2021-06-15 Game Management Advisory Commission Mintues

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Steven Bergfeld — We are not planning on creating a new road, whatever is there, is there already. Sinclair Salas-Ferguson — okay there is already a road there, and do the public has access on the road? Steven Bergfeld — The last time I drove up there it wasn't gated, but nothing is flagged or cleared or marked off or anything so. Abraham- So, the people did, who would be building the road, and would that be county road or would that be you guys? Steven Bergfeld — Like I mentioned earlier, we are not building a road, we are utilizing existing road, a county road and then, we are going to create a parking area and pedestrian trail to the bottom of the forest reserve. We then have to discuss with the county on their capabilities as well as ours and we probably would do a little bit of it, because they have a lot of roads to maintain too. Stanley — So you saying whatever road is there, forestry will work with the county to make the road real accessible to the public? Steven Bergfeld — It is accessible by 4 wheel drive right now. Stanley- Yeah, you going take out the real bad areas that and stuff like that, is what your guys plan is? Steven Bergfield- Well, we need to discuss that with the county, like I said, the last time I drove up there was no problem with a 4 wheel drive vehicle? We try to maintain all of access across the Island. Stanley —Then the bottom ---Who going take care of the road after that? County or State? Steven Bergfeld — That would be something the State and the County would have to discuss. Abraham — Anybody else has questions for Steven on this map or access ... okay moving forward. Steven Bergfeld — Barbara would mind putting on the Mauna Kea slide? Okay this is the access to Hamakua section, the Hamakua Forest Reserve Honokohau section which is just west of the Mauna Waile'e Forest Reserve. And it is State 4