2019 06-25 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes – June 25, 2019 GH: And if – and much like other grants that get and plans that get proposed in government – it would be nice for actual dates or timeframes to be attached to those steps. That’s just my point, if possible. BKK: Thanks, Grayson. All right, is there anybody else? Yes, sir? You can say it from there – I’ll just repeat it. ?: \[Not speaking in mic\] BKK: To summarize that, ah, basically it’s that the court order mandate and doing the game management plan will be difficult to create the process of implementing a GMP because of the court order. TN: Yeah, so, the question is – this is Teresa – is the court order to totally eradicate – is that the court order? \[Unclear\] remove. So they remove it from Mauna Kea and they transplant it somewhere else? ?: \[Not speaking in mic\] TN: Bronson today when we were driving through Humuula – we saw the sheep. I’m pretty sure I saw over 100, so is that land area part of Mauna Kea? AA: But that’s under Hawaiian Homes – that’s totally different rules. Abraham – District 5. TN: It’s totally different rules? AA: Yeah. TN: So that’s private. IC: It’s Department of Hawaiian Homelands – so the court order is for the eradication of sheep – hybrid and Mouflon sheep within the palila critical habitat, which essentially is inside the six foot fence for those of you that hunt up there that it was – is being built. TN: How many acres. IC: I think the total in that fenced – I want to say 60 – I hope I’m not wrong and that includes the science reserve and I don’t know how big that is. SM: Steve – this is Stanley from District 1. We’re not – this game management plan – and I know everybody think it’s for Mauna Kea but we need one plan for the rest of the Island, you know, so... BKK: Right. It’s not Mauna Kea specific – it’s for the entire... 29