2023_01_17 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes (DRAFT)

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Game Management Advisory Commission County of Hawai’i Minutes (DRAFT 2) Meeting Date: January 17, 2023 Time: 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm Primary Location: Remote Meeting via Zoom Public Location: 25 Aupuni St., Puna Conference Room, Ste. #1501, Hilo HI, 96720 1. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order at 2:02 pm. District 1 - Robert Duerr, Present, in person District 2 - Kean Umeda, Excused District 3 - Rhon Leomana Turalde, in person District 4 – Brian Ley – Present, Excused District 5 - Abraham Antonio, Present, in person District 6 – Austin Griffey – Present, via Zoom District 7 – Natalie Reynolds – Present, Via Zoom District 8 – Cortney Okumura – Excused District 9 - George Donev, Excused Quorum Established (Total of 5) STAFF: Sylvia Wan, Deputy Attorney, Corporation Counsel, in person. Barbara Kossow, Administrative Specialist, OOM, via Zoom. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: December 13, 2022 Action: Motion made R. Duerr to approve December 13, 2022, minutes as circulated. Seconded by L. Turalde. Motion carried unanimously by poll voice vote. 3. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS: AA: Any statements from the public on agenda items? We have no people in the public meeting room and I don’t see anybody raising their hands in the Chats. 4. COMMISSIONER REPORT BY DISTRICT: AA: Commissioner Reports by District. District – 1, Robert Duerr? RD: I met with County Council Chair, Heather Kimball. We discussed a problem that she’s having in District – 1, which is nuisance pigs and she’s interested in exploring ways to deal with it and maybe get grants and so she’s very open, she’s gonna have another meeting in March and 2) also Dexter Egdamin approached me on an issue about handicapped hunters and perhaps it would be – at some time have Dexter on the agenda to kind of go over this – he had some 1