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Advisory committee urges board to consider interim rule after hearing wide public support to fight coconut rhinoceros beetle
Summary
After extensive public testimony and staff presentations, the advisory committee found existing rules insufficient and approved a recommendation that the Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity consider an interim rule restricting movement of CRB host material on Hawaii Island to slow spread and protect native palms.
The Advisory Committee on Plants and Animals recommended that the Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity consider an interim rule restricting the transport and handling of coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB) host material within a designated infested area on Hawaii Island, finding that existing state rules are insufficient and that circumstances constitute an emergency.
Jonathan Hall, plant quarantine branch manager, outlined the petition filed by community groups and conservation organizations seeking interim rulemaking under HRS 158-9.5 to require permits or compliance agreements for transporting, selling or otherwise moving CRB host materials in the identified Kona area. Hall said petitioners and the branch had worked together to refine draft language and that the committee’s key role was to…
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