2023_01_17 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes

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LT: OK, that’s what they’re, yeah. RD: Leomana? Robert Duerr, District – 1. The harbor – Pier 3 had a mitigation package when they took coral and they never put it into place so they were gonna put buoys \[unclear\] and they never implemented it. It’s been very difficult to track it down. One thing to watch is going to Pier 4 – are they going to destroy coral and will there be a mitigation package and what will it be? And another critical thing there is that Reed’s Bay currently has no access facilities for boats so in that expansion of Pier 4 – will there be any access for canoes? A couple of traditional Hawaiian canoes \[unclear\] moored there but no place to get to the shore. LT: Yeah. AA: And you can’t find out what’s wrong – why \[unclear\] so close – is that part of that expansion or is it just a security concern. Cause they closed it from COVID and it hasn’t even opened up yet. RD: Leomana – Robert Duerr. Question – where did you get the numbers as it’s 2 million gallons released in… LT: Leomana, District – 3, that was on the news. I think it’s on Big Island News Now and they just did a report on it and then linked it back to Hawaii News Now. AA: District – 5, Abraham Antonio. Yeah, my district same as every other district – pretty much influxes of pigs, my household member Matt \[unclear\] gets \[unclear\] social media posts with my number on it which my number is on the State trapping list so it’s technically a public thing but surprisingly with it being on social media my phone has not rang off the hook as I thought it would but just over the weekend I got three sows \[unclear\] down at Opihikala got another one down there but \[unclear\]. Ah, just before our meeting I had another phone call so after this I gotta go up in Paradise Park and set another trap there – so there’s a lot of trapping going on – so if anybody else is willing to be a trapper just go on the – get your contact information to me or contact DOFAW and get on their public trapper list. There are some people on social media claiming that they’re insured and licensed but per talking to DOFAW and even county officials there’s no license like maybe they can get some kind of insurance policy for that but there’s no license to be a trapper so you can just buy yourself a trap and you’re a trapper. But just be careful, if you guys \[unclear\] pig is \[unclear\] there are different sizes, different characteristics in each pig, they are dangerous – if you don’t know what you’re doing do not attempt it. Ah, District – 6? Austin? AG: District – 6, Austin Griffey here. I’ve been noticing a lot of sick pigs in my district. The last three pigs I caught in the last 2 days – both were infected with some kind of parasite or tenderloin infested with pus and parasites as well – upper esophagus parasites, so I’d say more than 80% of the pigs I’ve been catching in the last six months have all been infected with the same parasite or disease. I’ve also caught a pig with this herpes virus which is this white beadies – like little tiny white pus balls inside of the knee – I just want everybody to be aware of it that you need – if you’re gonna be killing pigs – you need to look at the intestines and examine the pig before you digest it. There’s – I have a few things I can show on –I’m not too savvy with this technical stuff but I will try and send it to Barbara – it’s a whole documentary or basically it’s saying all the virus – stating all the viruses that are out there and what to look for – and it’s the worms – the type of 5