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Form #: B-52 <br /> 7/18/91 <br /> DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE <br /> REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> DEPARTMENT: Research and Development DATE: May 8, 2019 <br /> STAFF CONTACT: Glenn Sako, Agriculture Specialist PHONE: 961-8811 <br /> A. REQUEST: <br /> This is a request for a bill for an ordinance to appropriate $200,000.00 to the HDOA CBB Pesticide Subsidy <br /> Program. The Department of Agriculture, State of Hawaii, is granting $200,000.00 to the County of Hawaii, <br /> Department of Research and Development for the purpose of assisting the coffee farmers by offsetting the <br /> cost of the insecticide to control the Coffee Berry Borer. <br /> We request that the $200,000.00 be added to Revenue Account 010.3305.89 and Expense Account <br /> 010.161.5163.26. <br /> Request to waive the Finance Committee and request to waive the 5-day holdover period as the contract <br /> deadlines are near. <br /> B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED): <br /> Coffee berry borer (CBB) is an insidious pest that is threatening the viability of Hawaii's coffee industry and <br /> research has shown that subsidizing the cost of pesticides is an effective and necessary incentive to <br /> encourage farmers to adopt recommended pest management strategies. This program will provide <br /> assistance to coffee growers by offsetting the cost of purchasing pesticides containing Beauveria bassiana, a <br /> naturally occurring fungus known to cause mortality in CBB. Authorization for the original funding is from Act <br /> 105, SLH 2014. <br /> The Hawaii Department of Agriculture will be working in collaboration with the County of Hawaii to provide <br /> statewide access to the program. As CBB is most prevalent on Hawaii island, the Department of Agriculture's <br /> Program Manager will be based here and would enable the quickest access to the program for the coffee <br /> farmers most in need. <br /> SIGNED: i , nuc//(r S <br /> DATE: � 7fi <br /> Department Head <br /> 1)2.44M <br />