C.L. Chia

(e-mail: chian@hawaii.edu)

 

39th Annual Hawaii Papaya Industry Association Conference
Co-sponsored by the College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources
University of Hawaii at Manoa

September 26-27, 2003

Venue: Hilo Hawaiian Hotel
71 Banyan Drive, Hilo, HI 96720. Phone: (808) 935-9361
Fax: (808) 961-9642.

TENTATIVE PROGRAM
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
8:30 – 9:20 am Registration
Faith Suzuki (Treasurer, HPIA) in charge
9:20 – 9:30 am Welcome
Hon. Harry Kim (Mayor, Hawaii County)
Delan Perry (President, HPIA)
9:30 – 9:50 am Progress of Japan Deregulation for Hawaii ‘Rainbow’ Papaya
Dr. Dennis Gonsalves (USDA/ARS, Pac. Basin Agric. Res. Cntr.)
9:50 – 10:20 am Papaya Nectar Break
(Sponsors: Tropical Hawaiian Products & United Horticultural Supply)
10:20 – 10:40 am Hawaii Regulations for Papaya Export
Walter Mitsui (Quality Assurance Div., HDOA)
10:40 – 11:00 am Papaya Crop Insurance
Dr. Kent Fleming (Dept. Trop. Plant & Soil Sci., CTAHR)
11:00 – 11:20 am Papaya Seed Germination Studies
Dr. Mike Nagao (Dept. Trop. Plant & Soil Sci., CTAHR) & Dr. S. Furutani (UH-Hilo)
11:20 – 11:40 am President’s Report
Delan Perry (Volcano Isle Fruit Co.)
11:40 – 12:00 n Update on Papaya Pesticides
Dr. Mike Kawate (Dept. Plant & Environ. Protect. Sci., CTAHR)
12:00 – 1:20 pm Lunch
Speaker: to be announced
1:20 - 1:40 pm Control of White Peach Scale on Papaya
Dr. Mark Wright (Dept. Plant & Environ. Protect. Sci., CTAHR)
1:40 – 2:00 pm Marketing Report
Tom Tjerandsen (McClure & Tjerandsen, San Francisco)
2:00 – 2:20 pm R&D Report
Delan Perry (Volcano Isle Fruit Co.)
2:20 – 2:50 pm Papaya Nectar Break
(Sponsors: Tropical Hawaiian Products & United Horticultural Supply)
2:50 – 4:00 pm Determining Priorities & Goals of HPIA
Ken Kamiya (Kamiya Farms)
4:00 pm End of Formal Session
4:00 – 5:00 pm HPIA Business Meeting (Members only)

EVENING PROGRAM
Venue: Nani Mau Gardens
421 Makalika Street, Hilo, HI 96720. Ph. 959-3500
5:30 – 7:00 pm Social Hour (Sponsor: Young Brothers Ltd.)
7:00 pm Dinner
M.C.: Ken Kamiya (Kamiya Farms)
Invocation: Sarah Hauanio
 

FIELD TRIP
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
8:30 am Depart Hilo Hawaiian Hotel
8:45 – 9:00 am Processing Coffee
(Host: Kathy Patton, Hilo Coffee Mill)
9:15 – 9:45 am Production & Comparison of ‘Catuai’ vs. "Kona Coffee"
(Host: Mel Nishina, Mel’s Coffee Farm, Keaau)
10:30 – 11:00 am CTAHR Volcano Expt. Station: Hydroponic Tomato
(Host: Dr. Bernard Kratky, Dept. Trop. Plant & Soil Sci., CTAHR)
11:00 – 11: 30 am Volcano Rare Plant Facility: Rare Native Hawaiian Plants
(Host Patty Moriyasu, Cntr. Conservation Res. & Training, UHM)
12:00 n – 12:45 pm Lunch at Bird Park (Kipuka Puaulu), Volcanoes National Park
1:30 pm Airport drop-off
1:45 pm Pau at Hilo Hawaiian Hotel