Corynebacterium, Determined to be High-Risk, by Special Permit, for Laboratory Diagnostics

ACTION: Items were voted on separately. Item (1) was deferred. Item (2) was approved.

2. Request to: (1) Allow the Importation of Various Species of a Fungus, Dreschslera, on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A), for Laboratory Diagnostics; and (2) Establish Permit Conditions for the Importation of Various Species of a Fungus, Dreschslera, on the List of Restricted Microorganisms (Part A), for Laboratory Diagnostics

Action: Approved

Insects

3. Request to: (1) Preliminarily Review the Currently Unlisted Parasitic Wasp, Fopius ceratitivorus, for Future Placement on the List of Restricted Animals (Part A); (2) Allow the Importation of the Parasitic Wasp, Fopius ceratitivorus, by Special Permit, for Scientific Research; and (3) Establish Permit Conditions for the Importation of the Parasitic Wasp, Fopius ceratitivorus, for Scientific Research

Action: Approved

V. NEW BUSINESS

VI. ADJOURNMENT