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Hawaii Game Management Advisory Commission Meeting <br />Minutes – August 17, 2015 <br /> <br />It would be hard to do if there is no support from the other counties. They <br />don’t particularly feel the same threats the same demise of their future as <br />we do on Hawaii Island. We may need to move forward as a County as <br />itself. <br /> <br />A resolution one way to move forward with DLNR in particular could work <br />with local organizations on each island. They would be free to participate <br />as they wish with some direction by the legislature. <br /> <br />Action: R. Kohatsu moved to defer the drafting of the resolution until <br />such time the Hawaii County Game Management Advisory <br />Commission can confer with our local and state legislators; <br />seconded by D. Ike Yoshina. Motion carried unanimously by voice <br />vote. <br /> <br />b. Constitutional Amendment reaffirming protections for Game <br />Mammals. <br /> <br />Chair Lodge: Our game animals are referred to as vermin, invasive, <br />introduced, they don’t have standing and, my question to the commission <br />is, we had a HB 104 that we had introduced in 2012 for the 2013 <br />legislative period, which gave game animals, affirmed their standing as a <br />natural resource. <br /> <br />The verbiage of that bill is that the State shall manage or control for <br />perpetuity of future generations game animals including sheep, pigs, deer, <br />wild cattle presently located throughout all State lands – the management <br />of game animals shall be subject to guidelines established by the <br />legislature, including cooperative resource management strategies, which <br />ensure the public’s sustained use and enjoyment of game animals as a <br />protected State resource. <br /> <br /> This didn’t go further than it did was our fault, we didn’t introduce this <br />properly, we didn’t have enough time to work with other legislators, this <br />went in cold and it died in the first hearing primarily because of the <br />massive environmental community efforts against this particular bill. <br /> <br />Shall we reintroduce this bill? We’re talking about management of game <br />animals shall be subject to guidelines established by the legislature. <br /> <br />D. Ike Yoshina: Doesn’t this question arise because of that ‘78 <br />Constitutional Amendment? If it wasn’t ratified, why was the Constitution <br />changed?” Is there a process perhaps with inquiring with the Attorney <br />General, on things like this? <br /> <br /> 7 <br /> <br />