2019 05-14 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes – May 14, 2019 pigs would run down to the where get water – the river – the creeks – whatever – and they would drink that and activate it and a lot of them would die so the contaminants are what going in the water from what DLNR was creating. So anyhow – while that lawsuit was going on it was to protect the alala birds so they was gonna make 14 miles of fence for one bird when your bird needs cages not fences – but the idea was to get 10 million dollars to do this project. We went after the DLNR – all the way up to the Supreme Court and we lost at the Supreme Court – they said that they have a right to regulate our rights as Hawaiians – the State – and our rights to these protections of resources. But the idea was – we lost the lawsuit but that project didn’t happen – so they lost the project because of our lawsuit they moved that alala bird someplace else and I think the ‘io’s number one predator is the alala bird from growing up time we know that – the cowboys used to tell us a lot that they would see the ‘io \[unclear\] at all these black ravens or crows because they were invasive looking to them – they eat the other birds but they never eat the crow – so that was wiping out the crows and the other wipe out was shooting ‘em – we’d get rid of them by shooting ‘em – because they was taking up the aina or taking up our place of hunting and there was all signs over Hawaiians I mean over gathering rights – that’s years ago. So I know that the process of DLNR going out and making rules per se – if it’s rule making Chapter 31 or Chapter 13 rule making then that’s not their making laws – they’re making policy – and when you make policy or rules you gotta go out and do public hearings and the public hearings got to give input before they go back and write up stuff – not they write ‘em and they give ‘em to you and ask for your comments. The public gives comments then they get all the comments back and then they do the draft. When there’s a problem in the draft like we challenge – that’s when you get into the draft stage – you’ve got 30 days to make this argument and the draft – then when you don’t address your comments in the draft you get to put it – they’ll put it into the final – then when it gets to the final of you not getting yours addressed now you got 30 days to take ‘em to litigation – so that’s where we took ‘em to court – all our lawsuits at Pele Defense Fund has been against DLNR. It’s never really been against private people it’s the process of DLNR and the permits that they give and it’s all about science and not about subsistence. So you gotta be strong about saying I don’t care what you say – we’re a government agency – we get paid by the taxpayer and I saw your charter – the taxpayer put you in this position – not the Mayor, not the Governor – so you got to stand up for those people that put you in this position and challenge these people DLNR. I’m embarrassed that I pay these guys my hard work tax dollar and they short change all the guys on this Island because they get one comfortable job. That’s the name of the game. Comfort – got a good job – really no care inside about where they live and the resources – if they do they wouldn’t be doing this, if they really care... TN: So Pali, if they’re taking orders from their boss – isn’t that who we should be addressing? 22