The department shall submit an annual report on the biosecurity program to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session of the legislature. The report shall include:

(1) The schedule required under § 150A-56;

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 150A-57

  • Department: means the department of agriculture. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 150A-2
  • Pest: means any animal, insect, disease agent or other organism in any stage of development that is detrimental or potentially harmful to agriculture, or horticulture, or animal or public health, or natural resources including native biota or has an adverse effect on the environment as determined by the board. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 150A-2
(2) The status of each activity required by Act 243, Session Laws of Hawaii 2016, including for each activity:

(A) All expenditures;
(B) Descriptions of and the purposes of any activity-related travel;
(C) Workforce allocation; and
(D) Measure of effectiveness;
(3) Summary of interisland inspections and export inspection activities;
(4) Projections by year of future expenditures and future acreage to be under pest management by crop; and
(5) Activities yet to be completed, and, if applicable, an explanation why they were not completed.