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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />`a°" H.C.R. NO. I% <br />WHEREAS, considerable private and public resources are <br />being expended to address the overpopulation of feral ungulates, <br />and more humane, effective, and beneficial solutions and best <br />management practices are needed; and <br />WHEREAS, the hunting of feral game mammals is an important <br />local food source and public recreational and subsistence <br />hunting opportunity; however, the populations of such animals <br />are not sufficiently controlled through hunting alone; and <br />WHEREAS, collaborative efforts are needed to identify <br />opportunities for more effective management of feral ungulate <br />populations, such as higher bag limits and increased open <br />seasons for hunters, incentivization of commercially guided <br />hunting operations, increased use of game mammals for meat and <br />food security, targeted culling in overpopulated areas, and <br />other methods; now, therefore, <br />BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the <br />Thirty-first Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session <br />of 2022, the Senate concurring, that the Department of Land and <br />Natural Resources is requested to convene a task force to <br />develop a feral ungulate management plan for West Hawaii; and <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the task force consist of the <br />following members: <br />(1) One member appointed by the Speaker of the House of <br />Representatives; <br />(2) One member appointed by the President of the Senate; <br />(3) One member appointed by the Chairperson of the Board <br />of Land and Natural Resources; <br />(4) One member appointed by the Chairperson of the Board <br />of Agriculture; <br />(5) One member appointed by the Director of <br />Transportation; <br />2022-N1624II HCR HMSO <br />2 <br />