2023_01_17 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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AG: On page 2, number 9 \[SECTION 1.\] I don’t really agree with that: The establishment of incentives for local businesses to market wild game meat. I think that’s gonna open up a lot of people starting to try and catch animals to sell to the public and it’s gonna eliminate a lot of the food source itself – I’m – for me I’m not one to sell things that can be caught. Cause it’s wild game, you know, it’s not meant for sale. AA: I think that part comes under – Abraham, District – 5, it comes under where like they say our freezers are full already and, you know, full of deer and full of \[unclear\] – there’s nothing else to do with it, right, because, you know, Maui is having this problem that everybody’s ice boxes is full so what you going do with the rest of the meat? You going just dig a hole and bury ‘em? AG: No, but the thing with Maui is they’re knocking down all the numbers and they’re gonna sell ‘em and then they’re gonna sell out and then they’re not going to have any more animals because it’s a never ending – they’re not re-releasing animals they’re just killing, killing, killing, killing to where it’s extinct – they’re just gone. AA: You’re right. But that’s where the game management comes in and that’s where your rules come in and that’s where the game take come in on bag limits and stuff, right? So, it’s all part of the game management or just general rules, hunting rules itself. AG: Cause, I know I would be pissed if I seen a guy that I know locally selling meat in my neighborhood going around and catching pigs and taking food off, of my table and selling ‘em – that’s how I would… AA: You basically had that already when you guys had the goat round up down at Honaunau and then had some of the guys grabbing he goats from down there and sending ‘em off to Oahu, so… AG: Yeah, I don’t agree with that either – the selling of the wild animals period. AA: Right. AG: If you’re gonna sell it you have to own the property – you have to own the animal. You cannot go on public land and catch pigs and sell ‘em. That’s not right. AA: Yeah. AG: Cause then we gonna have guys going Mauna Kea and shooting ten sheep and making longanisa sausage and selling ‘em on the side of the road and then we’re all going be going hunting – where’s all our sheep at? Cause I see it already. AA: Well, if you know they doing that already and, um, other than that, you know, same thing with the cattle – I know get guys, you know, cattle rustling out in Kau I heard recently and making hamburger and selling so that’s like one big thing and get plenty guys going up on DHHL land up on Mauna Kea, I mean, if using the resource as a sustainable resource like you really using it to provide for your family but if you’re going out and you’re selling it then that’s, that’s a whole different thing in itself, but you’re still kind of supporting your family… 26