2019 09-10 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes – September 10, 2019 us, you know, I think he did a really, really great job. And I just wanted to read our charter – just to refresh us all on the Game Management Advisory Commission. It is for the benefit of present and future generations – the Game Management Advisory Commission shall advise county, state and federal agencies on matters relating to the preservation of subsistence hunting and fishing, as well as protecting traditional and cultural gathering rights and we were voted into existence on the ballot thanks to heroes like Tony Sylvester – remember back in the day, huh, Tony? We were holding signs on the roadside to get people to vote for it on the ballot and the public voted it in to existence which I’m thankful for. OK. So, um, let’s do the approval of minutes for July 30. Anybody want to move to approve the minutes? APPROVAL OF MINUTES: TN: This is Teresa in Kona. Move to approve. JO: I’ll second. FINANCIAL REPORT: NP: Abraham Antonio moved for approval of the August 31, 2019 financial report as submitted. Seconded by George Donev and carried unanimously by voice vote. I just want to say something that I’ve always wanted to say – I’m really thankful to the Mayor for giving us a budget – that we have this facility and we have these really great people helping us and working for us -really wonderful ladies – they’re just so perfect and I just want to give thanks for that. So anybody want to move to approve the financial report? NP: Cory would you like to come up and give testimony? State your full name. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS: CH: Cory Harden – just a few comments on the herbicide management on Mauna Kea. I’m hoping that DLNR will consider alternative herbicides. There’s a whole lot of things in my yard – they use a vinegar spray – works great – I’ll just get a bottle of vinegar from KTA and dump it – it works. They have some kind of cinnamon spray that also works – your whole place smells like cinnamon but it worked. You can use goats, you know, if they’re confined to – as you guys know as you’re always pointing out they do keep the grass down. Hot water will work. I hope DLNR will talk about other things besides spraying Roundup – I’m sure we’ve all seen in the news the people suing for having got cancer – we don’t really need our state taxpayers paying out after people get cancer up there, yeah, OK, thank you. 2