2019 05-14 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes – May 14, 2019 GH: I have a question for DLNR. Mr. Hoeflinger showed us a slide of the original people who worked on it – on the game management plan with DLNR and community hunting members – it’s kinda like déjà vu for me – what can we do so that 15 years from now they’re not putting up a slide of our names saying we’re deceased and incapacitated and still having the same conversation about a game management plan not being implemented. What can we do differently this time? SB: I think you need to hold us to task and keep reminding us that this needs to move forward because we get busy with a lot of other projects that we’re involved in – so everyone needs to make it a priority and help move it forward quickly so that that doesn’t happen. And a commitment from everybody involved. TN: I’d like to share a bright idea. If I may – this is Teresa. Why not community input first before you do your draft? Is that a hard action to take? I know the instruction was you folks do the draft, OK, go ahead – do the draft – but what about community input first? Something to think about. Yes, so... Why not a whole community island-wide and information like this would be helpful before you folks start your draft because you have no information right now from the public to even think what the public needs are, or what the public wants to share with you or the public’s knowledge – that’s vital – you folks don’t have that – you don’t have ancestral knowledge. This is Hawaii – this is not anywhere else – we’re unique – our island is unique, our species are unique, our island style is unique and you go ahead and draft something that is not island style, I’m sorry, I mean, I feel perplexed here that you’ve not incorporated but why not public first and have a meeting island- wide. Just a suggestion. BKK: Is there any other questions from the commissioners? OK. Thank you, gentlemen very much. Appreciate it. KS: Thank you. BKK: We’re looking at 6 a. on the Commission Rules and Regulations. Is there – I’m gonna go ahead and table this because I don’t think I have amended it. I don’t know, which one it was... BKK: I’m just going to table it for now. Ah, 7 a. under New Business – the Kaupulehu – under New Business – on behalf of the Commission I’ve written a letter to the DAR Division on an update of the Kaupulehu Fish Replenishment Area – the letter has been shared to the Commission and will be placed on the – to the record. I hope it’s too have a briefing for the Commission by the next meeting. Is there any other New Business any commissioners want to bring up? 26