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Senator Keohokalole asks for documents after testimony that Agriculture allowed lightly infested goods
Summary
Sen. Keohokalole told the Senate that during a Feb. 11 joint hearing a Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity testifier said the agency had allowed lightly infested agricultural goods into Hawaii. Keohokalole requested documents under Senate rules to determine whether the practice violates HRS 150A-7.
Senator Jarrett Keohokalole told colleagues the Senate should investigate whether the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity (DAB) has been operating a policy that allows agricultural goods with pests to enter the state despite a statutory prohibition.
Keohokalole said that during a Feb. 11 joint hearing on Senate Bill 2760 a DAB testifier "freely admitted that DAB has been letting agricultural goods infested with pests that inspectors had determined were only lightly…
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