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IC: Yeah, we are going to try to do this on district. We want to see if we can do it <br />faster and mostly because the statewide rules change that happened 8 or 9 <br />years ago… <br /> <br />?: It took so long… <br /> <br />IC: ….it took almost a decade. So if I want to see change on the Island in any way, <br />shape or form, I want to see if we can do this on a district level. I’ve been told <br />it’s easier – it’s almost a little bit of an experiment – but when I asked \[unclear\] <br />a little bit – these were some of things that seemed like non-controversial, To <br />try the process out… <br /> <br />NP: Well, actually, there is some controversy about these proposed rules changes <br />and as far as GMAC’s concerned we always have pushed for game <br />management not just 24/7 open season \[unclear\] it seems a little – to suggest <br />moving in that direction away from game management actually. But I’m going <br />to turn this over to Stanley and Abraham because they’re the experts in this <br />subject so I’m gonna let them take over from here. <br /> <br />SM: Yeah, Stanley – District 1. You know we go along with some extra hunting but <br />not seven days a week. We more or less can give maybe – like they do a bird <br />season on Mauna Kea they give Wednesday, Thursdays. We can go along with <br />that type of rule change but not for 24/7. It’s – you open up one whole can of <br />worms if you get 24/7. <br /> <br />NP: Well, the animals don’t get rest. <br /> <br />SM: And in those areas – already the dogs have depleted ‘em so we don’t think <br />dogs in that area is the right, you know, especially in Laupahoehoe-Piha. Leave <br />that only for rifles. I mean, I think it’s the only – besides Mauna Kea – is the <br />only place and Manuka that you can go and hunt rifle only so – we need <br />someplace like that for the hunters and – like I said – we more than willing to <br />give on 2 days but not 7 days a week. <br /> <br />IC: OK. Well, that’s good feedback, I definitely appreciate that feedback. I guess, <br />what I’m – and I’m not gonna try and argue one way or the other but the data <br />from Piha-Laupahoehoe is not showing a lot of use. There’s not a lot of hunters <br />19 <br /> <br /> <br />