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MULTI-AGENCY MEETING ON COFFEE LEAF RUST
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 12, 2020 9:30AM
Teleconferencing via ZOOM
MEETING NOTES
● Welcome/Introductions
o Mitch Heidenreich
o Juli Coughlin - IR4 Program UH
● Updates
o HDOA (Kevin Hoffman)
▪ Surveys
● Continuing to survey across islands
● USDA notified samples from Kona are confirmed CLR
● USDA notified samples from Hilo not confirmed CLR
o NIS confirmed - negative
o AFIS identified very few spores
● Continuing to send USDA suspect samples
● All suspect samples from Oahu are negative
● Surveys on Maui are mostly kept in feral fields, farmers continue to monitor their own farms to alleviate possible spread between farms
● Protocol from farmers is to send in a picture prior to HDOA visiting commercial site
● Efforts to reach underserved populations that do not have access to electronic PR
o Article published in West Hawaii Today with little information on what to do if they see CLR
● Possibly a good ROI if we place an ongoing ad in the paper
▪ Quarantine (wifi connection went out so I was unable to get good notes on this section)
● Any testimony for the iterum rule is due today by 4:30, meeting on interim rule will be tomorrow 11/13
● Interisland shipping
o Disinfectant on bags - isopropyl alcohol, still in consideration
o Container to ship in - sealed drum, still in consideration
o Provisions are being written with some leeway
o UV treatment is also in consideration and tested
● Imported plant material (timeline & restrictions)
● Propagating during quarantine
o Planning to make CLR resistant plants more easily available quickly and safely
● Shipping directly from Hawaii Island or Maui to mainland - this permit would not apply
▪ USDA Letter
▪ Education
▪ Pesticide Branch
● Any pesticide approved by EPA but not currently approved in Hawaii, needs to be licensed by pesticide branch
o USDA...
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