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SUMMARY:Advisory Committee on Plants and Animals Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Council: Board of Agriculture\n\nOfficial Notice: https://calendar.ehawaii.gov/calendar/meeting/77511/details.html\n\nState of Hawaii
\nDepartment of Agriculture and Biosecurity
\nHonolulu\, Hawaii
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\nAGENDA 
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\nADVISORY COMMITTEE ON                                                                       Friday  
\nPLANTS AND ANIMALS                                                                                July 17\, 2026 
\nMEETING                                                                                                       1:30 PM                                                                                                                                                                            
\nPlace:             In person access - Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity 
\nPlant Quarantine Branch Conference Room
\n1849 Auiki Street 
\nHonolulu\, Hawaii 96819-3100 
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\n                        Video Conference - Please click the link below to join the webinar:
\n                        https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88301456890
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\nOr One tap mobile:
\n+13462487799\,\,88301456890# US (Houston)
\n+16694449171\,\,88301456890# US
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\nOr Telephone:
\n                         Dial (for higher quality\, dial a number based on your current location):
\n+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
\n+1 669 444 9171 US
\n+1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
\n+1 719 359 4580 US
\n+1 253 205 0468 US
\n+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
\n+1 309 205 3325 US
\n+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
\n+1 360 209 5623 US
\n+1 386 347 5053 US
\n+1 507 473 4847 US
\n+1 564 217 2000 US
\n+1 646 931 3860 US
\n+1 689 278 1000 US
\n+1 929 205 6099 US (New York)
\n+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
\n+1 305 224 1968 US
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\nWebinar ID: 883 0145 6890
\nInternational numbers available: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kblEHE7ah5
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\nMembers of the public may submit written testimony via e-mail to:
\nDAB.PQ.TESTIMONY@HAWAII.GOV\, via postal mail to the Plant Quarantine Branch (PQB) Office at 1849 Auiki Street\, Honolulu\, HI 96819\; or via fax to the PQB Manager at (808) 832-0584. Please include the word “testimony” and the subject matter following the address line.
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\nWe request submission of testimony at least 24 hours prior to the meeting to ensure that it can
\nbe distributed to the Committee members.
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\nCopies of the Advisory Committee Packet will be available for on-line review at: https://dab.hawaii.gov/blog/main/pqmtgs/.  Copies of the Committee packet are also available for inspection at the PQB at 1849 Auiki Street\, Honolulu\, HI 96819.
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\nFor internet\, telephone\, and in-person access\, when testifying\, you will be asked to identify yourself and the organization\, if any\, that you represent. Each testifier will be limited to two minutes of testimony per agenda item.
\nIf internet and phone connection is lost\, the meeting may reconvene when either audiovisual communication or audio-only communication is established within 30 minutes.  The public may access the reconvened meeting by clicking the link again or calling one of the numbers provided above.
\nIf it is not possible to reconvene the meeting within 30 minutes after an interruption\, then check the agency’s website for information as to whether the meeting will be continued to an alternative date and time\, or the meeting may be terminated.
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\nINTERNET ACCESS:
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\nTo view the meeting and provide live oral testimony during the meeting\, please use the above link. You will be asked to enter your name in order to access the meeting as an attendee. The Committee requests that you enter your full name\, but you may use a pseudonym or other identifier if you wish to remain anonymous. You will also be asked for an email address. You may fill in this field with any entry in an email format\, e.g.\, *****@***mail.com.
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\nAs an attendee\, your microphone will be automatically muted during the meeting unless you are providing testimony. For each agenda item you wish to testify on\, please click the Raise Hand button found on your Zoom screen. Committee staff will individually enable each testifier to unmute their microphone. When recognized by the Committee Chairperson\, please unmute your microphone before speaking and mute your microphone after you finish speaking in order to prevent audio feedback. 
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\nPHONE ACCESS:
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\nIf you cannot get internet access\, you may get audio-only access by calling the Zoom Phone Number listed at the top on the agenda.
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\nUpon dialing the number\, you will be prompted to enter the Meeting ID which is also listed at the top of the agenda. After entering the Meeting ID\, you will be asked to either enter your panelist number or wait to be admitted into the meeting. You will not have a panelist number. So\, please wait until you are admitted into the meeting.
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\nWhen the Committee Chairperson asks for public testimony\, you may indicate you want to testify by entering “*” and then “9” on your phone’s keypad. After entering “*” and then “9”\, a voice prompt will let you know that the host of the meeting has been notified.
