2019-04-15 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes – April 15, 2019 COMMISSIONERS’ REPORTS BY DISTRICT: NP: From my district – District 4 – Lower Puna – Abraham’s been helping me by talking to Ian Cole who just walked out, unfortunately to get him to talk to us about re-establishing access after post lava on public hunting areas in Lower Puna but we’re hoping to still take a tour of the different public hunting areas there and talk to DOFAW about re-establishing access for the hunters so that’s on the table... GD: I’m still working on the inquiry that we voted on last meeting – I’d like to just get things together and make sure we ask the right questions and you know \[unclear\] so I’m still working on that... AA: So what’s that? GD: Last meeting there was an inquiry on the Hu Honua project right after their presentation we, I think as a commission, right, decided that we would like ask further questions and be in communication with them regarding our mission and what we can do for the Pepeekao area. TN: George is referring to our minutes that I moved to have a letter drafted to inquire as to our impacts of our hunting and fishing that Hu Honua Ola may have and it was seconded by George so hearing the forester tonight – I think he’s a good reference and resource for us to inquire our questions regarding hunting in their forest area. We learned a little bit more tonight by his report and I guess we can give a more detailed question letter to him that George and I will be working on. Thank you. AA: Been working with Ian Cole for a little while. They recently finished clearing up Tree Planting Road to gain better access for the hunters – the road was totally encroached. Also, right across the street there’s this other area called Frog Pond in the Puu Makaala area right below the NARS area and they went clear right around and they came up through the top and then they supposed to be working on going into Flume Road and doing the same thing there cause it’s just – some of the areas are just impassable so they had equipment in there and they was clearing up the road so... They doing good. BKK: Any other commissioners’ reports? KU: The range on the 16-Mile Marker – I was very fortunate this morning to go up there. They’re working upper range and fine line is moved about 35 yards forward of where everyone shoots. The angle will be more towards the Hilo area and the top range will be 50 yards now, instead of the traditional 100 that 29