What's Being Discussed

The Hawaii Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity will meet on June 23, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. The meeting can be attended in person in Honolulu, by Zoom video, or by phone. Key topics include:

• Molokaʻi Agricultural Park land permits: Approving permits for a farmer named Grant Schule, and transferring a plot currently used by a livestock association to the state for a cattle disease testing center.
• Oʻahu farm lease rental credit: Approving a rental offset for a lessee in Waimānalo.
• Big Island agricultural land transfer: Approving the assignment of a farm lease at Keāhole Agricultural Park from a bank trust to a new company called Aloha Aina Estate Holdings LLC.
• Coffee Berry Borer pest spread: Formally recognizing that Kauaʻi, Molokaʻi, and Lānaʻi are now infested with this invasive coffee pest, and potentially easing restrictions on moving coffee between islands as a result.
• Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle protections: Reviewing a petition from the Lahaina Community Land Trust to quickly create rules limiting the movement of materials that could spread this destructive beetle to Maui and Lānaʻi.

Decisions Expected

• Votes on approving or denying each of the agricultural land permit and lease requests
• A decision on officially designating three islands as Coffee Berry Borer infested areas and adjusting related movement rules
• A decision on whether to begin emergency rulemaking to protect Maui and Lānaʻi from the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle

Who Should Pay Attention

• Coffee farmers on Kauaʻi, Molokaʻi, and Lānaʻi affected by the Coffee Berry Borer
• Maui and Lānaʻi residents and farmers concerned about the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle
• Agricultural landowners and lessees at state-managed farm parks
• Anyone interested in Hawaii's biosecurity and pest management policies