2019 09-10 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes – September 10, 2019 out a copy. OK, is there any other new business anybody wants to talk about? All right then, Committee reports. COMMITTEE REPORTS TN: This is Teresa and I went to the CZM and it was an interesting meeting that they now – since 2006 have incorporated the ahupuaa system – they now take care from mountain to ocean and the CZM group is an overseer of State and County. So whatever development comes up – they’re mandated to oversee any State and County management plans and it’s a process that they oversee to make sure the mandates of taking care of our ocean to mountain resources is that here to on any development – from mountain to ocean – I just thought it was wonderful that since 2006, which I didn’t know that they have incorporated the ahupuaa system. So I had gotten brochures and fliers and I’ve given it to Donna to send to Nora and to give it to you so you can pass that out and I’d like everyone to look at it and at our next meeting we can discuss anything that you review on it and see, ah, in their brochures if there’s anything affecting GMAC – fishing issues all the way hunting issues up at the Mauna since now they’re an overseer of State of County planning departments. NP: Yeah, interesting. TN: And after you receive it Nani pass it out to the members and they can look at it and see where we can, um, look at their process and review process to see if we can incorporate any of their suggestion into our game management plan. Thank you. NP: OK. Thank you, Teresa. AA: Abraham – District 5. Teresa – what is that company name again? TN: Excuse me, this is Teresa – it’s CZM Ocean Resources Management Plan and they oversee the State and County. So it’s Hawaii CZM Program Coastal Zone Management – Hawaii State Office of Planning. AA: So how would this affect DOFAW – you guys working with them already or? TN: Their partners is NOAA, EPA, US Navy, US CG, Fish & Wildlife, West Hawaii Fisheries and under the State and County they include their partners like DBEDT, DOD, DOH, DLNR, DOT, DHHL, OHA, I mean, you know, I didn’t know that CZM oversees all of their partners as what’s coming down onto the table in the way of planning and so this is a mandated, federal law that they’re funded by the State and Federal to oversee the County and State planning program. So... You know, they have federal consistency, they have SMA areas to look at, Ocean Resource Management Plan and... 29