2016-05-23 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes – May 23, 2016 the selection criteria because that’s where – that’s what’s gonna reflect on what you were talking about and you and I have talked about this in the past… TL: Right… JD: ….so I think that’s the opening where, um, for the Governor to get the right selection criteria is gonna have to come from input from the GMAC and other interested parties… TL: Yeah… JD: `….but I think the GMAC is instrumental in getting this thing going… TL: Do you have groups? I know Wild Turkey Federation – I know – there’s a lot of other groups, as well, that want to participate in this and, in fact, some of them want to have… JD: Their own representative… TL: \[Unclear\] So, and, the qualification part – for me – and I’m just speaking for myself – I don’t know if the public can \[unclear\] – it is important to me who is in front of the Governor for selection – it’s important that whoever he selects is somebody that the people trust implicitly from the various islands that they’re selected from, ah, it’s not that we don’t trust DLNR – it’s just, you know, we would like to have something, you know, straightforward where the people can stand up and say, “You know what – this is our guy.” JD: I agree. I think that’s important. That’s the whole background leading up to this was for to get the hunting community… TL: Right… JD: ….to select people and have the Governor select from those people, right? TL: Right. JD: Yeah. NP: Have you seen or heard of interest? JD: Ah, no, not a lot – just a few flippant comments, but I haven’t picked up any interest yet of – from anybody. 5