2022_08_16 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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\[unclear\] 541 and it’s only going to be 17 acres out of about 26,000 acres so… I don’t know if it’s \[unclear\] I guess it depends on how big the grant is and what it’s specifically for. NP: Oh, OK, I have just one more question. So you’d mentioned that Kamapuaa is one of the deities that is part of the Hawaiian history of this area – so it seems to be that there should be some recognition of that \[unclear\] you know, Kamapuaa that \[unclear\] plans \[unclear\] game is. KB: Oh, yeah. Actually, there’s another scientist that works at Forest Service \[USFS\] to his client Kealoha Kinney and he’s approached us and we want to work together with him putting together a bio cultural project that would incorporate Kamapuaa and our cultural practices into also managing our forest so we haven’t put it together yet – it’s more of a brain storm think tank right now, but, yes, you’re right. And he’s already approaching us on that aspect of incorporating our forest conservation/restoration along with the moolelo that we have in the culture. NP: Thank you. That’s encouraging. Thank you. KB: Um-hum. AA: OK. Abraham – District 5. Hey, Kalena. I’d just like to say, you know, thanks for the invitation to, ah, going up to Wao Kele a few weeks ago and, ah, we did some native species planting within the fenced area – I took my son, my nephews and there’s some other adults that were there and everybody pretty much had a good time. Um, I’m looking forward to doing it again in the future – just now that you’re introduced to GMAC, um, you’re going to be introduced to some other hunters probably that’s gonna want to join the conversation about some kind of game management plan in the future, so… KB: We need, ah, it’s a long time coming… I think with COVID it could have, you know, we had so much happening on our Island, the eruption, Mauna Kea, it’s just like one big event each year – so we haven’t been able to focus but \[unclear\] now and another and you guys know I need more of you to help us design and work on our policy for game management for Wao Kele’s. Thank you for coming forward and bringing things out so Abraham, I really appreciate it. AA: OK. Thanks, again, Kalena. BL: Quick, one more questions, Brian Ley – District 4. Hey, speaking about the endangered bats – are you guys putting bat houses in the native reserve to help the bats along? Is anybody doing anything like that to enhance the bats? KB: We haven’t yet but we’re going to be going out next week their experts from DOFAW and, um, that can be something I can ask if we could do that, especially 10