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Board preliminarily approves pesticide rule changes to match EPA plan, authorizes public hearings
Summary
The Board of Agriculture voted to preliminarily approve amendments to HAR chapter 4‑66 to align state pesticide certification rules with the U.S. EPA‑approved state plan and recent state law changes, and authorized scheduling public hearings and appointing hearing officers.
The Hawaii Board of Agriculture voted unanimously to preliminarily approve proposed amendments to Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR) chapter 4‑66 that update state pesticide certification rules to conform with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency‑approved state plan and with changes enacted by the Legislature (Act 220 of 2023).
Greg Takashima, pesticides program manager, told the board the primary edits replace instances of “shall” with “must” to clarify mandatory requirements and align state language with the federal Code of Federal…
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