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HI SR217
Resolution
AI Summary
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Urges Hawaii Department of Agriculture to investigate how coffee berry borer and coffee leaf rust were introduced into Hawaii and what role green coffee importation played in these introductions
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Requires Department of Agriculture to submit findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than 20 days before the 2022 Regular Session
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Coffee generated $50.16 million in value in 2018 on just 7,100 acres, ranking as Hawaii's second-highest value crop
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Coffee berry borer infested Kona and Kau regions in 2010 and has spread to Oahu, Maui, Kauai, and Lanai, with over 90 percent of Kona farms affected
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Coffee leaf rust confirmed in Hawaii in October 2020 and found on 11 of 17 surveyed farms in February 2021, with potential for 30-80 percent crop losses if unchecked
Legislative Description
Urging The Department Of Agriculture To Identify How Coffee Berry Borer And Coffee Leaf Rust Entered Into Hawaii And Measures To Prevent The Flow Of These Invasive Species Into The State To Protect The Ongoing Viability Of Hawaii's Coffee Industry.
Coffee Berry Borer
Last Action
Certified copies of resolutions sent, 06-21-21.
6/21/2021