C.L. Chia (e-mail: chian@hawaii.edu)

36th ANNUAL HAWAII BANANA INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE
Co-Sponsored by the College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Venue: Ka Lama #103, Maui Community College, Kahului.

TENTATIVE PROGRAM
FRIDAY, MAY 21, 2004

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8:45 - 9:30 am Registration
Delan Perry (Treasurer, HBIA) in charge
9:30 - 9:50 am Welcome
Convenor: Dr. Thomas Reese (Maui Banana Co.)
Hon. Alan M. Arakawa (Mayor, Maui County)
Richard Ha (President, HBIA)
9:50 - 10:10 am Status of the BBTV Outbreak on the Big Island
Nilton Matayoshi (Hawaii Dept. Agriculture)
10:10 - 10:40 am Banana Break
(Sponsors: United Agri Products/United Horticultural Supply & BEI Hawaii)
10:40 - 11:00 am Sec. 18 for Provado Use in Banana Aphid Control
Dr. John McHugh (Crop Care Hawaii, LLC)
11:00 - 11:20 am Epidemiology of Banana Bunchy Top Virus
Dr. Rodrigo Almeida (Dept. Plant & Env. Prot. Sci., CTAHR)
11:20 - 11:40 am Development of Transgenic Banana for BBTV Resistance
Dr. John Hu & D. Gaskill (Dept. Plant & Env. Prot. Sci., CTAHR)
11:40 am - 12:00 n Crop Insurance: Tree Policy
Joe K. Davis (CEO, AgriLogic, Inc., College Station, TX)
12:00 n - 1:20 pm Lunch
1:20 - 1:40 pm Crop Insurance: Fruit Policy
Joe K. Davis (CEO, AgriLogic, Inc., College Station, TX)
1:40 - 2:00 pm BBTV and PBARC’s Role in Research in Hawaii
Dr. Dennis Gonsalves (Director, PBARC-USDA, Hilo)
2:00 - 2:20 pm Crop Insurance: Implementation for Hawaii Bananas
Joe K. Davis (CEO, AgriLogic, Inc., College Station, TX)
2:20 - 2:50 pm Banana Break
(Sponsors: United Agri Products/United Horticultural Supply & BEI Hawaii)
2:50 - 3:50 pm Panel Discussion on Current BBTV Outbreak
Moderator: Dr. Scot Nelson (Dept. PEPS, CTAHR)
3:50 pm End of Formal Session
3:50 - 4:20 pm HBIA Business Meeting & Elections (members only)

EVENING SESSION
Venue: Hale Reese, Haiku
5:30 - 7:00 pm Social Banana Eating
7:00 pm Dinner

FIELD TRIP
SATURDAY, MAY 22, 2004
8:30 AM Vans depart Maui Beach Hotel for Kula
9:00 to 10:00 AM Maui Lavender Farm
10:30 to 11:30 AM Tedeschi Winery & Wine Tasting
11:30 to 12:30 PM LUNCH
1:00 to 2:00 PM Kula Vista Protea
2:30 PM Drop-off at Kahului Airport
2:45 PM Pau at Maui Beach Hotel