2023_01_17 Game Management Advisory Commission Minutes (DRAFT)

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The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of land and natural resources for the purposes of this Act. SECTION 5. New statutory material is underscored. SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2023. AA: Thank you very much for reading. SW: Well, I mean, just letting me know what I missed. AA: Abraham, District – 5. I personally have a problem with Section A… \[SECTION 1.\] (4) Where appropriate, the use of grazing and browsing game mammals for the purpose of grass and weed control that benefits native ecosystems;” So with Act 315 a sustainability bill that last year got passed, um, if DLNR comes back and says that bill is good but it’s kinda not that good because of that word “where appropriate” comes in – let’s just say if it’s a critical habitat then the game animals wouldn’t be an appropriate area for them, right? It’s kinda like up Mauna Kea that they say that the sheep and the goats are not appropriate for that area because of the palila bird, right, so just because that word “appropriate” I don’t really support that word. AG: Got to get rid of that word. AA: Other than that we’re, you know, just all throughout this bill they’re saying they’re just saying feral game this feral pig that, um, as per a game management plan I don’t want it to be feral… AG: Feral… AA: ….I don’t just want it to be this is just like a pure attack on pigs again like everything else. This game management plan cannot be just an attack on pigs – it’s got to be for all game animals – it’s a game management plan – it’s not an attack of feral pigs \[unclear\] control the population of feral pigs \[unclear\]. LT: Leomana, District – 3. I agree with what Chair is saying because the last year when we went to Oahu to talk to, you know, all these politicians from around the state – they had – the people who call in – usually call in about feral pigs. In the city that’s all they have – feral pigs – and the people who have a lot of money they grumble the most and so I agree – we should have, you know, I mean highlight feral pigs because that’s the most of all the people’s issues but we need… AA: Oh, it’s not necessary to highlight the feral – this bill is for a game management plant – this is not one bill for manage feral pigs. 23