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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting <br /> Minutes—March 16,2015 <br /> Concerns were shared regarding specific terms of the memorandum of <br /> agreement. <br /> The agreement is for 20-years subject to termination. it's a private road <br /> that the public has a right to access. <br /> Concerns were shared by commissioners over the use of the road by <br /> Nature Conservancy and other groups which might affect the hunters. <br /> The understanding is that the road is for everyone and not one single <br /> group. The only restriction would be for commercial purpose and then they <br /> would have to have all the other permits lined up to do commercial <br /> activities in the forest reserve. <br /> Our forests are open access to everybody, the problem is that once these <br /> organizations start moving in and filtering into the area—they're the ones <br /> that have the protection. The hunting and gathering and other <br /> consumptive users of the resources —do not have a protected interest <br /> D. Penn offered to work with commissioners as this MOA is moving <br /> forward but not sure of the time frame, offered to help out with the <br /> concerns with John before everything actually get going on the ground. <br /> The commissioners were encouraged to read "Future of Hunting and <br /> Fishing in Hawaii." <br /> We need to look at ways to work together and do things such as <br /> fundraise, educate, outreach and partner with other organizations, <br /> Sportsmen Alliance, use of social media, i.e. Face Book, web-site. <br /> Q. Terry Napiae asked a question regarding the initiative with the hunting, <br /> farming and fishing association. How are you going to be connecting with <br /> our county, our home rule ideal and keep everyone here as hunters, <br /> fishermen on this island particularly informed? <br /> A: Develop a non-profit organization that allows lobbying at legislative level. <br /> Use hunting, fishing and farming to incorporate a voice statewide which <br /> will be challenging. The intention with this association is to have consuls <br /> on each island. And those consuls are meant to distribute and to pass on <br /> information to the main organization itself. That's one way to create <br /> solidarity and unity throughout the entire state. <br /> TN. Concerned that we don't have our county in solidarity and unity. And <br /> that's what I want to remind the Commission —that we, you know, in my <br /> perspective, if you're going to Oahu you're gonna give Oahu centric—that <br /> opportunity to have that voice. And forget about what we have here in <br /> 13 <br />