2015-04-20 Game Management Advisory Commission Mintues

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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting Minutes—April 20, 2015 A proposal of the 1978 Constitutional Convention deleted the former Section 1 of the old Article X, as an unspecified change. It's also noted that if the amendment alters the sense, meaning or effect of any provision of the Constitution, it was not ratified. All public natural resources are held in trust by the State for the benefit of the people. (Hawaii State Constitution, Article XI, Section 1). 183D-2 Powers and duties of department. The department shall: Manage and administer the wildlife and wildlife resources of the State; Preserve, protect, and promote public hunting. Who is it that decides that we are to remove the non-native and to replace it all with native in our watershed area? In the case of water collection, that would not be wise. Who is it who decides that fencing, whether or not you have step-overs, is appropriate long term sustainable management for our forest? "Ecosystem management should maintain ecosystems in the appropriate condition to achieve desired social benefits; the desired social benefits are defined by society, not scientists." (Robert.Lackey@oregonstate.edu) Evolution includes man. Things evolve without man, with man, and because of man. Things get introduced without man, with man and because of man, Here in Hawaii, species are native if they are thought to have arrived here without the aid of man, (Coconuts, taro, breadfruit, yams, ti leaf, gourds, pig, jungle fowl, sugar cane dogs and the rat). We cannot expect to live in an evolving world without contact with other species or other species finding their way here on their own, such as the Tsunami in Japan. Introductions oftentimes were carried out for the purposes of improving the health or welfare of man or also for reasons of recreation or nostalgia. Western Introductions to Hawaii of hooved animals (ungulates), photos were shared. Watershed Protection and Restoration plan. Remove all invasive hooved animals from Priority I and 11 areas. it is our understanding that NARS works with the watershed. 10