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get the solution going and basically that’s it. So a’ole “HogStop” because it’s not a like a end all – <br />it was just her like I don’t know – one way from what I heard – a solution to what she was <br />hearing with people who contacted her but still gotta get with her in the same room and no can <br />bring this thing, cause this is how mongooses bring in, how the cattle egrets were brought in and <br />everything so stop ‘em now while it’s early. Stop ‘em now and get everybody in the same room. <br />And that’s it, Mahalo. <br /> <br />Alfred Medeiros: <br />Aloha mai kakou, Alfred Keaka Hiona Medeiros. I’m over here on Oahu. Ah first question that I <br />get for you guys, how does one be a part of this, how does one be in that district cause there’s <br />many empty districts it seems, so that’s just one question I’d like to find out – how can people <br />get involved ‘cause we have many hunters out there that I’m sure would volunteer their time, <br />and that’s one way for people to be informed about this, as many people are unaware about it. <br />Ah, secondly, of course, we chime in about “HogStop.” More needs to be done, more needs to <br />be brought to the public’s notice about this and there needs to be a law that needs to be <br />implemented for it to be banned completely and make it illegal for them to actually use in <br />Hawaii. We shouldn’t be waiting, like how we’ve been waiting for Red Hill – because we found <br />out later on that our water was poisoned. This needs to be told now, to the public and it needs <br />to be brought up in a legislative form where we need to make it illegal for anybody to bring in <br />this type of stuff. It’s the same thing with suntan lotion and lotion that people are using for <br />sunscreen in the ocean, right? They put laws together to ban certain things from happening in <br />Hawaii, so we need to do more –and as I said, if there’s an open position – I’ll volunteer the time <br />for District 1, District 8, District whatever out there. You know what I mean, ah, we need our <br />people to be more involved. Mahalo. <br /> <br /> (Technical Difficulties) <br /> <br />AA: OK. Thank you. Alfred, you like to continue on where you stay – where you left off or you going… <br /> <br />AM: I was kinda good already – more need to be done – I’m not too sure who’s really agreeing on <br />this thing in the first place because at the meeting at the DLNR office nobody wanted it – they <br />said they didn’t want it too on the GMAC so I don’t know where this idea came from, who’s <br />implementing it – it seems like it’s out-sourced, of course, it’s transplants – it’s people that’s not <br />from here that does not know tradition – does not recognize our culture as kanaka maoli and <br />they need to understand that. This is our way of life, besides, gathering for our food – this is <br />what we teach our Keiki of what to do for the future generations so they can provide food for <br />their ohana, you know, I mean, I’m sure you guys are gonna hear this all the time, I’m sure you <br />guys are gonna see the text messages, the emails, the videos on social media but I guess more <br />needs to be done, more awareness needs to be brought up. There’s no testing that needs to be <br />\[unclear\] on this thing called Hog Stop. Do you want Hog Stop? So many hunters out here – <br />they can stop any hog, guaranteed. No Hog Stop. Yeah. So, Mahalo to you guys over there – just <br />doing what you guys need to be doing to protect our aina, to protect our food and our natural <br />resources, and Mahalo to all the hunters out there – keep on hunting. <br /> <br />AA: Also, there’s a state Game Management Commission that our Hawaii County Game <br />Management Commission went help push through legislation, and if that’s the meeting that all <br />you guys were on last month. The State GMAC, so originated not from me personally or the <br />2 <br /> <br /> <br />