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\nWhen recognized by the Committee Chairperson\, you may unmute yourself by pressing “*”
\nand then “6” on your phone. A voice prompt will let you know that you are unmuted.  Once you are finished speaking\, please enter “*” and then “6” again to mute yourself.
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\nIN-PERSON ACCESS:
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\nThere will also be one meeting location\, open to the public\, which will have an audio-visual connection.  That meeting will be held at:
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\nState of Hawaii\, Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity
\nPlant Quarantine Branch
\n1849 Auiki Street
\nHonolulu\, Hawaii 96819-3100
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\nI.          CALL TO ORDER
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\nII.         INTRODUCTION
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\nIII.        REQUEST(S) FOR REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION BY COMMITTEE
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\nNote: Public testimony will be accepted on each agenda item.
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\nA.    (1)  Review of the Petition From the Lahaina Community Land Trust to Implement an Interim Rule Pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statutes §150A-9.5\, to Restrict the Transportation of Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB) Host Material which Includes Potted Plants\, Coconut Fruit\,  Decomposing Plant Material Such as Compost\, Wood\, Tree Chips\, and Mulch\, Plant Propagation Media and Other Items Comprised of Decomposing Organic Plant Material such as Landscaping Material or Erosion Control Socks From Any Other Area in the State to the Islands of Maui and Lānaʻi\; 
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\n(2)  A Finding that the Existing Regulations in chapter 4-72\, Hawaii Administrative Rules\, Related to the Transportation of CRB Host Material including\, Potted Plants\, Coconut Fruit\, Decomposing Plant Material Such as Compost\, Wood\, Tree Chips\, and Mulch\, Plant Propagation Media and Other Items Comprised of Decomposing Organic Plant Material such as Landscaping Material or Erosion Control Socks are Insufficient to Prevent the Spread of CRB to the Islands of Maui and Lānaʻi which Creates a Situation Dangerous to the Public Health and Safety or to the Ecological Health of Flora or Fauna Present in the State that is so Immediate in Nature as to Constitute an Emergency Justifying an Interim Rule\; and 
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\n(3)  A Finding that the Adoption of an Interim Rule to Further Restrict the Transportation of CRB Host Material including Potted Plants\, Coconut Fruit\, Decomposing Plant Material Such as Compost\, Wood\, Tree Chips\, and Mulch\, Plant Propagation Media and Other Items Comprised of Decomposing Organic Plant Material such as Landscaping Material or Erosion Control Socks From Any Area in the State is Required to Prevent the Spread of CRB to the Islands of Maui and Lānaʻi.
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\nIV.        ADJOURNMENT
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\nThe Committee may go into Executive Session pursuant to exceptions provided under Section 92-5\, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS)\, including to consult with the Committee's attorney on questions and issues pertaining to the Committee's powers\, duties\, privileges\, immunities\, and liabilities\, pursuant to Section 92-5(4)\, HRS.
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\nThe Hawai‘i Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity (DAB) does not discriminate on the basis of race\, color\, sex\, national origin\, age\, or disability\, or any other class as protected under 
\napplicable federal or state law\, in administration of its programs\, or activities\, and DAB does not intimidate or retaliate against any individual or group because they have exercised their rights to participate in actions protected\, or oppose action prohibited\, by 40 C.F.R. Parts 5 and 7\, or for the purpose of interfering with such rights.
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\nIf you have any questions about this notice or any of DAB’s non-discrimination programs\, policies\, or procedures\, you may contact:
\nRae Gee\, Non-Discrimination Coordinator
\nDepartment of Agriculture and Biosecurity\, 1428 S. King Street\, Honolulu\, HI 96814
\n(808) 973-9591\, dab.titlevi@hawaii.gov
\nIf you believe that you have been discriminated against with respect to a DAB program or activity\, you may contact the Non-Discrimination Coordinator identified above.
\nTo request language interpretation for this document\, please contact: Language Access Coordinator located at 1428 South King Street\, Honolulu\, HI 96813 (Phone: 808-973-9496 or 
\nEmail: dab.hr@hawaii.gov). Individuals may request oral interpretation services to request a written translation of this document.
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\nIf you need an auxiliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability\, contact Rae Gee at (808) 973-9591 or dab.titlevi@hawaii.gov as soon as possible. Include a description of the accommodation you will need and tell us how to contact you if we need more information. Make your request as early as possible. Last-minute requests will be accepted\, but may be impossible to fill.
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\nUpon request\, this notice is available in alternate/accessible formats.
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LOCATION:Virtual Videoconference Meeting - ZOOM Webinar & In-person Dept. of Agriculture and Biosecurity/Plant Quarantine\, 1849 Auiki Street\, Honolulu\, HI 96819
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