2019 05-14 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes – May 14, 2019 DLNR – sent me a link to say that they had a game management plan already – so in the conversation they – some of our hunters mentioned that what they actually say that it’s not a game management plan – it was more of a control and eradication plan, which is something that they’re concerned about – so I think – the thought of having a game management plan – that is one of the biggest concerns our hunters have – is it just to control and eradicate and also the fact that I didn’t hear anything about our subsistence gathering – I heard recreational hunting – nothing about subsistence gathering – which I think is important – which is Article 12, Section 7 – very important – because that’s Constitution – it’s not a rule and regulation and that’s all I wanted to point out, OK? GD: Now hearing about all these different concerns from the public and from our commission – are you going to take that into account when writing and drafting the game management plan going forwards? AA: Anybody else from the public at any time and at any meeting you guys can just come up and speak. BKK: And then go ahead – press the red button and just state your name for the record/ DE: My name is Danny Idos – I try to come to a lot of these GMAC meetings – I went to some several years ago – there’s a lot of new faces – but I did bring up something at a previous GMAC meeting several years ago when DLNR was here – that was never touched on and I’m speaking on behalf of a lot of my hunter friends. I’m – just to let you know that I’m a pig hunter – bird hunter, a fisherman, bow hunter. I hunted pretty much all over this Island and people that have been hunting here long enough have a concern and it’s brought to my attention about – my question to DLNR is what’s being done about the invasive weeds that are overtaking our prime hunting grounds. I mean, all you got to do is go over there to Mauna Kea – or drive on Saddle Road – and you see these – it looks deceiving – it looks like green – but it’s these vines that are just overtaking our prime hunting spots. These are hunting areas that used to have a lot of goats, a lot of sheep – a lot of birds and so all we have left are these grounds that have no game – because I know on the mainland where they do real game management – they do things to sustain the game there – not only water – but they do like controlled burns – some places for deer they do – they put food plots – but, um, just like Mr. Umeda brought up - I think Hawaii is the only place that doesn’t have real game management and I’m just a simple hunter here but I’m really concerned because – and that’s why I try to go to these GMAC meetings is because it affects all of us – all of us hunters – and fishermen – so I really don’t know if they have an answer but the last time that I did ask DLNR that question – they’re response was well we do some mowing. And we got laughter in the audience and brother Hoeflinger – that just left – his response was bring in 24