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SPRINGER:Commissioner, sorry, Mr. Hayashi. With Commissioner Siracusas <br />th <br />comments in mind, looking at that March 10 memo where theres a recommendation that the <br />applicant follow the weed risk assessment contained at the following website, is that part of what <br />your discussion is on Condition No. 10? <br />HAYASHI:That is the intent of Condition No. 10. <br />SPRINGER:€Cause we dont often see the DLNRDivision of Forestry and Wild Life <br />in these -. <br />HAYASHI:Thats correct. Our normal condition would be to comply with all <br />applicable State, County and Federal requirements. But in this particular case, we wanted to <br />expand it a little more. <br />SPRINGER:And with some specificity to that. <br />HAYASHI:Yes. <br />SPRINGER:Commissioner Siracusa, follow up? <br />SIRACUSA:The Weed Risk Assessment is a procedure whereby plants that have the <br />potential to be invasive here in Hawai€i are studied in relation to various factors that could make, <br />you know, for example, how old the plant is before it starts creating seeds, its dispersal <br />mechanisms,andallofthat.Butitisnotrequiredbylaw,bytheDLNR,orevenbytheAg <br />Department. It is only recommended. So it would not then come under an applicable rule, <br />regulation or requirement although it is definitely a really important guideline that has been <br />handed out recently to as many local nurseries as possible to spread the word. So I would like to <br />see something maybe a little more specific because its not only a rule, regulation or <br />requirement. Maybe include, you know, follow the Weed Risk Assessment in determining new <br />plants to bring into the State. <br />SPRINGER:Thank you, Commissioner Siracusa. Mr. Director, do you have any <br />comments or recommendations? <br />YUEN:I think thats a good suggestion. Its not actually a requirement. We could <br />have a condition that says that they shall go through the Weed Risk Assessment guidelines in <br />selecting their plants to introduce. <br />SPRINGER:Would that be a new condition or an addition to No. 10? <br />YUEN:You could make it a new condition. <br />SPRINGER:So well get back to that in -. <br />SIRACUSA:Thank you. I would like to see that happen. <br />7EXHIBIT C <br /> <br />