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SW: So Natalie they can either type – sorry – Sylvia Wan, Deputy Corporation Counsel. They can <br />either raise their hand through the Zoom feature or they can express their desire in the chat. I <br />am looking at the chat so I see right now Mr. \[unclear\] Powers has written in the chat that he’d <br />like to testify. So if you are going to put it in the chat I would ask if you can not only write your <br />name but write what agenda item you’d like to testify to. I will know that two other individuals <br />have raised their hands, so, um, at this point in the agenda we’re in Commissioners’ Reports so <br />manta ray, OK, and, um, we can call them again when it comes to that particular agenda item. <br /> <br /> <br />5. PRESENTATION: <br /> <br />a. Kanalu Sproat, DOFAW West Hawaii Wildlife Biologist present on the Rule <br />Changes from DLNR Rule Change Committee for Pohakuloa Hunting Unit <br />E. <br /> <br />AA: OK. We have Kanalu Sproat – West Hawaii Wildlife Biologist. He’s gonna present some rule <br />changes for DLNR Rule Change from the hunting area – Unit E – across from \[unclear\] county <br />park in Pohakuloa. Go ahead Kanalu. <br /> <br />KS: Hey, howzit going everybody. Yeah, so I just – I guess I was asked to come and talk story about <br />the area – we call them slice across the street from Gil Kahele’s Recreation Area. That area has <br />been closed since we closed since we closed Mauna Loa Forest Reserve because of the lava flow <br />and it remains closed until we open Mauna Loa again, because of that, or last time I checked I <br />guess they’re still getting ground readings of over 240 degrees Fahrenheit in – near the flow <br />area and for that reason, the area stays closed and just for convenience because it’s on the <br />same side of the road we’ve kept that little slice in Mauna Kea Unit A closed. We are – so I <br />presented a couple – I think couple months ago – kind of some draft, temporary rules changes <br />and part of that rules changes was to change that slice area to archery only. We’re trying to get <br />th <br />that whole package of rules changes before the Board – on their agenda – for the March 24 <br />Board meeting, um, so, if we don’t get it on that one then it’s gonna be the first one in April – I <br />th <br />think it’s April 7, but, so, if do get it on that March 24 meeting and it is approved – there’s a 10- <br />day waiting period before it goes into effect. I’ve been getting a lot of questions about when <br />we’re gonna open that slice, I mean, just open it again for any kind of hunting – when we open <br />Mauna Loa we’ll open the slice. I – the last time I talked to the forester who was in charge of <br />that decision – he thought that by the end of February we should be able to open it but he told <br />me that a month ago for – he thought by the end of January we might open it but like I said <br />those ground readings are still pretty high. So, I guess, keep checking as far as when we’re gonna <br />open it but then like I said – the rules change if it is approved by the Board will not go into effect <br />until 10-days after it is presented to the Board and so sometime in April if it’s – if we get it on <br />th <br />the agenda for the 24. So if it opens before we go to the Board it will open normal you can <br />hunt rifle in there and just the normal hunting rules and then after we go to the Board it’ll be 10- <br />days until that change goes into effect where we change it into just archery. Any questions? <br /> <br />RD: Yeah, could you describe on the area – how many acres are we talking? <br /> <br />6 <br /> <br /> <br />