2016-03-21 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes – March 21, 2016 There were some from friends of animals, from veterinarians, from important people. Did they get swept under the rug, disregarded? That was nearly a hundred, just, just would like to know if our comments are being heard. ?: Yeah, they’re definitely considered. I mean, for barn owls, if they’re preying on native species we will, you know, if it’s introducing like that – we’ll tend to manage for the native. NP: So comment? ?: Absolutely comment – if you don’t comment then you don’t have anything, I mean, the best thing you can do is comment. It doesn’t mean just because you comment every single comment will be taken like if there’s opposing comments – what do you do? Nothing? I mean, so you just have to consider everything in balance – so we’re trying to find balance, we’re trying to consider all the different options… NP: Yeah… ?: Trying to look at everybody’s different comments… NP: It would be nice if the public felt like their comments were considered a little more… ?: Absolutely, yeah, no question… NP: Yeah, thank you… ?: And David has a very good point and I’ll make a point of going back there and trying to find some of the specific documentation regarding Diphacinone – I know there’s a bunch – I’m sorry I don’t have it on the top of my head, but we – I’ve done a bunch of work with Diphacinone and I’ve looked at it enough – I’m not, you know, I definitely don’t rush to using toxins and things like that but, um, I’ve done enough research on it myself to be comfortable that it’s a safe, a safe thing to use. ?: \[Unclear\] do you have… MB: One more comment from Kona, Tom… TL: All right… JS: OK. I have a question – you mentioned that wildlife has to eat large quantities before it’s affected by the poison… 15