2019-03-19 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes (Amended)

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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes – March 19, 2019 wastewater. How did that happen? And I also want to \[unclear\] how fish and opihi down in the ocean were affected by the discharge so – thank you. JMG: My name is Jaerick Medeiros-Garcia – I’m the Acting President for Pepeekeo Community Association. I’m also the chairman for the shoreline fishermen. Thank you guys for tonight -.inviting Hu Honua to come and give a presentation. I wish that the community was notified on behalf of the liaison for Hu Honua, since she’s been the liaison – she not once reached out to the Pepeekeo Assn to let us know anything that’s going on in that – that was her job – that’s her job – that’s all she has to do is communicate with the community to let them know what’s happening down there behind those gates. Our concern is she’s been going to the elderly only – the people that she can get to – guys like us we know that Hu Honua has nothing good coming out of that place. As the president of the community assn my concern is to make sure that kupuna, the keikis is gonna be OK – that it’s gonna be safe. We’ll have on environmental assessment from the beginning – Hu Honua got nothing – they got nothing down there that can convince me that that thing down there is good for our community. I know for a fact that nothing good is coming out of that. I feel sorry for the guys that work there because they’ve been told what to think – they’re not concerned about what’s happening to the community. I work across the island – that’s where the job is at for me, you know. I know that they like work right there close to home – but why would they want to work for someplace that really all they’ve done to the community since they’ve started was lie. They do not have any credibility on what they’re about to say tonight because all the stuff that say were facts were false – from the injection wells – everything down there – there’s nothing good – HELCO doesn’t want anything to move forward with these guys, you know, I get emails from these people but you know what? Tonight is their chance that I going see if what they’re saying is fact because you know what – I wish that the community was aware of this meeting because I going tell you right now – this room would be filled with people – but, you know, we go see what happen tonight – I just want to thank you guys for your time – thank you for inviting Hu Honua up here to give this presentation and thank you guys. SM: When Hilo Coast Processing was used for plantation, it didn’t have all these kind of issues. I remember – everything used to go in the water. I no remember one time anybody stopping the plantation. JMG: Back then nobody was concerned. SM: Why? It’s the same... JMG: Nowadays and back then is two different days. SM: I don’t think so... 3